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<h3 style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: rgb(0,102,51)"><font color="#000000">News from Gemba</font></span><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,102,51)"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">October 17, 2008</span></em></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">We have completed our 55th Japan Kaikaku Exprience. Over one thousand people have joined us on this world class benchmarking experience since we launched this service. We continue to innovate and increase the quality of these tours. We now offer exclusive question and answer sessions and evening seminars with retired <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Toyota</st1:place></st1:city> executives. Join us on an upcoming Lean study mission to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Japan</st1:place></st1:country-region>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">August 19, 2008</span></em></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">We have successfully completed our first project in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Egypt</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Through cooperation with the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Industrial</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Modernization</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place>, Gemba Research has completed a 12-month supplier development and certification project.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">April 19, 2008</span></em></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Gemba has expanded our coverage of kaizen consulting and lean training in Asia with the addition of staff in Singapore. We now have locations in China, Japan and Singapore and support Chinese, Japanese and English language services in the region.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">January 1, 2008</span></em></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">This year we celebrate 10 years of operation. We will renew our deep commitment to teaching correct knowledge and practice of the Toyota Production System and kaizen worldwide.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">July 30, 2007</span></em></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Our development team has been busy this summer to bring new training courses that will expand your understanding of practical Toyota Production System tools and the <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Toyota</st1:place></st1:city> way philosophy.&nbsp; We are excited to announce the following classes are available on-site, on-demand:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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    <li class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><a href="http://www.gemba.com/training.cfm?id=543">GRT100: The Kaizen Class</a></span><o:p></o:p><font size="2"> </font></li>
    <li class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><a href="http://www.gemba.com/training.cfm?id=816">GRT188: The Job Instruction Class</a></span><o:p></o:p><font size="2"> </font></li>
    <li class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><a href="http://www.gemba.com/training.cfm?id=766">GRT199: Lean Leadership</a></span><o:p></o:p><font size="2"> </font></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">As GRT (general training) courses, these classes are suitable for all industries and all types of organizations.&nbsp; As 100-level offerings, there are no prerequisites, but these high-impact classes are designed to strengthen your core knowledge of Lean principles and systems.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">May 24, 2007</span></em></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">We have launched our redesigned website with more information and easier navigation.&nbsp; The new feature <a href="http://www.gemba.com/sitemap.cfm">Site Map page</a> is a a quick way to find the information you want.&nbsp; Come back to visit us often, as content is being added daily to our English, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese and Chinese pages.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></o:p></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">April 30, 2007</span></em></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">We are now shipping the book <a href="http://www.gemba.com/Resources.cfm?id=747">Taiichi Ohno's Workplace Management</a> from Gemba Press.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></o:p></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">April 10, 2007</span></em></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The summer <a href="http://www.gemba.com/training.cfm?id=398">calendar of public training classes</a> at the Lean Learning Lab is now available. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></o:p></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">March 14, 2007</span></em></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Within only three spaces remaining on the May 2007 public <em>Japan Kaikaku Experience</em>, we are happy to announce the next public Lean manufacturing benchmarking tour for August 18-25, 2007.&nbsp; </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><o:p><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></o:p></strong></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">February 28, 2007</span></em><o:p></o:p></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Dr. Jeffrey Liker, author and Lean instructor Jamie Flinchbaugh, and Virginia Mason Medical Center Chairman &amp; CEO Gary Kaplan, MD have endorsed the new translation of <a href="http://www.gemba.com/Resources.cfm?id=747">Taiichi Ohno's Workplace Management</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><o:p><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></o:p></strong></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">January 15, 2007</span></em><o:p></o:p></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Announcing the <em>Lean Learning Lab</em> calendar of public training courses for the first half of 2007.&nbsp; These classes are also available for on-site instruction.</span></p>
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<h3 style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: rgb(0,102,51)"><font color="#000000">News from Gemba</font></span><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,102,51)"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">October 17, 2008</span></em></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">We have completed our 55th Japan Kaikaku Exprience. Over one thousand people have joined us on this world class benchmarking experience since we launched this service. We continue to innovate and increase the quality of these tours. We now offer exclusive question and answer sessions and evening seminars with retired <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Toyota</st1:place></st1:city> executives. Join us on an upcoming Lean study mission to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Japan</st1:place></st1:country-region>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">August 19, 2008</span></em></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">We have successfully completed our first project in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Egypt</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Through cooperation with the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Industrial</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Modernization</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place>, Gemba Research has completed a 12-month supplier development and certification project.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">April 19, 2008</span></em></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Gemba has expanded our coverage of kaizen consulting and lean training in Asia with the addition of staff in Singapore. We now have locations in China, Japan and Singapore and support Chinese, Japanese and English language services in the region.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">January 1, 2008</span></em></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">This year we celebrate 10 years of operation. We will renew our deep commitment to teaching correct knowledge and practice of the Toyota Production System and kaizen worldwide.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">July 30, 2007</span></em></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Our development team has been busy this summer to bring new training courses that will expand your understanding of practical Toyota Production System tools and the <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Toyota</st1:place></st1:city> way philosophy.&nbsp; We are excited to announce the following classes are available on-site, on-demand:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" type="disc">
    <li class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><a href="http://www.gemba.com/training.cfm?id=543">GRT100: The Kaizen Class</a></span><o:p></o:p><font size="2"> </font></li>
    <li class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><a href="http://www.gemba.com/training.cfm?id=816">GRT188: The Job Instruction Class</a></span><o:p></o:p><font size="2"> </font></li>
    <li class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><a href="http://www.gemba.com/training.cfm?id=766">GRT199: Lean Leadership</a></span><o:p></o:p><font size="2"> </font></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">As GRT (general training) courses, these classes are suitable for all industries and all types of organizations.&nbsp; As 100-level offerings, there are no prerequisites, but these high-impact classes are designed to strengthen your core knowledge of Lean principles and systems.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">May 24, 2007</span></em></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">We have launched our redesigned website with more information and easier navigation.&nbsp; The new feature <a href="http://www.gemba.com/sitemap.cfm">Site Map page</a> is a a quick way to find the information you want.&nbsp; Come back to visit us often, as content is being added daily to our English, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese and Chinese pages.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></o:p></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">April 30, 2007</span></em></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">We are now shipping the book <a href="http://www.gemba.com/Resources.cfm?id=747">Taiichi Ohno's Workplace Management</a> from Gemba Press.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></o:p></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">April 10, 2007</span></em></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The summer <a href="http://www.gemba.com/training.cfm?id=398">calendar of public training classes</a> at the Lean Learning Lab is now available. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></o:p></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">March 14, 2007</span></em></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Within only three spaces remaining on the May 2007 public <em>Japan Kaikaku Experience</em>, we are happy to announce the next public Lean manufacturing benchmarking tour for August 18-25, 2007.&nbsp; </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><o:p><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></o:p></strong></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">February 28, 2007</span></em><o:p></o:p></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Dr. Jeffrey Liker, author and Lean instructor Jamie Flinchbaugh, and Virginia Mason Medical Center Chairman &amp; CEO Gary Kaplan, MD have endorsed the new translation of <a href="http://www.gemba.com/Resources.cfm?id=747">Taiichi Ohno's Workplace Management</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><o:p><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></o:p></strong></p>
<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">January 15, 2007</span></em><o:p></o:p></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Announcing the <em>Lean Learning Lab</em> calendar of public training courses for the first half of 2007.&nbsp; These classes are also available for on-site instruction.</span></p>
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