About this Presentation
In this presentation we will describe the power of the fifth focusing step for sustaining the decisive competitive edge of a successful implementation based on inventory turns. From the beginning of the implementation POOGI has being established as a common practice on the plant. Its implementation begun at the management level, with weekly meetings, through which huge achievements were obtained. One of them was the amount of hidden capacity found without any large investment: from 40k to 60k batteries, which equals the levels of production expected from level three on the plant expansion plan, which required a minimum of 5 Million USD investment. On July 2013 a new POOGI focus was established: POOGI Junior, led by middle management. As a result of the biweekly sessions, one of the achievements obtained is the accomplishment of many micro-projects which generated set up time reductions, reductions in waste of times on the bottleneck and that revealed around 18% additional capacity on the plant. In order to close the cycle of ongoing improvement, there is a new project: Baby POOGI, led by people on the operational levels, producing a huge change in the culture of the entire company.
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Instructor(s)
Julio Fiallos
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.