Process Improvement Advice & Best Practices
Bob Sproull’s Case Study Presentations at CPI Syposium About Integrating Theory of Constraints, Lean and Six Sigma Are Posted
Bob’s presentations on integrating Theory of Constraints, Lean and Six Sigma are available for download here: http://focusandleverage.blogspot.com/
Presentation 1: The Importance of Knowing Where to Hammer
This presentation will be a discussion of systems and interconnectedness, the shortcomings of local improvement or improving in isolation from a business context. The unintended consequences of local improvement and their organizational impact will be discussed. Step 1 in any meaningful improvement initiative must be to understand the organizational context, the system in which we operate. The importance of knowing where to hammer……the reality that every system has a weakest link that must be identified, exploited and leveraged is demonstrated through a series of graphic images.
Presentation 2: Aviation Maintenance Case Study
This presentation is based upon a very successful improvement initiative using some common and not so common improvement tools. Tools presented include the Intermediate Objectives Map to develop the improvement strategy; the Interference Diagram to identify and quantify repair time lost; and Multiple Drum Buffer Rope (MDBR) to schedule and synchronize the work. This presentation demonstrates the degree of improvement that can happen in a relatively short amount of time when Lean and Six Sigma are integrated with the Theory of Constraints. Coded results of this initiative will be presented.
