Enterprise Ireland has introduced an Operational Excellence Offer with the aim of supporting companies of all sizes to address their competitive challenges and growth opportunities through a transformation programme. Transformation projects supported under the offer will include investment in business innovation, capital equipment, and capability building through training in Lean.
Projects should involve a significant change in how the company does business and should not be focused on routine operational changes. Examples include a manufacturing company investing in new equipment and integrated software systems to implement a new production method using Lean principles, or a services company implementing a new production method involving new standardised process design, automation of parts of the process and training of staff in Lean principles.
Supply chain management is also covered, and support is available to companies implementing new methods of doing business with suppliers and partners, including investment in new equipment, software development and training of management and staff.