With great joy, we would like to warmly congratulate Zimmer Switzerland Manufacturing GmbH on being awarded the Shingo Bronze Prize 2024! With this, Zimmer has become the first company in Switzerland and the second company overall in the entire German-speaking region to receive this prestigious award.
The journey there was marked by discipline, consistent cultural work, and the unwavering will to anchor Lean principles at all levels of the organization. We warmly congratulate the entire team of Zimmer Switzerland Manufacturing GmbH on this extraordinary achievement!
„We are proud to accompany and support Zimmer Biomet on this part of the Shingo journey."
Our role was to support the process — from the initial site assessment to the final award — through practical guidance and targeted coaching. Particularly noteworthy is the sustainable cultural work that Zimmer Biomet has carried out over the years, which is reflected in this award.
Home of the Shingo Prize — The Nobel Prize of Manufacturing
The Shingo Institute is the home of the Shingo Prize. The Shingo Prize is an internationally renowned award, also known as the „Nobel Prize for Manufacturing" (Business Week), awarded to companies that have built a sustainable culture of continuous improvement (CIP).
The Shingo Institute is a division of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University and is named after the Japanese industrial engineer and Toyota consultant Shigeo Shingo. Dr. Shingo was distinguished as one of the world's leading thinkers on concepts, management systems, and improvement techniques known as the Toyota Production System.
With more than 4,000 projects and case studies, Alphadi is one of the leading companies in the field of Lean Six Sigma and Process Engineering in the German-speaking region. We accompany organizations on their path to sustainable excellence — practical, methodically sound, and with a clear focus on measurable results.
