Dear EIJS friends,

We would like to invite you to the EIJS Academy seminar "This is Lean: Resolving the Efficiency Paradox"
a lecture by Dr. Pär Åhlström, Professor of Business Administration, Operations Management, Stockholm School of Economics to be held on Tuesday, February 26 at the Swedish Embassy in Tokyo.
Please find below the details of the seminar.

Your registration is very welcome at eijsjap@gmail.com for the attention of Mrs. Miki Futagawa.
Sincerely yours,
Miki Futagawa
EIJS Tokyo Office

European Institute of Japanese Studies
Academy Seminars
presents:
"This is Lean: Resolving the Efficiency Paradox"

Professor Pär Åhlström
Professor of Business Administration, Operations Management Stockholm School of Economics Tuesday, February 26, 2013 The Alfred Nobel Auditorium Embassy of Sweden

About the talk: Professor Pär Åhlström's presentation will be based on a book "This is Lean - Resolving the EfficiencyParadox" which he and Niklas Modig recently published.
Lean strategy which is actually resolving efficiency paradox in Sweden. Pär considers processes in terms of resource and flow efficiency. He argues that most organisations focus on resource efficiency and so are capicity-led rather than focusing on flow efficiency so becoming demand-led. Demand-led organisations can focus on flow through understanding and defining customers'
value and need - where need is relevant when it is difficult for the customer to define value. Pär says that organisations should aim to achieve highly on both resource and flow efficiency.
In the presentation, we will hear the cases of lean management, its laws and theories and how to create and develope lean organizations. Don't miss the excellent opportunity to hear first class research and explanation of lean management.
About the speaker: Professor Åhlström holds the Torsten and Ragnar Söderberg chair in Business Administration at the Stockholm School of Economics, where he is also Dean of Degree Programs.
He previously held positions at Chalmers University of Technology and London Business School. With twenty years of experience researching lean, he is one of the pioneers in the field. He has published frequently on lean in manufacturing, product development and, most recently, in services. His research is widely cited and he is also an award-winning teacher.
Professor Åhlström and group of researchers will be conducting a study tour in Japan.

Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Time: 6.30 p.m. – 7.00 p.m. Drink & Snack (served before lecture)
7.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m. Lecture and Discussion

Place: Alfred Nobel Auditorium, Embassy of Sweden
10-3-400 Roppongi 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo
106-0032
Five-minute walk from Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line Roppongi 1-chome Station
Five-minute walk from Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line Kamiya-cho Station

Fee: JPY3,000 per person, payable at the door
Free for those who are from sponsoring companies (*)
Free for students, please bring your student ID

Language: English

(*) EIJS Academy 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 Sponsoring companies Gadelius Holding Ltd., Ericsson Japan K.K., Nihon Tetra Pak K.K., Sandvik K.K., Höganäs Japan K.K. and in cooperation with the Embassy of Sweden

Please sign up by February 22 (Fri.) via e-mail to eijsjap@gmail.com for the attention of Ms. Futagawa (EIJS Tokyo Office).

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Miki Futagawa
European Institute of Japanese Studies
Tokyo Office
c/o Embassy of Sweden
1-10-3-400, Roppongi
Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032
Tel: +81(0)3 5562 5032
Fax: +81(0)3 5562 9090
Email: eijsjap[at]gmail.com