Lean Business Offer

Application for inclusion in

Directory of Approved Lean Service Providers

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Lean Business Offer

Directory of Lean Service Providers

  1. Lean Business Offer in brief

EnterpriseIreland’s Lean Business Offer is a programme designed to encourage clients to adopt lean business principles in their organisation to increase competitiveness. The programme is based on 3 levels of intensity as follows:

LeanStart: focus on value

This is a short in-company assignment delivered by an external business development consultant, which will introduce lean principles and agile processes and complete a specific cost reduction project. This is an assignment of up to 7 (in company) consultancy days, extending over 8 to 12 weeks.

LeanPlus: performance improvement

This is a medium-scale business processimprovement project delivered by an external business development consultant. It will result in sustained use by the company of Lean techniques and related methodologies and will achieve significant measurable competitiveness gains. A LeanPlus assignment will typically be not less than 6 months duration.

LeanTransform: business transformation

This is anextensive, holistic company transformation programme delivered by an external consultancy team of international reputation. It will embed the culture and competences in the company necessary for on-going competitiveness gains, sustainable continuous improvement and business transformationacross the business and its supply chain. LeanTransform assignments will be preceded by a diagnostic evaluation and will typically extend for at least 1 year.

Programme availability

This programme is available to EnterpriseIreland clients subject to eligibility as determined by EnterpriseIreland and depending on the client’s existing capability in using Lean business principles, the client size, and their particular business development needs.

  1. Directory of Lean Service Providers in brief

The purpose of the directory is to assist Enterprise Ireland clients who wish toparticipate in the Lean Business Offer to identify a service provider who can demonstrate the necessary expertise and experience to carry out a LeanStart, LeanPlus or LeanTransform assignment.Please ensure you are familiar with the appropriate guidelines for the Lean Business Offer before completing this application.

Clients are wholly responsible for selecting a service provider.

The information provided by a lean service provider in this application should demonstrate the skills and experience of the provider through actual examples of projects the provider has undertaken. While the project examples may not appear on the website, applicantswho do not demonstrate capability in particularareas will not be listed against those areas. The website will allowour client companies to search using key categories/areas such as Sector Experienceand BusinessFunction/Area. Perusers will also have the facility to search for keywords. For this reason it is important to include key skill/experience words, subsectors or ‘buzz’ words in the Brief Description of Business, particularly in the case where your experience is particularly value adding and relatively unique.

The directory is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of service providers capable of carrying out assignments under the LeanBusiness Offer.

The directory will be publicly available and will be updated by Enterprise Ireland on a regular basis.

  1. Making application for inclusion in the Directory.

Service providers who wish to be included on the directory must demonstrate the following in their application:

  • a proven track record in providing business development consultancy services to business in either the large and/or the small and medium enterprise (sme) sectors (please see above)
  • experience in implementing and managing Lean programmes to achieve measurable improvement in business competitiveness and efficiency
  • expert knowledge of Lean business systems and practices and recognised qualifications in this area
  • experience in developing and embeddingcompany capabilities and skills in Lean principles
  • effective methodologies for delivering Lean assignments
  • detailed sectoral knowledge and experience in one or more of the following business sectors:
  • Food
  • Manufacturing
  • Electronics
  • Software
  • Life Sciences
  • Engineering
  • Services
  • Construction
  • Telecommunications
  • thefull-time resources and capacity to deliver prompt and professional responses to enquiries from Enterprise Ireland clients and to successfully complete assignments for Enterprise Ireland clients participating on the Lean programme.
  • a broad range of specialist business development and transformation skills as may be required by client companies for the larger assignments.

In addition to the above applicants must

  • Provide referees and or reference sites in respect of their application
  • Complete a Tax Clearance declaration(see section 2.15 of the application form).

Supporting documents in soft copy as follows are also required:

  • Professional Indemnity Insurance incl. details of level of cover and the provider
  • Evidence of recent 2 years turnover.

EnterpriseIreland reserves the right to check the accuracy of information provided and to remove content which is inaccurate.A listing in the directory does not provide any guarantee of work. Funding support will be set by EnterpriseIreland and will be based on the prevailing maximum daily rate for business development consultancy services.

  1. How to submit your completed application

Applications will be accepted in electronic format only.

Submit required documents to:

Checklist of documents to be submitted:

  1. Completed application inpdf format with the applicant’s signature
  2. Completed application in word document format for ease of processing and transfer of information to the directory.
  3. Soft copies of the required supporting documents listed above.

