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Viable Vision is achievable in healthcare
CourseAdirondack Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery used TOC/Lean/Six Sigma and a transformational S&T tree to turn a break-even practice into a highly profitable one, freeing up capacity for 30-40% pro-bono work.
Free
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Make to availability and beyond: Using market buffers and / or capacity buffers to enable both growth and stability
CourseMTA is a commitment to maintain availability at a warehouse for immediate delivery, unlike MTS (no firm commitment). It's compared to MTS and MTO, focusing on market/capacity buffers, protection types, and load management (planned load < 80%).
$19
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Dealing with seasonality in distribution environments
CoursePresentation on four seasonality types, focusing on sharp demand changes. It compares Dynamic Buffer Management (DBM) and traditional forecasting, noting DBM's slow response to sharp demand changes. Steps for managing these changes are provided.
$19
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A value creation approach to project management: Doing much more with much less
CourseThe presentation on value creation beyond critical chain notes that reducing time to market or eliminating features can significantly increase firm value. Over 70% of development is wasted. Six value drivers for project management are listed.
$19
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Upgrading the TOC BOK: Focused methodologies for the financial industry
CourseThe finance industry (banks, insurance, credit cards) is a highly regulated, service-based, IT-intensive sector. The Value Focused Methodology (VFM) is used, with steps: goal, measures, value drivers, exploit, and execute/control.
$19
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TLS continuous improvement trio: Is it not the time to think differently?
CourseA study compared Theory of Constraints, Lean, and Six Sigma (TLS) versus Lean and Six Sigma alone to optimize profits. TLS showed 3.9x greater financial benefit than the others, with the difference being highly significant.
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