Operational Excellence for Profit & Profitability

The TOC Way to Exploit Your Scarce Resources Optimally to get a Profit Boost before the End of the Course

Rudolf Burkhard, Certified Theory of Constraints Expert

SKILLS YOU WILL GAIN
  • Find and exploit your constraint
  • Focus on the relevant
  • Conflict resolution
  • Maximise constraint Throughput
  • Throughput (or relevant) accounting
  • Maximise constraint Throughput
  • Deal with Resistance to Change
  • Continual improvement
  • Do the right things right
  • NOT do things that should not be done
  • Inventory management
  • Cost Control

Course Introduction

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • You will get an insight into the value of the constraint and the value of your constraint.
  • You will learn how to find your limiting factor, constraint, or blocker. 
  • You will find your constraint.
  • You will learn how to exploit your constraint to the best effect.
  • You will begin the process of maximizing productivity in terms of Throughput – the rate at which you make money.
  • You will learn how the rest of the company must behave to maximize Throughput and profit.
  • You will learn how to focus your continual improvement process.
  • You will get a short insight into Throughput accounting and project management the TOC way.

INTRODUCTION

Operational excellence is the result of activities and improvements. They must have a (significant) positive impact on the bottom line.

Experience has told me that in most companies’ management seeks local improvements. Local managers improve their operations partly in isolation. Often the result is the deterioration of constraint performance. Company performance depends on constraint performance. The effect of local optimization on the bottom line is clear. 

Early in the course, I will describe several cases. These achieved a lot of improvement that led to very big jumps in profit and profitability.

What you learn helps you reverse this.

You can get a double whammy during the course: 

  • You learn how to find and exploit your constraint. You can improve your operational excellence profit and profitability.
  • You can immediately put in place what you learn to impact your bottom line. You can and should begin implementing it during the course.

What you achieve with your operation is the best certification you can get.

WHY IS THIS COURSE UNIQUE & SPECIAL

The course is unique. You learn the Theory of Constraints (TOC) concepts of focus and flow. TOC marries well with Lean and 6-Sigma. The book “Velocity” shows how the 3 improvement philosophies work well together. You can implement it during the course and achieve benefits before we finish.

A study (Continuous Improvement Trio) where 21 factories implemented one of 3 improvement philosophies – Lean (4 plants), Six Sigma (11 plants) or TLS-TOC, Lean, and 6 Sigma (6 plants). TLS accounted for 89%, Lean 4%, and Six Sigma 7% of the savings. 

This course focuses on TOC and operations excellence. From the results, I show it seems obvious the TOC is a powerful lever for much greater improvement.

As DR. Eliyahu Goldratt often said, “TOC is just common sense. It is not (yet) common practice.”

LEARNING OBJECTIVE OF THE TRAINING

  • To learn and implement the first Theory of Constraints steps that already can achieve a step change in performance. Learn what comes next to continue the process.
  • What is the definition of Operations Excellence?
  • The value of 1 extra or 1 less hour of productive capacity.
  • How to identify the constraint and how to exploit it better.
  • The impact of policies; the impact of local optimizations
  • Deal with resistance to change
  • Solving a conflict with a win-win solution. (An example is the ‘conflict’ between finance and the supply chain. Less inventory vs. more inventory.)
  • How much does to load the factory
  • How to protect the constraint from damaging disturbances.
  • Drum Buffer Rope (DBR) and Simplified Drum Buffer Rope planning & scheduling.
  • Buffer management – minimize buffers, and maximize safety.
  • Inventory management. Minimise inventory while ensuring 100% availability.
  • Good competitive (short reliable lead times) and safe due date quotations, short lead times.
  • Priorities & expedite guidelines
  • What to do when success happens? Do not risk your gains.
  • The continual improvement processes. Working with Lean, 6-Sigma, and TOC.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Managers are responsible for the bottom line – Profit and Profitability. This includes:

  • CEOs
  • COOs
  • CFOs
  • Production managers
  • Continual improvement leaders

PURPOSE OF THE COURSE

You will learn how to find your constraint. You find yours and will then apply TOC to exploit it better for your business.

Course Outline

DAY 1

Introductions


  • Rudolf Burkhard
      Background
  • Participants
      Name, Company, Role
      Why are you here; what would you like to achieve from the course
  • Theory of Constraints
      Axioms
      Define Operational Excellence
      Ford, Ohno, Goldratt
      Why Continual Improvement often fails
      TOC improvement cycles
  • Errors of Omission and commission

Find and Exploit YOUR Constraint


  • The value of 1 added productive hour
  • Examples of Quick Results
  • The P – Q Simulation
  • Bottom Line Value, Opportunity Cost
  • Your Homework (no harm in preparing now!)
      Current performance
      Target performance
      Find your constraint
      How and how much are constraint capacity wasted?

Your Homework (no harm in preparing now!)


