HI-LEX
Kaizen Chiefs If it’s a moving part in your car, there’s a likelihood that Japanese founded component and systems manufacturer HI-LEX was behind it. Laura Watling speaks to President of American Operations, Brad Semp, to discover what’s on the horizon for this historic company.
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ith 50 locations in over 18 countries, HI-LEX has received industry wide recognition for its mechanical control cables, window regulators, door modules and power closure products. As well as providing its expertise to the automotive industry, it supplies to other recreational vehicle manufacturers and medical OEMs. “Our products are known for their superior quality, technological advancements, price-point and delivery,” told Mr Semp, “it’s important too that we stay flexible and always align ourselves with our customer’s needs”. As such, HI-LEX’s value proposition changes to meet its customer’s needs. As a Japanese owned business, Japanese culture underpins its beliefs, particularly “kaizen”. Kaizen, the Japanese word for “improvement,” is a concept referring to business activities that continuously improves its functions from top to toe. It follows the method of “plan, do, check, act”.
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