71. BEST PRACTICE FORUM - RICHTER

Operational Excellence – Lean Initiatives at RICHTER

The purpose of the Forum:
To share successful corporate solutions and best practices in Lean-based process improvements and automation and robotization initiatives among forum participants.

Venue:
Richter Gedeon Nyrt. - Richter Visitor Center, 1103 Budapest, Gyömrői út 34-36.

Date:
Friday, May 15, 2026 (9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)

The Forum will be moderated by:
János Szabó, Operational Excellence Manager, Richter Gedeon Nyrt. and Dr. Balázs Németh, Managing Director, Kvalikon Kft.

Programme

9.00 – 9.30	Opening Remarks and Introduction to Richter Gedeon Plc. – Attila Szénási – Director of Production and Logistics
9.30 –10.15	Gedeon Richter: Overview and Operations of the Operational Excellence Organization – Breakdown of the Hoshin Kanri Corporate Strategy within the Production and Logistics Division – János Szabó – Operational Excellence Manager
10.15 –10.30	Coffee break
10.30 – 11.15	The Technical Investigation Process – Integrating the A3 Problem-Solving Method into the Technical Investigation Process: A Practical Example - László Szász – Operational Excellence Expert
11.15 – 12.00	Reducing Scrap in the Filling Plant – Presentation of a Scrap Reduction Project at a Packaging Plant – András Horváth – Corporate OpEx Lead
12.00 – 13.00	Lunch
13.00 – 15.15	Plant tour, injection molding packaging area (manual and automated packaging lines), warehouse – presentation of KPI management and digital KPI dashboard, presentation of plant kaizen and automation solutions, visual management, and the digitized 5S-based layout of the label warehouse
15.15 – 15.30	Coffee break
15.30 – 15.45	BEST Practice – Discussion Forum – How can Lean and digitalization help boost competitiveness and efficiency? What are the prerequisites for successful and effective Lean initiatives?
15.45 –16.00	Closing of the Forum, Dr. Balázs Németh, Kvalikon Ltd.
16:00 – 16:45	Guided tour of the Richter Visitor Center and Museum – where you can explore the company’s past, present, and future through a unique experience.

Information and application

Please call for Quotation!kepzes@kvalikon.hu

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