  • The 6 levels of Resistance
  • The 4 points of View
      “The Pot of Goal”; the Promised benefits
      “The Crutches”; the potential negative outcomes
      “The Mermaid”; the benefits of not making the change
      “The Crocodile”; the risks if you do not make the change

Operations

  • Follow up on constraint identification
  • Holistic vs Local Improvement
  • Typical Undesirable Effects
  • Cause and Effect
      Example: The Steel Industry
  • Generic Factory Types
      V, A, T, I

DAY 2


Finance and Measures


  • The AB simulator: You manage the business
  • Judging Decisions and Performance
      The Business
      Equipment investment
      Make vs Buy
      Profit Centres
      Products and Services

Operations - The Core Problem


  • Review of progress with your constraint
  • What is the generic operational core problem
  • Why do we comply with a problematic policy or KPI?
  • The generic “Cloud” – dilemma or conflict
  • Operation’s Core Cloud – use efficiency vs. not use an efficiency KPI


Operations – Make the Change 1


  • Judging performance – Globally vs. Locally
  • What impacts system performance?
  • My Simple Model Factory
  • Work Ethics

Operations – Make the Change 2


  • Find Your Constraint
  • Buffer, Buffer Size
  • Cut Lead Time
  • Drum Buffer Rope; Simplified DBR planning and scheduling
  • Planned Load / Key Resource Load; safe competitive due date quotation

DAY 3


Operations – Fine Tuning 2


  • Constraint and Non-Constraint Priority
  • Support Function Priorities
  • When to expedite
  • Buffer regions – time and inventory buffers
  • Dynamic Buffers


Don’t Let Success Beat You!


  • TOC & DBR success, Getting into Trouble
  • Consequences of Success
  • Deal/prevent the consequences
  • Quizzes
  • DBR & Buffer Management Benefits


Inventory Management


  • The Aramid story
  • Forecasting, Responsiveness, Flexibility
  • One Warehouse; Network of warehouses
  • Dynamic (Inventory) Management


Software a Generic Look!


  • ERP or ERP Add-ons
  • Functionality
      Materials Planning; Production Scheduling
      Levelling
      Visualisation
      Portfolio Management
      Due Date Quotation
      Monitor
      Multi-Resource Management
      Dynamic Inventory Management; VMI
      Autonomous Planning & Scheduling

Summary

Duration:

3 Day

Time Segments:

4 hours session each day

Pre-Course Reading:

None required

Certification:

PDF certificate to add to your LinkedIn profile

Prerequisite:

- Read or reread ‘The Goal’ by DR. Eliyahu Goldratt.
- Begin to try and identify your company’s constraints.

What’s Included:

-A pdf document ‘The Continuous Improvement Trio’
- Links to articles on Linkedin or I can make pdfs of these

Course Materials:

- At least a pdf of the presentations
- Work documents for the participants

Price:

$1200 (includes training & certification)

Delivery:

Completely online

Accessible:

On computers, tablets, and smartphones

Time Zone:

EST (Eastern Standard Time)

Conduct group trainings for this course in your company.

IN-COMPANY TRAINING

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  • Team of 5+ Get 30% discount
  • Team of 7+ Get 35% discount
  • Team of 10+ Get 40% discount
  • Team of 20+ Get 50% discount

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Early Bird Discount 

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All discounts must require payment at time of registration and before the cut-off date in order to receive the discount.

Certificates

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You will have two options for certification post-course. Either just complete all course content to obtain your Certification of Attendance or you can choose to achieve a highly valued Proqis Certified Accreditation by taking a post-course exam. If you pass you will receive a Proqis Certified Operational Excellence for Profit & Profitability Practitioner (POEPPP) Certification and a Certification of Accomplishment LinkedIn Proqis Certified Operational Excellence for Profit & Profitability Practitioner Badge which you can put on your LinkedIn Profile with a click on our platform.
 
WHY CERTIFY
 
Proqis Certified Operational Excellence for Profit & Profitability Practitioner (POEPPP) is a comprehensive certification designed to validate that individuals in a wide variety of job functions have a foundational knowledge of the important concepts and components that are part of the Operational Excellence for Profit & Profitability ecosystem.
 
OUR CERTIFICATIONS ARE TRUSTED BY PROFESSIONALS AT THESE COMPANIES
 
Proqis certifications confirm knowledge in top emerging Business Transformation, Digital Transformation & Operational Excellence & Innovation Excellence areas that rapidly evolving and growing, and Proqis offers certifications that align with the most current and expanding fields.
 
WHY PROQIS CERTIFICATIONS?
 
Proqis certifications don’t just offer knowledge, they are created by industry leaders with years of experience in the subject matter, Proqis Certifications align with real jobs and roles within the Business Transformation, Digital Transformation & Operational Excellence & Innovation Excellence industry.
 
Proqis certifications are also vendor-neutral, so the knowledge gained can be applied regardless of the business environment.  They are not tied to just one product or framework.
Exam Duration
30 minutes
 
Number of Questions
30
 
Exam Format
Multiple Choice/Multiple Response
 
Passing Score
70%

In-House In-Person or Virtual Team Training

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Want Bespoke One-2-One Coaching

Are you interested in completed bespoke tailored training for yourself.

