November 2017 - SQT Training

When is Black Belt Training a waste of your time?

Six Sigma Black Belt certification has long been seen as the pinnacle of process improvement capability. Black Belts are trusted as the experts in the pursuit of process waste. How then can the training received by Lean Six Sigma Black Belts include up to 40% waste for some peopl...

EU medical device in vitro diagnostic medical device regulations November 2017

The EU’s Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (Medical Device Regulation (MDR)) came into force on 25 May 2017 and will replace the EU’s current Medical Device Directive (93/42/EEC) and the Directive on active implantable medical devices (90/385/EEC). Manufacturers of currently-approved ...

Congratulations to our Lean Six Sigma Students

Congratulations to all our Lean Six Sigma Students who received their QQI results this week. We are very proud of their achievements which resulted in an average cost saving of €45,000 per project! Particular thanks to John Ryan, Éamon Ó Béarra and Nicola Donohoe for thei...