This category is about our client’s case studies.
Our latest Lean Business Case Study features Rye River Brewing Company, an award-winning beer producer based in Celbridge, Co Kildare. Since 2013, Rye River has been crafting high-quality beers, including the popular Rye River Brewing Co. range, as well as producing exclusive beers for major retailers such as Tesco, Dunnes Stores, and Lidl. In their
Our next Lean Case Study relates to our client Colorman (Ireland). In 2016, Colorman Ireland began working with us as part of their LeanPlus training program. While working with them, their employees highlighted several process improvements that could be made in their own work areas. Three of these projects dealt with Under/Overproduction, Lean Time Management,
Background Our client, Barclay Chemicals, is a family-owned Irish company. It has been dedicated to the supply of crop protection products for over 30 years. Based in Dublin, their fully integrated site delivers registration, manufacturing and distribution throughout Europe and beyond. Although their main focus is glyphosate, they also specialise in a growing range of
We have worked with many Irish and international companies (both service and manufacturing) since 2006. At ETAC Limited, we firmly believe that the expertise to develop process improvements already exist in every organisation. Over the next few months, we’ll be showcasing some of our clients’ Lean case studies. We want to show how a pharmaceutical
Getting to the root cause of a problem is essential. One of our Lean Consultants, Martine Denihan recently spoke to me about her time while working as the Lean Lead in Barclay Chemicals Manufacturing. She had been there for 10 years. During our conversation, we were talking about how some organisations viewed errors as opportunities rather
Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is a Lean management tool that helps businesses identify and improve their value-adding processes. In today’s fast-paced business environment, companies must constantly strive to be more efficient and effective in delivering products and services to their customers. VSM provides businesses with the necessary insights to achieve these goals and reap the
