About this Presentation
ToC France is a non-profit organization aiming to promote the TOC body of knowledge in French-speaking countries. It proposes to discuss the S&T tree used to align its members' energies. It was set up on July 26th, 2012 by 8 founding members. ToC France aims to accept new members in the spring of 2013. In order to align its members' energies and to clearly understand the actions and resources needed to put the organization into action, a few founding members decided to write an S&T tree to guide the startup activities. The presenters propose to discuss this S&T tree during a workshop for the following reasons : - the content of this S&T tree can serve as blueprint for the setup of local (non-profit) TOC promoting organizations in other countries, - the discussion, scrutiny and feedback of other TOC practitioners engaged in similar activities will be mutually beneficial, - potential founders of local TOC promoting organizations can benefit from the shared knowledge and experience. Detail main challenges, obstacles in writing and gaining consensus on the S&T tree. - The fact that some members were not familiar with the questions / framework for each node resulted in a slow startup of the tree review. - The fact that some members were not interested in the exercise but wanted quick results made them unaware of the answers embedded in the tree. - The approach seemed too conceptual for some members who were asking for a more concrete way of managing this startup project. Detail main benefits experienced from the S&T tree building exercise: - The building of the S&T tree allowed to clarify the founding members’ thinking and put it together in an organized whole.
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Instructor(s)
Eric Belpaire
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.