Dr. Roberson will discuss concepts from his latest book. He will show the link between those concepts and the medical industry, supply chain and quality as well as personally with examples from his battles with cancer.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Russell Roberson is Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Affairs for a medical organization. He is responsible for an extensive portfolio of products in both the medical device and non-medical device areas. Dr. Roberson, a frequent speaker at global conferences on the concepts of quality and leadership, is a licensed professional engineer and is an expert in the field of quality.
You’ve read the book, “The Goal”? Then you know how it cleans up and smooths out production streams, on paper. Now let’s get real benefits for you and your company. We’ll be working through the beginning steps of TOC applied to you as we watch “The Goal” on video:
1.Identify your enterprise constraint/system,
2.Determine ways to exploit (optimize) Constraint Flow, and
3.Align (subordinate) other resources to support the Constraint Flow.
Bring a team from your company! Bring your company process map / value stream (i. e., the steps an order goes through as you process it). For most, a good start is to think about your company as Sales, Engineering, Production, and Shipment. For example, steel fabricators often receive a Request for Quote, then a Purchase Order, which leads to a job order. The job order instructs on cuts, forms, then welds to make an assembly, followed by clean, paint, pack and ship. And send an invoice, which also goes through multiple steps when payment arrives (or doesn’t). Any thinking/discussion done ahead of time will help you make more progress on your issue(s).
Many business leaders have read Goldratt’s best seller “The Goal”; it’s required reading in certain undergraduate Business Administration courses as well as MBA programs. But applying the TOC approach to achieve success remains a hurdle. If you found “The Goal” compelling but are unsure how to adopt/adapt this approach to your firm, attend this meeting for a mini-workshop on how to enjoy the enormous power of TOC in your business. Jeff Rideout will screen some of “The Goal” video and explain each step to enjoy the benefits highlighted in the book. He will use as many of your examples as possible to help you take advantage of this powerful approach. Several SE WI firms gained an enormous competitive advantage using TOC with Jeff’s support.
Speaker Info
Jeff Rideout was trained in Theory of Constraints (TOC) by Dr. Goldratt, and Goldratt served as his mentor until his death this past June. Jeff has implemented TOC in over 50 organizations across the US over the last 16 years. Jeff has guided implementation of TOC concepts to Johnson Polymer, Johnson Controls, Appleton Papers and 3 companies in India. He is a founding member of TOCICO (Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization, www.tocico.org). He also volunteers for “TOC for Education,” an organization bringing TOC to our schools
Wednesdays from 6-9 pm starting January 25th through April 25th
The APICS CSCP program takes a broad view of operations, extending beyond internal operations to encompass the entire supply chain—from supplier, through the company, to the end consumer. The program provides the knowledge necessary to understand and manage the integration and coordination of end-to-end supply chain activities.
Please note that registration and payment must be completed 1 week in advance of 1st class
Friday, April 20, 2012 at 8:29AM