The event On 23rd March, we welcomed Gavin Carpenter, CEO of Phonovation to the Dublin Lean Network. Gavin gave an insightful presentation into how his organisation became Lean – what the company was like before, what challenges they faced and what the business is like today. Gavin started by saying they have just been on … Read more
On Thursday 15th December, we held our first in-person and our final event for 2022. Rob Healy and his team at intive kindly invited us to their offices in Dublin City Centre. During a tour of their offices, Rob showed us where they have been busy working on one of the largest scaled agile projects in … Read more
The event On Thursday 17th November, we welcomed Alan Brereton from Kingstown College to give a presentation on “Coaching Tools for Lean Organisations”. Press play to view the webinar recording
The event On 15th September, we welcomed Eric Pope to talk to our members about the role of leaders in creating a culture of continuous improvement. Eric started by saying he has been working in US Synthetic for over 30 years. He is the Vice President of Operations and continues to play a key role … Read more
The event On 14th July, we were delighted to welcome Noel Hennessy to the Dublin Lean Network to talk about the human side of Lean. Steve Halpin first introduced Noel to the Network. Noel then went on to say that he fell into Lean. By way of background, he explained that he worked in production … Read more
This month’s company visit was with Tosara Pharma Ltd, part of Teva Pharmaceuticals. Teva Pharmaceuticals is a global pharmaceutical organisation with a daily customer base of 200 million people. It employs 800 people in Ireland, with three facilities in the Republic (Baldoyle, Swords, and Waterford) and one in Northern Ireland (Larne). Sudocrem Antiseptic Healing Cream … Read more
In May, we were honoured to have Steven Spear speak at one of our monthly events. Chairman of the Dublin Lean Network, Steve Halpin welcomed Steven and started by saying he highly recommends Steven’s book “The High Velocity Edge” in terms of the practical application of Lean in the workplace. He added that Steven’s approach to Lean is the … Read more
In April, we welcomed Adam Behan from Marco Beverage Systems to talk to the Dublin Lean Network about Effective Meetings. Adam Behan joined Marco Beverage Systems in 2014 as a Production Engineer and soon became a Lean Leader in 2019. He is a Mechanical Engineer, a Lean Black Belt and a Certified Coach. Press play to … Read more