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Newsletter
JULY 2010 COWEN BIDS TO DRUM UP BUSINESS IN NY: 13th July 2010
“The focus of all efforts must be the entrepreneur and enterprise,” Taoiseach Mr. Brian Cowen told a breakfast audience of some two dozen people at the New York stock exchange, on July 12th 2010. Over the next five years, the National Pension Reserve Fund (NPRF) and Enterprise Ireland are to provide €250 million for the scheme, which is intended to lure venture capital to Ireland. Venture capitalists are to provide the other €250 million. (Source: The Irish Times 13/07/10)
Click here for more >>TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT: 1st & 2nd September 2010, Limerick
This ICBE hosted event is for - those currently involved in large organizational change - those with expertise in management looking to increase their ability to manage “Resistance to Change” and - staff faced with Change who desire to respond to it with more than just ‘emotion’.
Click here for more >>POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT & MARKETING, DIT: September 2010, Dublin
Starting in September 2010, this new programme provides the opportunity for graduates in Engineering, Science, IT, Humanities, Law and other disciplines to experience an accelerated business studies programme over one calendar year of part-time studies leading to a Postgraduate Diploma.
Click here for more >>LEAN SIX SIGMA IN THE U.S. ARMY! (24 June 2010)
"The intent of LEAP (Lean Six Sigma Excellence Awards Program)is to recognize Army organizations and practitioners that have demonstrated excellence in Continuous Process Improvement and Lean Six Sigma capabilities," said David Reed IMCOM-Europe operations division. "The competition represents a great opportunity for garrisons to showcase their work."
Click here for more >>DYNAMIC SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: 19th October 2010, Dublin
The recent economic volatility has provided a fresh impetus in terms of building the necessary supply chain strategic capability in a proactive and focused manner. For this reason Logistics Ireland 2010 focuses on achieving supply chain alignment in building the capability necessary to succeed in this challenging environment.
Click here for more >>THE LAST BUSINESSMAN
What do you think of the IDA`s video promoting Ireland as a location for business? I`d like to see the Indian or Chinese version of this! This piece of cheese aside, the IDA website has some useful information videos that are worth a look.
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Problem Solving
Do any of the following look familiar?
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Customer delivery performance (complete and on time) <95%
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Long change control cycle times
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Batch record paperwork errors
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Long recruitment cycle times
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High absenteeism or high staff turnover
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High scrap rates
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Recurring deviation problems
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Long changeovers,clean-down and line clearance times
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Line clearance failures
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Reluctance to take responsibility
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Poor communication between departments
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Contaminants in products
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Supplier delivery performance (complete and on time) <95%
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Unacceptable accident rate?
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Suppliers not being paid within 30 days
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Unplanned machine down-time
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High staff turnover
If the answer to any of the above is "yes", then rest assured that you are not alone with your problems. Cordatus consultants have experience in working with clients to resolve these, and many more process and culture problems.
Problem Solving Workshops
Our problem-solving workshops are interactive, fun and based on actual case studies. We enable clients to solve their own problems, and provide supporting consulting as required during the change process. Techniques taught include:
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Business Process Mapping
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Measurement System Analysis
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Cause & Effects Analysis
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Design of Experiments
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Statistical Process Control
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Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
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Process Capability Analysis
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Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED)
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Spaghetti Mapping
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Setting Project Objectives, Scope & Timelines
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Team Formation & Team Building
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Change Management
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Negotiation Skills
We will be delighted to tailor a course to suit your specific process problems. Please contact me with your requirements:
Bernie Rushe, MD Cordatus, Tel: +353 91 870708,
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