{"id":16922,"date":"2026-10-05T12:31:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T09:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toreco.md\/?p=16922"},"modified":"2026-10-05T14:35:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T11:35:46","slug":"katoan-chisinau-2026-cum-transformam-problemele-din-fabrica-in-oportunitati-de-imbunatatire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toreco.md\/en\/general\/katoan-chisinau-2026-cum-transformam-problemele-din-fabrica-in-oportunitati-de-imbunatatire\/","title":{"rendered":"KaToAn Chi\u0219in\u0103u 2026: Turning Factory Problems into Opportunities for Improvement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:18px\"><strong>On 22 October 2026, industry professionals will come together in Chi\u0219in\u0103u for a day focused on one concrete objective: identifying losses and turning them into practical solutions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:22px\"><strong>Register in advance following the <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=_qOe5PiH30SnuiEx9PuR8Rw4yLHNsHhOuj-Nl6ROeqxURDlPNkZISEVJRVlKVFJZSldGTURBVFNIQy4u&amp;origin=QRCode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">registration link<\/mark><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:20px\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Places are limited.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">Not all losses in manufacturing are obvious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">Some are easy to spot: waiting time, unnecessary material consumption, additional movements or process downtime. Others are harder to identify - small inefficiencies repeated every day, processes that could be simplified, or risks that only become visible after a problem occurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\"><strong>Continuous improvement begins when these losses are identified, analysed and turned into concrete actions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">This is the approach behind <strong>KaToAn \u2013 Kaizen + Tork + Ansell<\/strong>a practical workshop organised by <strong>Ansell, Tork | Essity \u0219i Toreco<\/strong>in partnership with the <strong>Kaizen Institute Rom\u00e2nia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:20px\"><strong>Not just about Kaizen. Kaizen in practice.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">KaToAn is designed as a hands-on workshop, rather than a series of theoretical presentations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-10 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">Participants will work through <strong>the 8 stages of the Kaizen cycle,<\/strong>, from understanding the current situation and identifying problems to testing and standardising solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-11 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">Throughout the exercises, teams will work on practical cases closely related to real manufacturing environments, analysing processes and developing solutions that can deliver tangible improvements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">The work will focus on essential questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-13\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">What does the process look like today?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-14\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">Where do losses occur?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">Where are the opportunities for improvement?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-16\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">What solutions can be developed?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-17\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">How can they be tested?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-18\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">What results can be achieved?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-19\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">How can improvements be maintained and standardised?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-20 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\"><strong>The goal is simple: participants should leave with a practical working method they can apply to their own processes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/toreco.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kaizen-katoan-tork-ansel-toreco-md.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-21 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:20px\"><strong><strong>When efficiency, safety and continuous improvement come together<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-22 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">A high-performing process is about more than productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-23 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">It also means safety, quality, efficient use of resources and the ability to continuously identify what can be done better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-24 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">That is why the workshop brings together complementary perspectives in <strong>Kaizen, operational efficiency and industrial safety.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-25 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\"><strong>Kaizen Institute Rom\u00e2nia<\/strong> contributes its methodology and experience in implementing Kaizen and Lean principles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-26 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\"><strong>Tork | Essity<\/strong> brings expertise in efficiency and identifying losses related, among other areas, to indirect materials and working processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-27 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\"><strong>Ansell<\/strong> contributes expertise in industrial safety, risk assessment and consultative services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-28 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">Iar <strong>Toreco<\/strong> supports this approach through its experience working with companies and B2B professionals in the Republic of Moldova.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-29 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:20px\"><strong><strong><strong>Who is KaToAn for?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-30 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">The workshop is designed for professionals who directly influence the performance of industrial processes and are involved not only in identifying problems, but also in finding and implementing solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-31 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\"><strong>Production | HSE | Quality | Lean \/ Continuous Improvement | Procurement | Maintenance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-32 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">It is an opportunity to look at the same processes from different perspectives, exchange experience with other professionals and work together on practical solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-33 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:20px\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Why step outside the operational routine for a day?