5. Application – Part 1: Company profile & background information

1.1 / Company profile
Business Name / Business Postal Address
Tel. No. / e-mail Address
Web Address
Main Contact Name / Job Title
Date Established / Number of Staff
Please estimate % of your turnover derived from the following clients:
Local Enterprise Office (LEO) / Enterprise Ireland (EI) / Industrial Development Authority (IDA) / Overseas clients
1.2 / Brief Company Profile and History (e.g. background, ownership - max 6 lines)
1.3 / Brief Description of Business (This will be used on the website - max 300 words)
1.4 / Expertise & skills in lean business and similar techniques(max 10 lines)
1.5 / Staff Profile (nominate all staff members whom you would use on Lean Business assignments)
Staff name / Key specialist area or skill set
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In the following 3 sections, outline (max 25 lines) how you would conduct a Lean assignment in terms of your approach to winning initial company support and the appropriate methodology to achieving a successful outcome. Complete only sections relating to the programmes for which you wish to provide services – i.e. LeanStart, LeanPlus or LeanTransform.

1.6 / Outline how you would conduct an introductory lean assignment such as a LeanStart
1.7 / Outline how you would conduct a medium scale assignment such as a LeanPlus
1.8 / Outline how you would conduct an advanced assignment such as a LeanTransform

6. Application – Part 2: Sector Experience

2.1 / Sub-Sector Experience
Beside the following sectors, list by their commonly known name the sub-sectors in which you can demonstrate a track record of implementing lean programmes. For example Food would include beef processing, manufacture of health food products etc.
Food
Manufacturing
Electronics
Software
Lifesciences
Engineering
Services
Construction
Telecommunications
2.2 / Business Area/Functional experience
Please only complete tables for sector(s) and business area(s) in which you have proven experience.

FOOD

For Food sector only, please giveexampleof project (objective and interventions made) and outputs of project (both qualitative and quantitative) opposite relevant business area the project addressed.
Business Area/Function / Projects and outputs (2-4 lines per example)
Strategy
Finance
HR
Sales
Marketing
Environment/Sustainability
Operations & Lean
Business Process Tools & Technologies
Automation
Factory Layout
Quality
Product/Service development
Logistics
Procurement
Supply Chain
Management Information Systems (MIS)
Visualisation of MIS
e-Business
Benchmarking exercises
Agile Business
Lean Software supports

MANUFACTURING

For Manufacturing sector only, please give example of project(objectives and interventions) and outputs of project (both qualitative and quantitative) opposite the business area the project addressed.
Business Area/Function / Projects and outputs (2-4 lines per example)
Strategy
Finance
HR
Sales
Marketing
Environment/Sustainability
Operations & Lean
Business Process Tools & Technologies
Automation
Factory Layout
Quality
Product/Service development
Logistics
Procurement
Supply Chain
Management Information Systems (MIS)
Visualisation of MIS
e-Business
Benchmarking exercises
Agile Business
Lean Software supports

ELECTRONICS

For Electronics sector only, please give example of project (objectives and interventions) and outputs of project (both qualitative and quantitative) opposite the business area the project addressed.
Business Area/Function / Projects and outputs (2-4 lines per example)
Strategy
Finance
HR
Sales
Marketing
Environment/Sustainability
Operations & Lean
Business Process Tools & Technologies
Automation
Factory Layout
Quality
Product/Service development
Logistics
Procurement
Supply Chain
Management Information Systems (MIS)
Visualisation of MIS
e-Business
Benchmarking exercises
Agile Business
Lean Software supports

SOFTWARE

For Software sector only, please give example of project (objectives and interventions) and outputs of project (both qualitative and quantitative) opposite business area the project addressed.
Business Area/Function / Projects and outputs (2-4 lines per example)
Strategy
Finance
HR
Sales
Marketing
Environment/Sustainability
Operations & Lean
Business Process Tools & Technologies
Automation
Factory Layout
Quality
Product/Service development
Logistics
Procurement
Supply Chain
Management Information Systems (MIS)
Visualisation of MIS
e-Business
Benchmarking exercises
Agile Business
Lean Software supports

