The process helped BP save more than $200 million by identifying key measurements and planning the bottleneck into the operation.
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Despite the advances in information technology and systems, most plants manage the process of prioritizing and managing the production of customer orders as if it were an art, approaching the task as a craftsman would, rather than treating order fulfillment systemically, using a robust process to manage and control production.
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We did a very successful Theory of Constraints Implementation a while back, that incorporated a wide variety of approaches.
Critical Chain Project Management
Process Reengineering
Supply Chain Management
The results were great. So we made a presentation telling our story. Here it is on slide share.
Pit Crews cut final assembly time in half, giving FMC Technologies “The Racer’s Edge.” Read More »
The main reason organizations don’t realize maximum output from their capacity is that planning and execution behavior is not aligned with the global purpose of the organization. There are two behaviors that account for this misalignment. They are: Over-production; Making more than the customer (or the next step) requires. Usually manifested as batching behaviors and Releasing
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It’s that time of the year; review your past successes and update your plans for the coming year or so… I was doing some research on selling professional services, and ran accross the “best business brochure ever written”. It was a brochure written by Arthur D. Little for his fledgling consulting firm. In it, he describes
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You may already know this, but a CCPM implementation is not much to fear. Think of it this way: “CCPM is a disciplined approach to managing the work we already do.” The reality is, that the work of your firm does not change. CCPM is simply addition and subtraction. You’re adding some new behaviors: Planning with
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