Overcoming the 2025 Manufacturing Industry Challenge! A Collection of Effective Labor Shortage Countermeasures from the Field

We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations on the continued prosperity of your esteemed company. Our company will be exhibiting at the following trade show, where we will introduce a number of products, including our new product, the Pillow Packaging Full Air Tightness Inspection Machine MSQ-2003. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience during your busy schedule, but we would like to invite you to visit us at this opportunity. 【 Exhibition Name 】 JAPAN PACK 2025 Japan Packaging Industry Exhibition https://www.japanpack.jp/ 【 Dates 】 October 7 (Tuesday) to October 10 (Friday), 2025 *4 days 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM 【 Venue / Booth Number 】 Tokyo Big Sight / East Hall 8, Booth 8-505

8-15 OCTOBER ２０２５　 Exhibit at K2025 -World`s No.1 Trade Fair for Plastics & Rubber

【Key Points of This Seminar】 - What is "push-type"? The true nature of common waste in the workplace - Basic principles of pull production and steps for on-site implementation - The concept of "downstream pull" to reduce work-in-progress and inventory - Case studies of companies that have made improvements - Specific methods for establishing a small start 【Target Audience: Improvement leaders and management】 - Those who feel there is too much "overproduction," "bottlenecks," and "wasteful movements" in the workplace - Those struggling with the gap between production planning and actual work - Those looking for ways to sustain improvement activities - Those who want to know practical methods for implementing TPS (Toyota Production System) ~ Visualizing waste to achieve "just enough, when needed" ~ "Is your workplace being 'pushed'?" In the workplace, issues such as "produced but not used" and "work-in-progress overflowing and halting flow" are common. Many of these problems may stem from push-type production, where items are made "just in case" rather than "because they are needed." A chain moves easily when "pulled," but what happens when it is "pushed"? ── This is precisely the difference between push and pull. We will teach you the system of production that "does not overproduce and does not stagnate" based on the concept of "pull production."

**Seminar Points** Improvement means changing standards for the better. There can be no improvement where there are no standards. If there are no standards, start by creating them. Standards are "rules." What to decide are "procedures," "methods," and "timing." This seminar is focused on determining "procedures" and creating "work instruction documents." **"Without standards, there is no improvement" — Learning from Toyota's teachings on documentation in the workplace** The source of Toyota's strength lies in the concepts of "improvement" and "standardization." At the core of this is a culture of making insights and skills visible in the workplace and documenting them. In other words, it is a system of knowledge transfer through documentation. Relying on the experience and intuition of veterans can be a strength in the workplace, but it also carries the risk that quality may change when people change. By ensuring that everyone performs tasks in the same way, we can achieve the same quality products (good products) in the same amount of time. First and foremost, the development of "work instruction documents" is essential. When presenting work instruction documents in video format, it is also a prerequisite that this "foundational document" is well established. *For more details, please download the PDF or contact us.*

Kobayashi Co., Ltd. will be exhibiting at the 5th Sustainable Materials Exhibition (SUSMA) held at Makuhari Messe. This exhibition is a specialized event focused on sustainable materials (environmentally friendly materials) and their manufacturing and recycling technologies. Technicians, product planners, and management from various industrial sectors such as electronics, automotive, batteries, and construction materials, as well as manufacturers of food, beverages, daily necessities, and miscellaneous goods will be attending. We sincerely look forward to your visit.