Week 18 – The Best Measures to Measure
Don’t be overwhelmed with measures and KPIs. In the operations science framework, required measures naturally surface. There are the vital few and everything else is just window dressing.
Week 17 – How to Improve Continuous Improvement
Don’t let your continuous improvement efforts end up just going through the motions. See how operations science helps you supercharge any process improvement efforts.
Week 16 – Operations Science and IT (Part 2)
Organizations see repeated occurrences of poor performance even after investing tremendous amounts of money and time in implementing new software. This does not have to be.
Week 15 – Operations Science and IT (Part 1)
Computers are much faster than people at processing information. This causes an excessive feedback problem that many don’t recognize. Companies invest millions and billions of dollars in IT but still end up with poor on-time delivery and high cost.
Week 14 – Managing for Optimal Performance
The operations science model for operations management provides quick improvements and long-lasting success.
Week 13 – Inventory Performance Curves, Secrets of Stock Inventory Control
Efficient frontiers provide a great benchmark of where your inventory performance is versus where it could be.
An Antidote to Confusion – Operations Science and Pull
Companies struggle with “pull” systems in attempts to improve performance. A radical idea is proposed to resolve decades of ongoing confusion. 4 min read