LOGAN, Utah, October 14, 2024 – The Shingo Institute, a program in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, has awarded its top and most prestigious honor, the Shingo Prize, to Ipsen Manufacturing Ireland Ltd (IMIL), located in Dublin, Ireland.
"Receipt of the Shingo Prize is a worldwide recognized symbol of an organization's successful establishment of a culture anchored on principles of enterprise excellence, such as respect for every individual, leading with humility, quality at the source, the quest for perfection, and creating value for the customer," said Ken Snyder, Executive Director of the Shingo Institute. "Ultimately, these recipients are in a class of the best organizations in the world, regardless of industry or country."
"At Ipsen Dublin, we've been on a journey of continuous improvement for decades, inspired by the Shingo culture and principles. Leaders like Tim Shanahan, Paul Maginn, and now Bénédicte Verley-Hudry have been great role models for that transformation," said Amayas Benkaroun, Head of Performance, Operational Excellence, and DDAT at Ipsen Dublin. "The Site Leadership Team has also played a key role in guiding that journey, with managers refining and making systems and processes better based on Shingo principles. Last, but not least, employees are highly involved in the quest for excellence by proposing improvements and solving problems daily. It's an amazing and collaborative effort to achieve lasting progress and excellence."
Ipsen is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on improving patients' lives through innovative medicines in oncology, rare diseases, and neuroscience. In 2023, the company achieved over €3.1 billion in sales and employs approximately 5,000 people worldwide. With a strategy centered on maximizing the potential of its medicines, building a sustainable pipeline, driving efficiencies, and fostering a culture of excellence, Ipsen invested over €600 million in R&D in 2023. Ipsen Dublin has also been recognized as a "Great Place to Work" for 2023-2024, a testament to its commitment to continuous improvement and cultural excellence.
Paul Maginn, MS&T OE and Digital Data Director at Ipsen remarked, "Leveraging the Shingo Model at Ipsen and adapting it to support our culture of excellence has allowed our people to thrive and our business to grow. We are very proud of the impact we make on the lives of our people and patients. Our culture of excellence has allowed us to grow our business and ensured we deliver our medicines to our patients."
“The journey to excellence in our manufacturing sites began in 2015, almost a decade ago,” noted Pierrick Lefranc, Senior Vice President, Head of Global Manufacturing Operations at Ipsen. “I’m really proud of the exceptional level of engagement of all the teams on site,” he continued. “The Shingo Model places a strong emphasis on employee engagement: as a result, every employee understands our strategy and how their daily actions impact it. It’s a powerful illustration of our culture of excellence and impact.”
Representatives of Ipsen Dublin will be recognized as a Shingo Prize recipient during the Shingo Institute's Awards Gala at the 2024 Shingo European Conference, held on October 16-17 in Manchester, United Kingdom. To learn more about the event, please visit www.shingo.org/events.
About the Shingo Institute
The Shingo Institute is home to the Shingo Prize, an award recognizing organizations that demonstrate an exceptional culture fostering continuous improvement. A program at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, the Shingo Institute is named after Japanese industrial engineer and Toyota adviser Shigeo Shingo. Dr. Shingo distinguished himself as one of the world's thought leaders in concepts, management systems, and improvement techniques that have become known as the Toyota Production System.
Drawing from Dr. Shingo's teachings and years of experience working with organizations worldwide, the Shingo Institute developed the Shingo Model, which is the basis for its several educational offerings, including workshops, webinars, podcasts, study tours, and conferences. Workshops are available in multiple languages through the Institute's licensed affiliates. For more information on workshops and affiliates or to register to attend the Annual Shingo Conference, please visit www.shingo.org.
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