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IDA RE-BRANDING
On 8th November last IDA announced its first rebrand in over 40 years. The vibrant green colour of the logomark and the bespoke typeface are designed to exude confidence with a nod to Irish personality…
JOIN A LEAN NETWORK TODAY
Interested in joining a lean community of practice, but don’t know where to start? Look no further than your regional Lean forum. These networks of lean practitioners organise regular meetings and best practice visits. Click…
TECH TIP: PRESENTATION WORTHY PROCESS MAPS
This e-book will show you how to use the design elements in Minitab Workspace to your advantage when creating a process map. You will learn the key considerations for making your process maps not only aesthetically pleasing, but…
ENTERPRISE IRELAND DIGITIALISATION VOUCHER
The Digitalisation Voucher is part of Enterprise Ireland’s strategic imperative to increase the digital maturity of Irish enterprise. Automation of data collection and analysis aids in information sharing, error proofing of processes and time saving. Research shows…
IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY WITH DIGITIZATION
Struggling with data collection and analysis? Still dependent on sending emails with attachments to complete spreadsheets? Take a look at this brief 2023 article from McKinsey on technology enabled Operational Excellence. The embedded video from…
Tech tip: data Analysis with Excel
Excel provides many data analysis functions e.g. descriptive statistics, ANOVA and t-Tests. To learn how to active the data analysis ToolPak, click on the link below. If you need support with using any of the…
European Shingo conference 11th & 12th October 2023, Dublin
In collaboration with the Irish Centre for Business Excellence, the Shingo Institute will be hosting the 2023 Shingo European Conference in Dublin, Ireland, on October 11th and12th in Dublin. This year’s conference will focus on “Connecting…
Lean green success
Climate change is the hot topic of our times and it is challenging to balance economic prosperity with planet friendly approaches to industrial growth. In recent years, Enterprise Ireland has been funding Lean Green initiatives…
Data Analysis with Minitab: online course 12th -14th Sept 2023
The good people at First Polymer Training Skillnet are offering a discounted Minitab course in September 2023. The ability to analyse and control performance is an essential requirement for the effective management of processes that…
The Six Sigma Handbook, Thomas Pyzdek & Paul Keller
I asked Chat GPT what was the bestselling book on Six Sigma. After a diplomatic disinclination to say that there was a bestselling book, Pyzdek’s and Keller’s book came out as their no 1 on…