Jun Nakamuro

Executive director and coach of lean and kaizen

Enna Products Corp.

Jun Nakamuro, executive director at Enna Products Corp., has undergone extensive training in Japan and received certification following the Toyota Production System (TPS) guidelines officially approved by Taiichi Ohno. Ohno’s most successful protégé, Hitoshi Yamada, has recognized Nakamuro’s achievement and endorsed him as a successor of Ohno’s philosophy. Nakamuro specializes in realizing transformation of process, mindset, and technology in a simultaneous manner. Nakamuo’s mission is to bridge cultural barriers to spread the best concepts of lean manufacturing, kaizen culture, and strategy deployment to organizations around the world.

Wed, 08/02/2017 - 12:03
Workplace Engagement Through Self-Esteem Respect is engagement
Mon, 02/05/2018 - 12:02
The sad truth is that the word “engagement” is not very engaging. It’s one of those fluffy, ambiguous terms that have become all too familiar around the business world, like “empowerment” and “respect.” What does engagement really mean, and how do…
Retranslating Lean From Its OriginBack to the basics of the Toyota Production System
Thu, 10/26/2017 - 12:01
The world first became aware of the Toyota Production System (TPS) when Taiichi Ohno published a book about his groundbreaking efforts at Toyota. It was published in Japan in 1978. The Japanese version of his book wasn’t translated into English…
Kaizen: Lost in TranslationDespite what you may have been told, kaizen does not just mean ‘continuous improvement’
Wed, 08/02/2017 - 12:03
Japanese improvement techniques have been emulated across the globe for decades, and none carries more cultural weight than the theory of kaizen. When I expose Western leaders to lean practices in Japan, they often express that they have come away…