With that in mind, some local governments and universities have been training as monozukuri instructors people in their 50’s and 60’s who have retired from manufacturing firms and sending those instructors to small firms to spread and pass on special techniques to others. In such a process, regional financial institutions play a major role.
From the standpoint of small firms, some of them feel reluctant to accept instructors who have built up a long-term career in another firm.