This document provides an overview of OPS Rules Partners' operations strategy transformation services. It discusses how OPS Rules uses the intellectual property of MIT Professor David Simchi-Levi to help clients identify supply chain opportunities and make significant business improvements by optimizing their operations strategies. The document outlines OPS Rules' methodology, which includes analyzing a client's current situation, innovating alternative strategies, and leading a transformation to implement improvements. It also describes the tools, techniques and capabilities OPS Rules employs to ensure a successful transformation, such as stakeholder engagement, governance, and driving performance through metrics.

1. Introduction to OPS Rules Transformation
Expertise
December 2012
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2. We work closely with MIT Professor Simchi-Levi and use his
latest IP to identify Supply Chain Opportunities for Clients
In Operations Rules, Professor David Simchi-
Levi identifies the crucial element in a
company's success: the link between the
value it provides its customers and its
operations strategies. And he offers a set of
scientifically and empirically-based rules
that management can follow to achieve a
quantum leap in operations performance.
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3. Why Operations Strategy is so Important
We live in the Internet Age when it is difficult to create and maintain a
competitive advantage
 IP and innovations are difficult to keep proprietary
 Companies need to innovate and transform continuously
Many companies have used 6-sigma techniques as an operations strategy
 They “leaned out” their supply chains making them fragile rather than resilient
 Regional supply chain strategies have also underperformed
Transformations that matter only occur when business model innovations
enable more efficient use of physical assets, working capital and people
OPS Rules provides radical performance improvements that shift the
balance of power in industries
 We help your teams analyze your business environment and develop the strategic
insights you need to innovate your business model
 We help you use superior strategy to super-charge your continuous improvement
efforts
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4. OPS Rules helps Companies make Significant Business
Improvements by Optimizing their Operations Strategies
Potential Supply Chain
Complexity Supply Chain Flexibility End-to-End
Operating Strategy Risk
Management Segmentation Management Optimization
Improvements Management
Identifies hidden Quantifies risk Optimizes Supply Chain
Why it is costs of Long-Tail
Aligns supply chain design
exposure across
Optimizes the level of
costs and inventory levels
Important Products
with Customer Preferences
the Supply Chain
Supply Chain Flexibility
and location
Quantify the
Define supply chain degree of supply Understand the costs of
Use Supply Chain Network
Classification of segments based on chain risk at each supply chain flexibility and
Modeling Software to
What is Involved product portfolio to price/service preferences major node in the determine optimal level of
simulate and optimize
reveal hidden costs and design well-aligned, supply chain in flexibility across global
supply chain performance
supply chain segments terms of profit or supply chain
revenue exposure
1. Re-evaluate customer 1. Map the Supply 1. Investigate existing
1. Create all-inclusive
trade-offs with respect to Chain strategy with respect to 1. Benchmark current
cost model to capture
price/costs and service 2. Quantify flexibility supply chain performance
& report actual costs
flexibility financial risks 2. Evaluate relative 2. Identify opportunities for
of Long-tail products
2. Redesign supply chains to across the Supply effectiveness and efficiency improved performance
2. Investigate root
share scale advantages and Chain of current strategy tradeoffs
causes
How best achieved 3. Develop tactical allow supply chain 3. Develop quantitatively 3. Simulate current
differentiation where helpful strategies and 3. Update flexibility operations
and strategic
3. Optimize differentiated remedies to reduce strategy in light of current 4. Simulate potential
recommendations to
supply chain segments overall supply risk business and GTM improvements
reduce Long-tail costs
4. Engage sales and R&D to 4. Implement strategies and demand 5. Iterate until optimal
in the short and long
ensure functional strategies improvements and variability solution is apparent
term
align monitor results 4. Phase-in improvements
Representative Reduce freight and manufacturing costs by 30%;
Business Impacts Increase Revenue, Profits and Market Share significantly
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5. OPS Rules Created a Repeatable Process to help Companies
Benefit from Professor Simchi-Levi’s Intellectual Property
Efficiency Supply chain performance trade-offs are
different in each situation
High  Operating problems and their root causes
Cost Current understood/resolved
Strategy  Customer preferences analyzed
A  Unique customer segments identified
 Micro-optimization strategies considered
B
 Clear operations strategy defined
 Competitive differentiation strategy and
plan of actions agreed
C
Low
Cost
Responsiveness
Short Long
Response Response
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6. After current Execution Problems are Addressed, we Focus
on Creating a Strategic Operations Competitive Advantage
OPS Rules Operations Strategy Platform
Development-related Development Fulfillment-related
Vectors of Differentiation Supply Chain Vectors of Differentiation
 Product/Platform Architecture Plan/  Push/Pull Optimized Planning
 Design for Supply Chain Design  Complexity Reduction
 Customer Value Proposition  Flexibility
 Make/Buy Strategy  Supply Chain Segmentation
 Strategic Partnerships  Macro/Micro/Supply
 Strategic Sourcing & Supplier OPO Chain/Production Optimization
Development Source  Supply Chain Risk Management
 Supplier Contracting  Managing Long Tail Products
 Operations Performance Management
Fulfillment
Supply Supply Produce Distribute Sell
Chain
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7. We use Data to Ensure Root Causes and Alternative Cures are
Fully Understood before Implementation Begins
Analyze Innovate Transform
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Understand opportunities Reduce complexity & risk Pilot, prove, inspire
& root causes of problems and optimize strategy & lead the change effort
Data Collection Scenario Planning Transformation Planning
 Comprehensive Scope  Micro Supply Chain  Create a Vision
 Performance Benchmarks Optimization  Evaluate Challenges & Risks
 Customer-centered Approach  Potential Vectors of  Agree Transformation Roadmap
Differentiation
Evaluation  Scenario Analysis Planned Adoption
 Quantitative & Qualitative  Focus on new Behaviors
Benchmarking Scenario Analysis  Lead & Inspire the Team
 Key Customer Interviews  Current State Simulation  Over-communicate the Way
 Customer Value Proposition  Scenario Evaluation Forward
Improvements  Optimal Scenario Identified
Implementation
Conclusions Scenario Validation  Create/Deploy new
 Definitive Root Cause Analysis  Quick Wins Piloting Capabilities
 Preliminary Strategic  Customer/Supplier Test Drives  Monitor Progress to Close Gaps
Alternatives  Final Solution Specification  Use Simulation to Prioritize
 Requirements for Simulation & and Evaluate Continuous
new Metrics Improvement Projects
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8. OPS Rules Transformation Expertise
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9. OPS Rules Brings High-Value Operations
experience
 We Integrate Carefully with the People,
Culture and Realities while Driving Results
 Our transformation capabilities will enable success in both limited-scale
performance and in a broader-scale rollout
 We have led a supply performance assurance effort at several global
manufacturers
 Our unique IP and insights from David Simchi-Levi can be leveraged for
innovative approaches
 There is no one-size-fits all. Plans are structured around current
realities and culture.
