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    • Do you need to increase capacity with minimal capital expenditure? Or is it time to re-design your operational workflows?

    Senior decision makers in manufacturing and services organizations face immense challenges; most notably to increase capacity using the same or less resources. For over 25 years, Leading Edge Group has helped a wide range of IDA companies to embrace sustainable process improvement and realize measurable results.

    From Production, Operations and Quality to wider business areas such as HR, Finance and Customer Service, our Lean solutions are tailored to fit the individual needs of each organization, across all or any stage of the supply chain.

    Leading Edge Group works closely with IDA Ireland to offer its client companies Lean consulting, training and technology solutions which are proven to increase business performance and global competitiveness.

    Our Lean programs are suitable for IDA Ireland funding programs:

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    Expect Measurable Results

     

    IDA companies that work with Leading Edge Group can expect to improve processes by more than 25% within 12 months.

     

    Our IDA Clients

    A wide range of IDA companies have benefited from our Lean and Continuous
    Improvement programs since 1995. Some of our IDA clients include:

    IDA Funded Programs

    IDA Lean Business Offer

    This IDA grant is designed to encourage IDA Ireland client companies to adopt
    Lean business principles to increase performance and competitiveness that will
    help sustain and grow their Irish operations.
    Lean Start

    Key Outcomes:
    Cost reduction targets achieved. Lean approach successfully piloted.

    Foundation for further Lean or productivity project. Introduction of first steps to green competitiveness.

    Project Cost: €6,300

    IDA Ireland Support: €5,000

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    Lean Plus

    Key Outcomes:
    Significant productivity improvement targets achieved.

    Embedding of business improvement culture and Lean techniques; cohort of trained staff.

    Program to pursue company-wide improvement.

    Project Cost: Up to €60k

    IDA Ireland Support:     Up to €30k

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    Lean Transform

    Key Outcomes:
    Company-wide transformation in culture and performance.

    Business improvement and productivity targets achieved, and sustainable continuous improvement program established, across the business and its supply chain.

    Project Cost: >€100k

    IDA Ireland Support: Based on a number of factors. See PDF

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    • IDA Lean GBS Business Offer

    This IDA grant is designed to encourage IDA Ireland client companies with shared
    or global business services to adopt Lean and Automation business principles to
    enable site transformation.
    Lean GBS Start

    Key Outcomes:
    Cost reduction targets achieved.

    Typically involving 1 Lean or automation pilot project.

    Project Cost:     €10,000

    IDA Ireland Support: €7,000

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    Lean GBS Plus

    Key Outcomes:
    Significant productivity improvement achieved.

    Typically the majority of a shared or GBS process is automated (e.g. Order-to-Cash) and a plan put in place to up-skill and redeploy affected roles.

    Project Cost:     Up to €60k

    IDA Ireland Support: Up to 50% of the cost.

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    Lean GBS Transform

    Key Outcomes:
    Company-wide transformation in culture and performance.

    Typically including an automation initiative around lower value processes and a strategy to acquire new higher value responsibilities/mandate and up-skill and redeploy impacted resources.

    Project Cost: >€100k

    IDA Ireland Support: Based on a number of factors. See PDF

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    What Our IDA Clients Say

    Site Manager,
    Pfizer Pharmaceuticals

    “Together with Leading Edge Group, a system was designed which brought clarity to the project management process and built a sustainable method for managing diverse projects. Pfizer Ireland found that our association with Leading Edge was a positive contributor towards improved plant performance and would be quite happy to work with them again if that situation should arise.”

    Operations Manager,
    Dell

    “The reason I used Leading Edge Group is their specialized expertise in business process re-engineering and change program management embracing the entire supply chain. The ability to respond to our needs at short notice and their flexibility and hands on practical approach, has been one of the success factors in delivering the new service logistics model for Dell”.

    Operations Manager,
    Alcon Laboratories Ireland Limited

    “One notable success this year was the roll out of Lean in the organization. Our Alcon management team benefited from the Strategic Overview of Lean. It has helped us make significant improvements in our business, and has empowered our staff to practice continuous improvement”

    Operations Manager,
    Pernod Ricard

    "Leading Edge Group have an unparalleled knowledge of the ROI Supply Chain and bring a hands-on 'can do' approach which in our case has resulted in practical solutions"