From Good to Great: Using Lean for a Competitive Edge

Overview

Many of us are Swans in the business world. On the surface we glide effortlessly across the water while beneath, we paddle furiously just to keep going.  Many more of us are the “Mighty Oz”.  All powerful and in control with the appearance of seamless automation and flow, but in reality, our teams are manually pulling levers to keep the show on the road.

Businesses across Ireland are facing these challenges head on by adopting Lean Thinking.  By breaking down What They Do & How They Do It, and then focusing on what the customer actually values.  Through this they identify and eliminate Waste and Inefficiency, leading to reduced costs, improved quality, and better customer service, giving them the competitive edge.

This event will provide a hands-on introduction to Lean Thinking, showing you how to spot Wastes in your processes. We will set out the many supports available to businesses to Grow Lean and hear from local businesses who will give an insight into the real and tangible change introducing LEAN principles to their business.

• Speaker Listing: On the day we will hear from Kildare Local Enterprise Office Head of Enterprise, Jacqui McNabb, who will discuss the many supports available. Following this, four Kildare businesses will share the challenges they faced in their business, and how Lean Thinking has transformed their business and what role digitalization played. Robert Hernan of Enterprise Ireland will then discuss the Lean for Micro on a national level, and award-winning Lean Coach, Stuart Nelson of Jigsaw Better Business will deliver an interactive workshop on Growing Lean.
• Company Speakers
• Brendan Pittman – Pittman Traffic Solutions (Athy)
• Nessa Doran-O'Reilly – Sam Agus Nessa (Athy)
• Philip Butler – POA Enterprises
• Format: Interactive Workshop including real life case studies with clients – Q&A session for attendees with the above panel

Aimed at

If you have ever sat at your desk or workstation and thought to yourself that there has to be a Better Way, then this event is for you.

Business Owners, Managers and employees looking for ways to do things Better, Smarter, Cheaper & Together, improving profits, customer service and employee engagement.

Event Overview

This event will include talks from local business owners who will give insight into the real and tangible change introducing LEAN principles can have on businesses. 

The event will also provide information about the many supports available to companies to Grow LEAN including offers from the Local Enterprise Office, Enterprise Ireland.

Agenda

• An introduction - from Kildare Head of Enterprise, Jacqui McNabb
•   “Good to Great: Using Lean for a Competitive Edge”, with Stuart Nelson of Jigsaw Better Business
• Break
• A panel discussion -  featuring Jacqui McNabb, Stuart Nelson of Jigsaw Better Business, and Robert Hernan of Enterprise Ireland and Kildare businesses
  • Brendan Pittman – Pittman Traffic Solutions (Athy)
  • Nessa Doran-O'Reilly – Sam Agus Nessa (Athy)
  • Philip Butler – POA Enterprises
• Q & A

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