This is a result oriented workshop, based on the concepts discussed in the game changing book, 'The Path : Leveraging Operations in a Complex and Chaotic World'.

1. Managing Operations- the TOC Way
Learn How to make Big Operational Improvements without Costly Trade-offs and Burn-outs
The ever more complex world presents too many issues to be
ONE DAY PROGRAM FOR addressed too fast. It forces managers to switch from one issue to
PRACTITIONERS another, only to dramatically dilute their attention. As a result, even
their best efforts which seem to improve performance of several parts
of the organization, do not often benefit the business as a whole.
Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt, the Israeli Physicist Knowledge Base
said, "The more complex a system is, simpler it is." And, he thus provided the
basis of a focusing mechanism to help organizations in effectively dealing with 1. Theory of Constraints (TOC)
the growing complexity of the day to day operations. He propounded a 2. Operational Excellence
management philosophy called 'Theory of Constraints, TOC' to achieve quick
and dramatic organizational improvements on an ongoing basis. He showed 3. Business Model Innovation
that such a process of onging improvement is possible without painful, 4. Systems Thinking
longdrawn, risky and costly trade-offs involved in traditional continuous
improvement programs.
TOC stands out in the world of improvement methodologies, since it
is strongly linked to business performance by focusing on growth, while
simultaneously achieving cost effectiveness. Origninated during 1980s, TOC
has a complete Body of Knowledge that is now fast spreading in India across
Industries, be it Manufacturing, Service or Solution Sector. In fact, early
movers have already taken a head start.
The session on 'Managing Operations - The TOC Way', is a quick introduction
to the Realm of TOC for the practitioners in Operations. The session is
intended to help in exploring opportunities to apply TOC for dramatic
improvements in their organizations. It is presented by Dr. Shridhar Lolla, a
specialist in Organizational Effectiveness and a practitioner of Theory of Constraints. He is also an
external consultant to Goldratt Group, the pioneers of Theory of Constraints. Earlier in his career, he was employed
with the Swiss Conglomerate ABB in Product Development, Service and R&D functions. In his last corporate
assignment, he was a Member of the Management Team and served as the Head of Applications & Solutions Group
at ABB's Corporate Research Center, Bangalore. He is the author of two game changing books, 'The Path: Leveraging
Operations in a Complex and Chaotic World' and 'Building Manufacturing Competitiveness- the TOC Way'.
For detailed offer: please write to lolla@time2change.co.in, or call +91 94480 70081.
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