LIFESCIENCES

For Lifesciences sector only, please give example of project (objectives and interventions) and outputs of project (both qualitative and quantitative) opposite business area the project addressed.
Business Area/Function / Projects and outputs (2-4 lines per example)
Strategy
Finance
HR
Sales
Marketing
Environment/Sustainability
Operations & Lean
Business Process Tools & Technologies
Automation
Factory Layout
Quality
Product/Service development
Logistics
Procurement
Supply Chain
Management Information Systems (MIS)
Visualisation of MIS
e-Business
Benchmarking exercises
Agile Business
Lean Software supports

ENGINEERING

For Engineering sector only, please give example of project (objectives and interventions) and outputs of project (both qualitative and quantitative) opposite business area the project addressed.
Business Area/Function / Projects and outputs (2-4 lines per example)
Strategy
Finance
HR
Sales
Marketing
Environment/Sustainability
Operations & Lean
Business Process Tools & Technologies
Automation
Factory Layout
Quality
Product/Service development
Logistics
Procurement
Supply Chain
Management Information Systems (MIS)
Visualisation of MIS
e-Business
Benchmarking exercises
Agile Business
Lean Software supports

SERVICES

For Services sector only, please give example of project (objectives and interventions) and outputs of project (both qualitative and quantitative) opposite business area the project addressed.
Business Area/Function / Projects and outputs (2-4 lines per example)
Strategy
Finance
HR
Sales
Marketing
Environment/Sustainability
Operations & Lean
Business Process Tools & Technologies
Automation
Factory Layout
Quality
Product/Service development
Logistics
Procurement
Supply Chain
Management Information Systems (MIS)
Visualisation of MIS
e-Business
Benchmarking exercises
Agile Business
Lean Software supports

CONSTRUCTION

For Construction sector only, please give example of project (objectives and interventions) and outputs of project (both qualitative and quantitative) opposite business area the project addressed.
Business Area/Function / Projects and outputs (2-4 lines per example)
Strategy
Finance
HR
Sales
Marketing
Environment/Sustainability
Operations & Lean
Business Process Tools & Technologies
Automation
Factory Layout
Quality
Product/Service development
Logistics
Procurement
Supply Chain
Management Information Systems (MIS)
Visualisation of MIS
e-Business
Benchmarking exercises
Agile Business
Lean Software supports

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

For Telecommunications sector only, please give example of project (objectives and interventions) and outputs of project (both qualitative and quantitative) opposite business area the project addressed.
Business Area/Function / Projects and outputs (2-4 lines per example)
Strategy
Finance
HR
Sales
Marketing
Environment/Sustainability
Operations & Lean
Business Process Tools & Technologies
Automation
Factory Layout
Quality
Product/Service development
Logistics
Procurement
Supply Chain
Management Information Systems (MIS)
Visualisation of MIS
e-Business
Benchmarking exercises
Agile Business
Lean Software supports
2.3 / Names and contact details for 3 reference sites relevant to the above cited information whom EI or EI clients may contact.
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Yes / No
I have obtained consent from the above named to act as reference sites and or referees for this application
2.4 / Tax Clearance - Self Declaration of Financial and Economic Capacity
Tax Clearance / Please confirm YES/NO
(A)I confirm and declare having a current and valid Tax Clearance Certificate in place and our tax affairs are in order.
Note: If ‘no’ you need to follow through on (C) below.
(B) Enterprise Ireland can verify your tax clearance status through Revenue’s online facility at. To this end, please confirm:
Do you grant EnterpriseIreland permission to verify your tax cleared position online?
Registration Number
(as shown in your Tax Clearance Certificate)
Certificate Number
(as shown in your Tax Clearance Certificate)
(C) I confirm that I have applied for a Tax Clearance Certificate from the Irish Revenue Service which will be made available on request, / Non-Resident applicants can download the TC1 - Application for a Tax Clearance Certificate formand apply for tax clearance to Non-Residents Unit, Collector-General's Office, Sarsfield House, Francis Street, Limerick or by e-mail to
(D) I confirm that my Tax Clearance Certificate will be current & kept up to dateduring my time on the Directory of Approved Service Providers.
2.5 / Declaration
I have read and understand the directory guidelines and declare that the information I have submitted above is true and accurate. I consent to EnterpriseIreland including the above information in the directory, to maintaining the content of the directory, and checking the accuracy of information provided. I confirm that I have obtained the consent of companies named above as reference sites or referees.
Signed
Name
Position in Company
Date

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Application Lean directory, Doc. CD016, Ver 4,June 2018

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