Mission: If we ask the Managing Committee the six basic questions for Mission Definition (and the answers match with the reality), we would probably discover any of the following problems: Market: Selling to companies of many different industries, sizes, and so…
Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Marketing/Sales Strategies Alignment
The two other supply chains and manufacturing strategies related to make-to-order Engineer-to order: Customers’ orders will require of engineering specific designs. So inventory “cannot be built” until the sales order is not received, and the design needs are known. Assemble-to-order: Compare…
A Framework to Asses and Monitor Turnaround Processes
Strategy: What is the formula for success? How do we differentiate ourselves from our competitors? What are the organizational drivers? Structure: How are we organized? What are the key roles? How is the work managed? Who has power and authority? System/Processes:…
Time for Turnaround: Why does the turnaround decision use to be delayed?
Many times CEOs used to protect their management responsibility delaying turnaround with different “strategies”: Arguing that is a conjectural stage Arguing that is a marketplace situation Using “accounting engineering” to cover the problem during some while Recognizing that a company has…
System Thinking and Shared Vision pillars in the Turnaround Change Management process
Therefore, system thinking is important but additionally we need a shared vision. Problems could be solved using different ways, but companies need a clear shared vision in order not to neutralize actions of one department with other. For example, let imagine…
Strategic Focus: The Value Disciplines
From the supply chain point of view is very important to have a clear strategy definition because each value discipline means a different and almost incompatible supply chain. For example, customer intimacy strategy would likely push a company to create “important”…
Finding the leverage points is the key for quick and substantial improvements
System thinking teaches us that focusing on a few leverages points, we are able to create a big impact in our organization faster. The different between leverage points and other improvement initiatives is that leverage points attack problem root causes rather…
Turnaround way of thinking: Turnaround vs. no-turnaround management
Many people think that a good manager could perform a turnaround project, but in reality among other abilities they need to know turnaround technique or way of thinking. For example, many people who do not have experience in turnaround think that…