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-34 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">Because sometimes the best improvement ideas do not emerge when we are trying to solve a problem as quickly as possible, but when we stop and take a closer look at the process as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-35\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">Where are we losing time?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-36\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">Where are we using resources without adding value?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-37\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">Which risks can be eliminated?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-38\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">What can be simplified?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-39\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">What could we do differently as early as tomorrow?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-40 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">KaToAn is built around these questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-41 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">Through practical exercises, teamwork and feedback, participants will have the opportunity to turn analysis into a concrete improvement process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-42 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:20px\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Practical experience, not just theory<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-43 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">One of the workshop's key strengths is the combination of the Kaizen methodology with the practical experience of specialists working with industrial organisations and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-44 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\"><strong>Andrei R\u0103du\u021bu | Kaizen Institute Rom\u00e2nia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-45 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\"><strong>Executive Director of Kaizen Institute Rom\u00e2nia and PhD in Economics,<\/strong>, Andrei R\u0103du\u021bu has more than 11 years of experience in Kaizen consulting and the implementation of Lean principles in industrial organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-46 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">During the workshop, he will contribute Kaizen methodology, practical experience from industrial projects and relevant case studies focused on continuous improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-47 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\"><strong>Ana-Adina Dr\u0103goi | Tork | Essity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-48 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\"><strong>Environmental Engineer &amp; Industrial Account Manager<\/strong>, Ana-Adina Dr\u0103goi has more than 15 years of experience in industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-49 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">She specialises in applying Kaizen principles to indirect materials and identifying losses that can remain unnoticed in day-to-day operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-50 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\"><strong>Diana Dr\u0103goi | Ansell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-51 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\"><strong>Marketing and Business Development Manager CEE<\/strong>, Diana Dr\u0103goi has more than 12 years of experience at Ansell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-52 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">Her work focuses on industrial safety, risk assessment and auditing, with an emphasis on promoting continuous improvement and a consultative approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-53 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:20px\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>One working day - from analysis to solution<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/toreco.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Agenda_KATOAN_Chisinau_Oct_22-10-26.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Agenda_KATOAN_Chisinau_Oct_22-10-26.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-f93810d5-62fa-4701-bb09-f85d43c44f7b\" href=\"https:\/\/toreco.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Agenda_KATOAN_Chisinau_Oct_22-10-26.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Agenda_KATOAN_Chisinau_Oct_22-10-26<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-54 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">The workshop programme is designed to take participants progressively from understanding the problem to developing, testing and presenting a solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-55 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\"><strong>08:30<\/strong> - Welcome and registration<br><br><strong>09:00<\/strong> - Opening of the event<br><br><strong>09:10<\/strong> - Kaizen Institute Rom\u00e2nia: presentation and case studies<br><br><strong>10:10<\/strong> - Understanding requirements<br><br><strong>10:20<\/strong> - Teamwork<br><br><strong>11:05<\/strong> - Analysis of losses and improvement opportunities<br><br><strong>11:40<\/strong> - Toreco: Partners in Performance<br><br><strong>11:55<\/strong> - Tork: Equipped for Improvement \u2014 Ana-Adina Dr\u0103goi<br><br><strong>11:55<\/strong> - Ansell: Consultative Services \u2014 Diana Dr\u0103goi<br><br><strong>13:30<\/strong> - Teamwork to improve the process<br><br><strong>14:20<\/strong> - Presentation of team improvements and feedback<br><br><strong>15:30<\/strong> - Feedback from observers<br><br><strong>15:40<\/strong> - Awards and closing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-56 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:20px\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>KaToAn | Practical Workshop on Continuous Improvement<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-57 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\"> Date: <strong>22 October 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-58 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">Venue: <strong>Art Hotel, 3 Alexei Mateevici Street, Chi\u0219in\u0103u<\/strong><br><br>Time: <strong>08:30\u201315:40<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-59 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:20px\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Places are limited.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-60 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:16px\">If you work in <strong>Production, HSE, Quality, Lean, Procurement or Maintenance,<\/strong>we invite you to join a practical working day focused on process improvement and identifying opportunities that can make a real difference in day-to-day operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-61 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#100640;font-size:22px\"><strong>Register in advance following the <a 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profesioni\u0219ti din industrie se reunesc pentru o zi dedicat\u0103 unui obiectiv concret: identificarea pierderilor \u0219i transformarea lor \u00een solu\u021bii 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