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Tech tip: 10 critical Lean tools
The folks at Minitab invite you to discover the 10 critical Lean tools to streamline your processes, eliminate waste, and boost productivity across your organization. It’s a useful refresher and prompt to learn more. Click on the…
Rejuvenate your operational excellence program
Hosted by Cheryl Palmer of Minitab, this 50minute webinar examines the big challenges for improvements professionals in 2024. She gives tips on how to address these challenges so you see big returns on your efforts. To…
Toyota’s resilient supply chain
Toyota has fared better than many of its competitors in riding out the supply chain disruptions of recent years. Toyota, the originator of lean concepts, fared better than most of its competitors and passed General Motors…
TECH TIP: MUG’S GUIDE TO DOE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
Using DOE with an online simulator as a foundation, this Excel-based Mug’s Guide shows the background calculations to DOE outputs. The software used is JMP, however it can be easily adapted for Minitab. Click on…
The AI Revolution in Product Development: 27March 2024, 1:30pm Ireland time
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionize all aspects of business, particularly new product development (NPD). This online masterclass with Bob Cooper, President of Product Development Institute, is particularly suited for individuals who are directly…
Confessions of a Lean Consultant: Galway, 29th February 2024
Don’t miss the Agile Lean Ireland Galway meet-up at the PorterShed on Thursday 29th February. I’m honoured to be co-presenting with Chris Sims. Chris will describe 4 simple but powerful techniques to break big user stories. I will…
TECH TIP: STATISTICAL THINKING WITH JMP
The good people at JMP have we created Statistical Thinking for Industrial Problem Solving (STIPS) course. This online statistics course is available – for free – to anyone interested in building practical skills in using…
CHAT GPT’S INTERPRETATION OF THE SIX SIGMA PHILOSOPHY
Whilst I wouldn’t use Chat GPT to ask about relationships or predict future trends, it can be a useful source of information where a large body of factual literature already exists. I recently asked the…
LEAN BUSINESS IRELAND ANNUAL CONFERENCE: 29th May 2024, Cork
The speaker line-up is already set for this year’s conference. With 32 Speakers, 36 Solution Suppliers, 16 Workshops, and an expected attendance of 700 Delegates, this is an event not to be missed.
TECH TIP: 5S WORKPLACE ORGANISATION
Not that technical a tip maybe? This is a fun video that shows why 5S is always a team effort.Video courtesy of the LOL ComedyHa! team. Click below to be inspired. Enjoy!