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10. Every Aspect of Organizational Change is Addressed in Order to Achieve
Transformation Success
Stakeholder Engagement Create a sense of urgency
Stakeholder Reality Check Pull together the guiding team
Transformation Readiness Evaluation Develop the change vision and strategy
Culture Analysis Communicate for understanding and
Begin Cultural Change buy in
Transformation Process Buy-in Empower others to act
First pass transformation Produce short-term wins
workload analysis Organizational Don’t let up
Initial Transformation Create a new culture
Strategy
Change
Management
Sustainability
Collaborative Strategic Planning and Management
Time-based goals and objectives
Complete set of metrics
Transparency across functions and between levels
Continuous Improvement/Adaptation
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11. Our Approach is Optimized to Engage Key Stakeholders Early
and Help them Shape and Own the Transformation Vision
 What happens after implementation?
 Is this transformation really here for keeps?
 How will the change
Stakeholder Perspective affect my job?
 How do we continue improving?
 How can this transformation help us grow the business?
 What will I be trained on?
 How ready are we?
 How ready is the
business?
Degree of Support for Change
 What do changes look like? Commitment
 What is my role?
 How committed is the
leadership? Acceptance
 How will this affect me?
 How will this affect the
business?
 What is the transition  Align reward system to new
scope, full impact and environment
rationale for the  Empower stakeholder groups to
Understanding  Begin to generate buy-in fully own business processes
transformation?
 Highlight the need for and  Implement training focused on long-
benefits of transformation term use and continuous
 Develop action plan to remove improvement
barriers that impede pace of
transformation
 Define transition vision
 Provide sufficient training and
Awareness and business benefits
support
 Develop shared vision
for change
 Accept and respond to
input from stakeholders
 Define scope of transformation
 Identify sponsors and key Action Steps
stakeholders
 Plan project work steps and
milestones
Time
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12. Our Transformation Readiness Assessment Tool Identifies
the High-priority Issues to Address in Implementation
 Gathers readiness
insights from Tool Excerpt Illustration
personnel at many Do you have what’s needed to
levels and locations execute program?
What are the transformation issues you will encounter?
Case for Organizati
Transformation Leadership Organizational Capable
Transformat onal
Management Alignment Alignment Organization
ion Systems
 Gives us a baseline 1. There is a 5. The scope of Business 9. Organization 13. Key 17. Organization
of stakeholder
solid project is System: leadership geographic, has sufficient
business narrow and Assets, strongly functional, and data &
case to fairly simple to processes, supports the labor operational
perceptions justify the
project
manage skills and
technology
objectives of the
Transformation
stakeholder
groups are
expertise to
support the
initiative which committed to transformation
generate the
added transformation
 Informs early value and
provide
communications
value
and messaging
 Project team
addresses each issue
in the project plan
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13. Strategic Stakeholder Analysis Identifies Issues
Important to Key Players and how to Address them
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14. Maturity Models Measure Transformation Progress
at the Enterprise Level and Organization Level
Enterprise Maturity Model
 Create a common vision of Level 1 2 3 4 5
what it takes to operate as Enterprise Management
an enterprise Change Management Organization
Governance
 Give an honest , evidence- Alignment
based view of current Management Process
maturity level Problem / Barrier Resolution
Strategy & Planning
Execution & Results
 Enable deliberate Process Driven
planning for a desired Metrics - Drivers and Results
Cost Management
degree of advancement
Improvement Process
Tools & Methodology
Results Evidenced
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15. OPS Rules Capabilities, Techniques and Tools
will ensure a Successful Transformation
 Personnel and Resources  Vision the End State Performance we
 Consultants with C-level experience who are Entitled to have
have led operations and transformations  Strategic planning – appropriate
 Lean and Six Sigma experience  Vision of Entitlement-achievement planning
 On-demand training of OPS methods for  Enterprise maturity models/to-be
client personnel workflows and metrics vision
 Project Preparation & Planning  Governance: Organization and Project
 Transformation readiness assessment  Cross functional team process
 Transformation workshop series to  Concept of operations document
scope, charter, plan, measure progress
 Client operating procedures
 Project roadmaps and detailed plans
 Pilot program design and execution
 Driving Performance
 End-to-end metrics design & definitions
 Stakeholder Engagement and  Metrics gap analytics & target setting
Communications  Barrier identification and ranking
 Outbound planning and execution tools  Barrier removal/escalation techniques
 Engagement outreach with 2-way discussion  Drumbeat gap closure process
 Key stakeholder analysis and mentoring  Correlation of operations / financial metrics
 Early adopter recruitment
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