The Leading Edge Group forms alliance with UK based company SA Partners
The Leading Edge Group has formed a business collaboration with S A Partners, the UK’s longest-established consultancy in ‘Lean’, a system for eliminating waste and driving efficiency to achieve greater value.
Joe Aherne, CEO, Leading Edge Group, said: “This collaboration is a fantastic opportunity to partner with a respected international organisation specialising in Lean enterprise consulting. The joint approach will open up new markets for our education programmes and help consolidate our position as a growing international provider of online education and training in Lean thinking. Prof Peter Hines and his colleagues have an excellent reputation and we are already very familiar with his work on strategy and operational improvement.”
S A Partners was formed in 1993 to capitalise on research by their chairman, Prof Peter Hines who also chairs the Lean Enterprise Research Centre at Cardiff University. Prof Hines co-authored ‘Staying Lean – Thriving, Not Just Surviving’ which recently won a prestigious Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence.
Speaking about the agreement with Leading Edge Group, Prof Hines said it will allow S A Partners extend their reach in Ireland by working alongside partners who have strong market knowledge. “We look forward to working with Joe Aherne and his team at Leading Edge Group in mutually beneficial ways that allow us extend our respective offerings to clients in Ireland and the UK. There are considerable synergies between our organisations and I am confident that these will allow the collaborative approach to succeed.”
