Systems Thinking is what we call a paradigm, a paradigm is a mental program that has almost exclusive control over… Read more Introduction to Systems thinking
Category: Quality Management Systems
Variation and its impact on Productivity
Variation or Variability is production’s enemy number 1. Unfortunately, lack of knowledge and understanding of these processes leads to common error.
A Systemic approach to the Health Supply Chain Cycle
I am making the assumption that this relationship diagram has been created by an organization like ACT, Gates Foundation, USAID,… Read more A Systemic approach to the Health Supply Chain Cycle
Why you should consider change in your business operations
Businesses now have 2 challenges in the coming months and years after Covid-19. Clawing back market share Generating Cash flow… Read more Why you should consider change in your business operations
Improving responsiveness in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Manufacturing and Supply Chain processes don’t function in only one direction. As systems, they are bi-directional and the flow of information is as important as the flow of product.
SURVIVING IN THE “NEW NORMAL”
The questions on everyone’s minds at the moment. What is the world going to be like after Covid-19? How are… Read more SURVIVING IN THE “NEW NORMAL”
The Cost world vs. the Flow world
FLOW protects cost, Cost doesn’t protect FLOW.
The Human Constraint – Leadership or Teams
One of the catch phrases I hear repeatedly is “Work smarter, not harder”, and this is where knowledge is so important. Teams need to understand what it is they want to change, then what they want to change to and finally, how to make the change happen.
Change Control – Stabilizing Information systems
The 4th industrial age has made information readily available, we only have to cast our minds back over the last… Read more Change Control – Stabilizing Information systems