About this Presentation
Fukushima Prefecture is the one of the most active areas implementing win-win-win public works (win for residents, win for contractors and win for government) using TOC solutions. This presentation shows how TOC helped before and after the disaster in Fukushima including Fukushima’s win-win-win public works PoC (proof of concept) implementation with quantified result by 20% reduction of duration and unquantifiable effects about government officials and contractors motivations with happy voices from local residents; in an intense natural disaster accelerated by the atomic power plant disaster, how they use the TOC mechanism to use a priority (not to do) system to protect residents’ lives and how their PoC experience positively affect their thinking (with Fukushima’s government officials video messages to all TOC society in the world); and how TOC helps to solve the dilemma to deal with serious radioactive contaminated disposals to restore beautiful Fukushima. This presentation is valuable for individuals at any level in their organization and at any level of TOC expertise (novice through advanced).
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Instructor(s)
Yuji Kishira
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.