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April 8, 2025

Enterprise Excellence Conference: Wednesday 21st May 2025, Limerick

Don’t miss the continuous improvement event of the year in Ireland. In 2024 Ireland ranked #4 of 67 economies on the global competitiveness index. Events like Enterprise Excellence Ireland 2025 will help keep us near…

April 8, 2025

AI in Manufacturing: Transforming Industrial Processes

AI in manufacturing is transforming industrial processes AI is no longer a futuristic concept but a tangible reality shaping the factory floor. In this article, we’ll explore the multifaceted ways AI is transforming manufacturing. From…

April 8, 2025

European Supply Chain Day 2025: Thursday, 10th of April 2025 (Online)

E3 at Trinity College Dublin will host European Supply Chain Day, featuring global experts discussing resilience, sustainability, and digital transformation. The event is online.

February 10, 2025

Tech tip: Pivot tables in Excel

Pivot tables enable you to quickly summarize large datasets and create dynamic visualizations that update automatically when the data changes. This MS Excel information page and video make it easy to learn.

February 10, 2025

Supply Chain Solutions funding from Invest Northern Ireland

Based in NI and looking for funding support? Invest NI’s Supply Chain Solutions funding provides a 3-step graduated framework of support. Applications to the Supply Chain Solutions programme are currently open and will close at…

February 10, 2025

Data Analysis with Minitab online course: 19th to 28th February 2025

Hosted by First Polymer Training Skillnet, this subsidised online course aims to give participants a solid grounding in data collection, graphing and basic analysis techniques. The course is run over 4 webinars, each of three hours…

January 12, 2025

Tech tip: Gantt chart templates in Excel

For relatively simple short-term projects, Excel provides a handy range of Gantt chart templates. Simply click on ‘File’ on the top left of your Excel command bar, select New, and key ‘Gantt’ into the search…

January 12, 2025

ICBE annual conference: 27th March 2025, Kilkenny, Ireland

The Irish Centre for Business Excellence (ICBE) annual conference 2025 promises to be a high energy and interactive event with lots of opportunity for knowledge-sharing and new insights to help drive your business excellence journey.

January 12, 2025

Lean Made Simple – 12 Proven Steps for Creating a Vibrant Lean Culture

Continuing our literature promotion, Ryan Tierney of Seating matters in NI has recently published a book entitled just that. Discover how a small, family-run business in rural Northern Ireland is capturing global attention. At only…

December 12, 2024

Happy Christmas from the team at Lean Ireland

Wishing you and your family and friends a very happy and restful holiday. Thank you for your interest and support in 2024. We look forward to bringing you more lean six sigma news and updates…