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The times when China served merely as an extended workbench for German companies are definitely over: 87 percent of companies active on the Chinese market cite growing local demand as their main growth driver. Correspondingly, 83 percent see the development of new products specifically for the Chinese market as crucial to their success over the next 5 years. This was confirmed by a survey of more than 500 companies, conducted by the German Chamber of Commerce in China together with Staufen AG business consultancy.

From July 3rd to July 5th 2013 the Global Lean Summit, China’s most relevant and popular lean event, took place in Shanghai and was attended by over 200 guests. The event was characterised by interesting speeches, enriching exchange and the promotion of learning opportunities.

Staufen Italia partner of AIB (Association of Industrial Bresciani) took part in IMW 2013, a day dedicated to innovation, innovators and creative thinking, organizing a workshop entitled “Good to Great”. This paper, based on research conducted by Jim Collins, was born from a desire to understand the participants how excellence is not proper to specific sectors but is the result of managerial characteristics that differentiate the excellent companies from competitors. These characteristics are not innate and can be learned and implemented: excellence has a method, the Staufen Excellence Model

The project ISUP (Italian Start Up) grows in collaboration with the Associazione Industriale Bresciana – Gruppo Giovani. We decided to sponsor this project because we want to give support to companies set up by young people. Through this initiative have been selected business projects proposed by young people in order to promote the growth and development of Startup, providing concrete support in the start of the business through training initiatives aimed to create and strengthen the skills necessary to support the mentoring of young entrepreneurs and financial support.

We are very proud to announce that on 21 June 2013 Staufen Polska was again reworded with Dolnośląski Certyfikat Gospodarczy. As whole Staufen team we fell very satisfied that for the second time our company was able to fulfill criteria and was found as trustworthy and firm.

Last 4th and 5th June 2013 in Darmstadt was held the most important Lean Congress Lean with the participation of the greatest exponents of Lean including Dr. Marcus Chao and Dr. Jeffrey K. Liker. Under the slogan “Being condemned to Top-Performance”. During the first day covered topics related to: Lean Thinking Day, Lean Leadership, Lean Experts, Lean Transformation, Lean Enterprise.

The 2013 „Business Confidence Survey” of the German Chamber of Comerce in China is carried out in coperation with the Staufen AG. It focusses on current and future developments of innovation activities through German cooperations in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. If you are interessted in the survey, please contact Dr. Ulrich Frenzel

Starting from 24.06.2013 Staufen Polska has new layout of website. It was design to be more clear, understable and transparent and what is the most important, user-friendly. As team of Staufen Polska we hope, that new layout will help you find every needed information and will be good companion on your way to BestPractice.

50% of executives still see lean management as nothing but a hawker’s tray of methods, from which to cherry-pick a few choice bits. This error can quickly take a company into the death zone of mediocrity; this was the central message of the Staufen AG “Best Practice Day 2013” in cooperation with the TU Darmstadt. National and international experts at Europe’s leading congress on lean management all agreed: a company wanting to reap the profits of a change-over to lean management cannot avoid the sometimes painful change and development of its management and leadership culture.