About this Presentation
Avneesh Gupta presents an overview of the Tata Steel journey then three case studies are presented. Video 1: Video length: 26:27. PDF slide 1-11. CASE STUDY 1 Banka, Vivek and Singh, Om Prakash Kumar. Pushing beyond limits (Achieving world benchmark using CCPM) Tata Steel Ltd, Jamshedpur, LD1 is the long product division. LD1 having 3 billet casters, CC1, 2&3. CC2 production is 1.26 mtpa it‚ the best among LD1 Caster. Turret is the equipment which is used to exchange the ladle and keep the continuous casting of billets. Due to Logistic problem, CC2 Turret is very complex in design and its non-conventional independent arm type Turret. This Turret has two slew bearing & it facilitates rotation of turret arm with 300 tons load. Due to its life, bearing needed a replacement. Video 1. Video length: 26:28-56:57. PDF slide start: 12-51. CASH STUDY 2 Patnaik, Amit and Singh, Prakash. What could not have been done in 6 years, let's do it in 6 months! (Application of TOC ‘Change Matrix Cloud Process’ in Human Resource Management -Capability Development) There was gap of 18KT in performance of supplies of Medium Carbon-High Carbon(MCHC) to Market in FY 18. MCHC Corten is considered to be high Margin Product while at the same time it is very difficult grade to cast and roll. Availability of the grade is restricted due to: i) Casting in Narrow Width‚ (Requirement of Hot Strip Mill ii) Slow Casting Speed---Affects Caster Throughput iii) Requirement of Hot Charge. To avoid Slab crack and scrapping of slabs. Presentation describes how Five focussing Steps is used to identify constraint and Undesirable Effect which affects the performance. Video 2: 0 to 23:26. PDF slides: 1-15. CASE STUDY 3 Patnaik, Amit. “Niche Product vs Regular Product” – Dilemma resolved through application of TOC-Thinking Process (Increase in production of value added products to serve market demand) ECBS is Enterprise Capability Building System, introduced in 2012 in Tata Steel with an objective to develop and use a scientific method for assessing desired and present knowledge/skill level of individual employees to identify their training needs as well as evaluate the effectiveness of training process. Even after 6 yrs of introduction of this concept the penetration at Raw Material (RM) locations was merely at 33% level (H1 FY19). TOC project was taken to enhance ECBS performance to 100% in 2 years span. TOC Change Matrix Cloud Process was used to resolve the conflict and verbalize all the Yes and buts‚ that need to be addressed to move from a half-baked‚ to a fully-baked, win-win solution. Video 2: start 23:27-57:02. PDF slide start: 16-46.
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Instructor(s)
Jennifer Eckman
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.