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congratulations to Padraig Conneely of the and the University of Galway School of engineering on presenting his paper written with Noel Harrison and myself on "Developing and design of a hands on immersive Lean training simulation for transfer to a University classroom" . Nuala McGuinn Laoise McNamara University of Galway #universityofgalway

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Delighted to pass the 1500 citation mark on Google Scholar. I published my first paper on Jan 31st 2021 a "mere" 11 years after my industry based PHD completion. Thanks to the mentorship and guidance of Jiju Antony in particular with whom I have published over 50 papers. I want to thank all my research partners who have helped me along the way including Kathryn Cormican, Daryl Powell, Susana Duarte, José Carlos Sá, Michael Sony, Manjeet Kharub, Angelo Rosa, Anna Trubetskaya, Dr. John Noonan PhD, Mary Butler, Deirdre Barrow, Ton van Kollenburg, Alinda Kokkinou, PhD, Aidan P. Toner , Thesarasu M, Shreeranga Bhat, Raja Jayaraman, Dr. Vikas Swarnakar, Professor Monika Foster NTF CMBE, Beth Cudney, Ph.D., Sandy Furterer, Chad Laux PhD Maryam Zulfiqar, John Dennis, Prof. Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, Rachel Moran, Peter Hines...., Matthew Pepper, Dinis Carvalho, Ron Snee, Roger ho*rl, Francisco Silva, Dr.Subhash Naik, (Ph.D, ME, MBA, BE) Jackie Douglas, Willem Salentijn, Engr. Rashid Minhas (B.Eng, MS), Guilherme Tortorella, Ayon Chakraborty, David Flynn, Himanshu Gupta. I apologise if I have left anyone out. University of Galway#universityofgalway

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Delighted to speak on Operational Excellence and Sustainability yesterday to the DPTC - Dairy Processing Technology Centre at the University of LimerickThank you to Orla Kelly and Niamh Burke for the invite. University of Galway#universityofgalway

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Delighted to be a part of this study on the "Current State in Developing Lean Six Sigma training and certification programs -an Irish perspective" that was published in the conference proceedings of the European Lean Educators conference. Thank you to Michelle Regan and my coauthors for their involvement in the study. We found that much of LSS training and certification is outsourced in Irish organisations with externally accredited university and training certifications in LSS being valued more by companies. Many organisations also differ on whether a LSS project completion is required or not to obtain a LSS certification. The study was insightful in understanding how LSS training and certifications is integrated into modern Irish organisations. University of Galway#universityofgalway

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We are pleased to announce the final agenda for the 7th International Conference on Lean Six Sigma in Higher Education Institutions (and the Public Sector). Our esteemed chair Jiju Antony, and local chairs Kathryn Cormican and I are pleased to welcome over 80 academics from all over the globe to the University of Galway on Sept 2nd and 3rd. Along with the co-chairs Michael Sony , José Carlos Sá, Angelo Rosa, Bart Lameijer, Beth Cudney, Ph.D. and Chad Laux PhD we hope to engage in debate and sharing of knowledge on LSS in HEI's and the public sector. With keynote speakers including Peter Hines.... Roger ho*rl, Ronald Does, Prof. Sanjay Bhasin, Guilherme Tortorella, and James Dwan we have a packed agenda. Looking forward to presenters from several Irish, European and International universities including Purdue University, The Ohio State University, Munster Technological University, Atlantic Technological University, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Universidade do Minho, University of Patras, University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam Business School, Maryville University of Saint Louis, University of Galway, University of Buckingham, Oxford Brookes University, York St. John University, University of Pretoria , SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Amrita School of Business - Coimbatore, USP - Universidade de São Paulo, International Lean Six Sigma Institute (ILSSI), Southern Methodist University , Università LUM, University of Messina, Kiel University of Applied Sciences, Transilvania University of Brasov We are happy to accept late registrations at the following link. Contact me for corporate discounts. https://lnkd.in/eyc_7_88#universityofgalway

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Last chance to register for the International Conference in Lean Six Sigma at the University of Galway on September 2nd and 3rd. Corporate/Academic discounts are available. Message me for info. https://lnkd.in/eyc_7_88University of Galway#universityofgalway

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It's great to see innovative Lean work in the Irish Medtech industry get recognised. Congrats to University of Limerick industry based student/graduate Danny O Donoghue for getting his paper on "Implementing an Order Pull System into a Medical Device Company Using Define for Lean Six Sigma Methodology" published in the European Lean Educators Conference Proceedings . Thanks to my coauthors also Anna Trubetskaya of the University of Limerick, Manjeet Kharub, and Kathryn Cormican of the University of Galway. #universityofgalwayThis project aimed to show how implementing continuous flow pullproduction with just-in-time Kanban processes in a Medical Device companycan improve customer supply and thus mitigate device shortages in the Medtech supply chain. A case study in a medical device manufacturer utilised Define for Lean Six Sigma methodology for the design of a pull process and identification of waste in the process by using Value Stream Mapping and Kaizen events. A Pull model utilising Kanban and Hejunka was designed and implemented to produce products based only on customer demand signals. The device aged work orders in the process and waste reduced and overall service to the customer was improved while ensuring products were produced based on customer demand signals resulting in lead time and inventory reduction of over 60%, increased inventory turns, elimination of waste due to overproduction, holding inventory, and increased collaboration and communication between stakeholders. This is one of the few studies on implementing a Lean pull model in a medical device manufacturer and can be leveraged to improve supply chain accuracy and reliability. This study can demonstrate how supply chain shortages in devices that may affect patient treatments can be mitigated by embracing Lean methods.

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Delighted that our book on "Challenging the Future with Lean" the proceedings of the "9th IFIP WG 5.7 European Lean Educator Conference, ELEC 2023" held in 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands from October 24-26, 2023 has been published. Thank you to my co-editors Ton van Kollenburg and Alinda Kokkinou, PhDhttps://lnkd.in/enfcu3p3Thank you to all who presented and attended and who have supported ELEC over the last few years in various locations such as Trondheim, Galway, Porto and others. Looking forward to #ELEC 2024 in Germany! University of Galway#universityofgalway

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