About this Presentation
The majority of my consulting work deals with TOC-101 – find and fix the bottleneck. I often can find the bottleneck within hours of arrival just by looking for the largest pile of inventory. Typically a common sense solution is available, but it has been lost in the “haystack” of work orders in the system. When this does not occur, however, I provide tools that will allow them to create focus around the bottleneck, so they will “over manage” this area (Exploit) and under-manage other areas (Subordination). This presentation covers 8 of these tools that all have common attributes – they are quick to install, are data based, and are very visible. The analysis driven by this data allows the customer to move from opinion-based decisions to data-based decisions. These tools range from the readily available (stopwatches and apps on smart phones), to simple (a production board mounted near the bottleneck), to fairly complex (webcams mounted on the machine that use motion detection). All of this starts with training, so that the customer can understand the bottleneck and its attributes. I also teach the basics of variation, and how negative variation is more powerful than positive variation, and how buffers can absorb this variation.
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Instructor(s)
Kevin Kohls
Ms Alka Wadhwa
Alka Wadhwa is an experienced consultant and process improvement expert with over 24 years of expertise in the Theory of Constraints (TOC), Lean Six Sigma, and organizational performance optimization. She has successfully led projects in healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing, driving significant improvements such as a 67% boost in hospital operations and a 140% increase in outpatient visits.
Previously, Alka Wadhwa spent 17+ years at GE Global Research Center, where she led initiatives to enhance various GE businesses through advanced technologies, process redesign, and system optimization. Founder of Better Solutions Consulting, LLC, she specializes in using TOC, Six Sigma, and data analytics to streamline operations and build high-performance teams.
Her work has earned her multiple accolades, including the Empire State Award of Excellence in healthcare.
Dr Gary Wadhwa
Dr. Gary Wadhwa is a Board Certified Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon with extensive experience in the field. He completed his Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery training at Montefiore Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY, and has served as an Attending at prestigious institutions like St. Peters Hospitals, Ellis Hospital, and Beth Israel Hospital in NY. With a career spanning over two decades, he was the former CEO and President of a group specialty practice in NY from 1994 to 2015. Dr. Wadhwa holds an MBA from UT at Knoxville, TN, and has undergone additional training in System Dynamics at MIT, Health System Management at Harvard Business School, and Entrepreneurship and healthcare innovations at Columbia Business School. Committed to expanding access to Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery care, he is currently engaged in a meaningful project to provide healthcare services to underserved populations in inner city and rural areas through non-profit Community Health Centers.