About this Presentation
Aerosud is a fully and explicitly theory of constraints company from operational flow management on the shop floor to its strategy described in the form of a goal tree. The company, based in South Africa, produces aeronautical equipment for Boeing, Airbus and other key actors. Their TOC journey started in 2010. It first applied TOC to its supply chain and manufacturing with great success. It later implemented critical chain project management to its new product development and broke the world record in performance finishing 98% of its projects on time. It then applied the logical thinking processes to redefine its strategy and launch a new service offering. Then in March 2020 the Covid-19 pandemic struck them and the aeronautical industry. Their response was to trigger and co-lead a South African initiative to rapidly develop the products that the country needed to face the crisis. Today they have repositioned themselves to continue to thrive in the new context. Video length: 51:40. PDF: 31 slides.
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Instructor(s)
Johan Steyn
Johan Steyn: B.Eng (Hons) Mechanical in 1984 at University of Pretoria. He worked as a System integration engineer and Program Manager for 25 years. He attended various Program management courses, Continuous Improvement strategies such as Lean and Theory of Constraint and Logical Thinking courses. He is registered as a professional engineer (Aeronautical) at ECSA.
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.