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Do you specific technical questions you want to ensure the course covers

Instructor

Rudolf Burkhard, Certified Theory of Constraints Expert

My first job was at Du Pont as a business analyst. From that start I progressed through technical service (textiles), sales, marketing and finally business management. I spent time in 2 divisions – textile fibres and electronic materials. A key success was organising aramid fibre production to get due date reliability to 95%, gain 10% capacity and cut inventory by 40%.

I resigned twice from Du Pont. The first time I left to run and grow a tiny 3-man company. We were quite successful. I quit this job because the financing needed for capex was not forthcoming. I returned to Du Pont.

2001 I resigned again first to consult on my own, then with Goldratt Consulting (TOC), with VISTEM GmbH and now Alkyone-consulting. Two successes in this period were a 40% gain in Throughput at a paint factory and a 30% gain in an automotive component plant.

For all of my successes between 1990 and now I applied TOC concepts and methods. Along the way I won the PwC prize for the best article on the subject of SVA – Shareholder Value Add.

Dates & Prices

This course will take place over a Zoom Meeting and you will receive a unique link and access details shortly after registering. 
 
The course will take place over three days, with each day comprising 4 hours of sessions. The sessions will run from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Specific time zones will vary based on dates, see below. 

Online Instructor-Led

28th, 29th & 30th June 2023
Time Zone
EST (Eastern Standard Time)
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

$1200

Online Instructor-Led

22nd, 23rd & 24th Aug 2023
Time Zone
EST (Eastern Standard Time)
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

$1200

Online Instructor-Led

11th, 12th & 13th Oct 2023
Time Zone
EST (Eastern Standard Time)
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

$1200

Online Instructor-Led

1st, 2nd & 3rd Nov 2023
Time Zone
EST (Eastern Standard Time)
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

$1200

Testimonial

Rudi is a great teacher in Goldratt Schools. He is very helpful and patient in our learning with direct and effective answers for our questions. His solid experience helps us to understand TOC in an efficient way.

Henry SOO

Digital Supply Chain Simulation Researcher, DataDevelop Consulting Ltd.

With the consultation by Rudi, we implemented a simple, robust, easy-to-use tool to manage production.

Dermot Simpson

Ex-Supply Chain Manager, DuPont

In-House In-Person or Virtual Team Training

Are you interested in having your team trained by our expert instructors. 

Want Bespoke One-2-One Coaching

Are you interested in completed bespoke tailored training for yourself.

Would Like to Speak To The Instructors

Do you specific technical questions you want to ensure the course covers

Attendees

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to the questions we get asked the most.

What will I be able to do on completing this course?

  • You will be able to identify the constraint.
  • You will be able to determine how best to exploit your constraint.
  • You will be able to decide and implement your decision to get much more from the constraint.
  • You will be better equipped to deal with resistance to change.
  • If you implement you will have a significant boost to operations excellence and, mor important, to your bottom line.

Why should I pick Proqis Training Institute over any other training provider?

Proqis Training Institute conducts thorough painstaking research to identify and select best-in-class instructors. Each is fully vetted to ensure they have a strong pedigree and track record in delivering world-class engaging training. We only select instructors who are considered by their peers as the industry's most progressive thought-leaders in their field.

 

Furthermore, each our instructors have a background as top flight leadership-level practitioners within the world's leading brands, disruptors and major global corporations. Such a Disney, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Caesars Entertainment, Toyota and many more. 

 

In short, our courses deliver the very best, practical how to, what to training by the world's best experts.

What happens if I cannot make the course?

You can attend any future training within 6 months or you can send a substitute attendee. All courses once booked are non-refundable. 

I have questions about this course.

Please call us at + 1 312-496 6621 or email proqistraininginstitute@proqis.com and we will be happy to help

Is this course really 100% online? Do I need to attend a class in person.

This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device. 

What background knowledge is necessary?

  • A good knowledge of your operation. How materials flow from purchasing raw materials to delivery to the customer.
  • Most people think in terms of cause and effect. That should be an ability.
  • A good general education – at least high school (secondary education). Technical college, MBA and other university education is desirable but not essential.

Where can I get the Theory of Constraints information
Is there software support for the Theory of Constraints?

YES, several. SAP (the largest ERP vendor) includes TOC for production and supply chain as a module you can add.

  1. For Project management (Critical Chain Project Management
  2. For Production and Supply Chain Management

Does this course require any prerequisites?

No

Who is Proqis Training Institute?

Proqis Training Institute is part of the Proqis family of companies, which are separate divisions of Global Media Research Ltd, including Proqis Digital & BTOES Insights which collectively is the world’s premier content and training platform for executives, with a particular focus in the Business Transformation & Operational Excellence Strategies (BTOES) 

 

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