While reviewing my Lean Management talk in Mauritius for Africa expo tomorrow on How do we model the success of Toyota. There are 4Ps that have been emphasized by Toyota but when others try to learn from Toyota they merely see the surface of implementing their process improvement & problem solving tools without realize the importance of the other 2Ps which are people & philosophy which are the driving forces behind Toyota’s success. You can read about the details in The Toyota Way by Jeffrey Liker.

It’s been almost 7 months since I last visited Mauritius. I just can’t wait to be able to meet my friends over there. This is a nation that has previously embark on Gemba Kaizen journey and since last year I have been working with one of the government body to promote Lean Management to all the enterprises in Mauritius.

On 29 Jun 2007, this Friday, I’ll be presenting Lean to not only Mauritian but also enterprises from other African nation. I am really proud that the government realize the importance of getting the enterprises in this country lean so that they can gain the competitive edge over other nations. And, I believe Mauritius is the first nation that is embarking on becoming a Lean Nation.

I am delighted to be able to work with this nation to get them to be more productive and at the same time enjoy the beautiful Mauritius island. Here’s the photo I took from Flic En Flac, one of the nicest beach that I love. By the way, if any of you interested in visit Mauritius, I have a good friend who always take me around the island to show you beautiful beaches, waterfalls, good restaurants and many, please write to me at acheah@yahoo.com so that I can recommend him to you. Check out the beautiful Mauritius beach picture that I took.

If you like to know more on the work that I have done in Mauritius, you can refer to http://leanadvisors.com/Lean/articles/sofap.cfm .