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
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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
Change for the good of South Africa.
We now have light at the end of the tunnel, and it’s not the 3:30 express masquerading as Covid-19. The… Read more Change for the good of South Africa.
Just how Innovative is DDMRP? 3rd and 4th Innovations
The innovations are designed to work together to minimise variation, reduce the lead time to customer, ensure stock is available in each of the buffers to support a 95%+ Customer Service level at the optimal inventory level with the highest return on capital employed (ROCE)
Just how innovative is DDMRP?
DDMRP has 4 innovations that enhance the 5 pillars on which the methodology is built. Here is innovation 1
Alignment of strategy, action plans and measures
The formulations or recipes we work with in industry are precise, BOMs are set up to the 3rd or 4th… Read more Alignment of strategy, action plans and measures
Systems Thinking Tools: Implementing transformation beneficially
“A team is not a group of people who work together. A team is a group of people who trust… Read more Systems Thinking Tools: Implementing transformation beneficially
Continuous Improvement: Structure, Teams and Equipment
So, how do we go about this continuous improvement challenge? Do we rush out and buy new equipment or employ… Read more Continuous Improvement: Structure, Teams and Equipment