So, what exactly is a ‘Lean’ business and why should you become one?

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[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Guest post by Martina Winters[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]‘Lean’ might sound like the latest celebrity-endorsed diet or exercise fad, but it’s not. In a business context Lean … Read more

Lean Café #09- Applying WCM Principles and Tools to Create a World Class Company

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Thursday, 23 September, from 11:00 Brussels (10:00 UK, 18:00 Tokyo): Lean Café #09 – Applying WCM principles and tools to create a World-Class Company | featuring CNH Industrial – book your place now via this webform CNH Industrial is a global leader in capital goods that implements design, manufacturing, distribution, commercial and financial activities in international markets. Across … Read more

Seani Devlin of Abbvie speaking at the Shingo Forum

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Seani Devlin, Operational Excellence Manager, Abbvie will be the guest speaker at the Shingo Forum on July 22nd SHINGO Forum Virtual Meet-Up – S A Partners The Shingo Forum exists to encouraging the sharing of ideas and inspiration between organizations. This virtual networking group meets monthly and includes a guest speaker; interactive workshop and expert … Read more

Implementing Lean & Agile: An Introduction

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The Lean and Agile philosophies are rooted in similar values. Agile focuses on better management of projects and initiatives, while Lean focuses on improving processes and creating enhanced value.   This 1-hour webinar will explain how both philosophies can be effectively combined to enable greater process efficiency; enhanced team collaboration; more efficient improvement initiatives; increased … Read more

Lean Café- Making Digital Transformation and Lean Work in Harmony

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Lean Café #08 – Making Digital Transformation and Lean work in Harmony | Featuring SpoluWorks SpoluWorks is a precision engineering SME focusing on the production of components for healthcare, aviation, and other sectors. In Czech, “spoluworks” means “working together” or “Co-workers”. For many SMEs, Industry 4.0 is something they have heard but not seen. SpoluWorks … Read more

New Post Graduate Diploma in Engineering for Climate Action: Information Session

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Online Information Session | Friday, 4th of June, 13.00-14.00hrs REGISTER: https://bit.ly/TCDClimate           The School of Engineering at Trinity College Dublin invites prospective students interested in the Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering for Climate Action programme to join us for an Online Information Session on this Friday 4th June 2021. This new HCI programme is in an area … Read more

Mid-West Lean Network Workshop 3: Value Stream Mapping

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[button color=”undefined” hover_text_color_override=”undefined” url=”https://www.shannonchamber.ie/events/mid-west-lean-network-workshop-3-value-stream-mapping/” text=”Register Here” color_override=””] In order to create flow, you must first see it. One of the best tools to see flow is value stream mapping. Value stream mapping is a visualization method of mapping the flow of value from raw material to customer. The topic for Workshop #3 is Value Stream … Read more