Video Presentations

Videos available from the 1999 TOC Symposium in Chicago.

JCI-2 - Synergis Technology Group

Presenters:
Erin Hoffman, Vice President, Engineering
Tim Reed, Corporate Planner
Brooke Groendyke, Strategic Operations Manager

Synergis Technologies Group is a full-service provider of sheet metal stamping dies and related services. The primary customes of their privately owned, $60 million company are large tier-one stampers such as Tower Automotive, Mayflower Vehicle Systems, and Spartanburg Steel Products.

This complex tool and die company will show you how they've used the TOC Multi-Project Management solution to successfully manager over 300 projects at one time, improve deliveries, reduce lead times, and improve customer service.

JCI-3 - Antarctic Support Associates

Presenters:
Dr. Jay April, Assistant Director/Chief Information Officer
Beth Bradley, Project Manager
Diana Garcia-Novick, Project Manager

Polar Caps and TOC - Using Project Management at the South Pole

Antarctic Support Associates is a dynamic service team committed to the support of the U.S. Antactic Program. A joint ventrue, private company established by Holmes and Narver Services, Inc. and EG&G, ASA provides a diversity of science support operations through a contract with the National Science Foundation. ASA has used TOC extensively to support their objective of providing more science to the dollar

This presentation will review the details of how TOC Single-Project Management allowed the Phase In of the Research Vessel Laurence M. Gould to be completed on time - instead of the projected four months late! Additionally, the team will cover their use of this technique for ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 quality initiatives, software development and strategic planning.

JCI-4 - Reflectone

Presenters:
John Pitts, President and CEO
Bob Mendenhall, Director of Integrated Scheduling

Taking Off with TOC - This is no Simulation!

Reflectone, a premier supplier of high fidelity simulators for the military and commercial markets, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of British Aerospace. They develop, design and manufacture training solutions for all types of aircraft, whether developmental or well established. In their rapidly changing industry, Reflectone has tripled its sales over the past several years to $100 million annually. In this industry, plagued with expectation and profitibility problems, every supplier has taken a turn in the hot seat. Faced with these challenges, Reflectone has taken a revolutionary step toward eliminating this condition by adopting the TOC Multi-Project Solution.

In this presentation you will:

• Follow the step-by-step process Reflectone followed to create both the cultural and logistical changes necessary to bring projects under control and reduce lead time;
• Hear the presenters describe the "vision-to-execution" cycle, the revamping and integration of Reflectone's existing systems, and the ongoing organizational change to a philosophy of constraint management through information;
• Most importantly, listen as they detail the lessons learned that are invaluable for anyone implementing or thinking of implementing a change of this magnitude;
• Understand the striking successes achieved to date - such as solidifying a strained relationship with a major customer; and
• Learn how to respond to a bid by cutting your lead time by nearly 50% and being confident you haven't put yourself at risk.

JCI-5 - Cartiva

Presenter:
Kevin Phelps, Partner

Selling Used Cars with Customer Satisfaction - Really!

Cartiva, Inc. is part of the Rydell Automotive Group. They are focused on the development of systems and processes designed to apply TOC principles to the automotive industry. Their models are based on the constraint in dealership operations - utilizing the dealers' inventory as the business constraint.

In this presentation they will show you how they:

• Provide better inventory selection to customers - with less inventory!;
• Use double ended buffers to protect against not only inventory shortages, but inventory overages; and
• Apply process metrics to keep the business constraint in the desired area.

JCI-7 - Elbit Systems Ltd.

Presenter:
Guy Brill, Vice President, Quality Assurance

Beating to the Sound of a Virtual Drum

Elbit Systems Ltd is a contractor and multidisciplinary integrator of large-scale upgrade programs for aircraft, helicoptors, tanks, and other combat platforms. Advanced systems and products based on state-of-the-art technologies are developed, manufactured, marketed and supported by the company and used to upgrade existing equipment in modernization programs.

From an initial implementation in 1997, find out how they used the TOC Multi-Project Management approach on all of their development projects, and have met schedules and improved quality. As a result, company revenues have increased by over 12% in one year and they have a 6% increase in backlog of orders! Issues such as network construction, resource pool definition and drum selection will be discussed in detail. The rationale behind the transition to the "virutal drum" will be highlighted.

JCI-8 - Interlake Material Handling, Inc.

Presenters:
Rich Ruebe, Vice President, Operations
Mike Gonzalez, Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Cherie Smith, Vice President, Finance
Lorene Flewellen, Vice President, Human Resources

TOC Supply Chain Case Study

A manufacturer of frames and shelves for storage and display, primarily for retail outlets such as WalMart, Meijer and K-Mart, this +$200 million company also manufactures conveyor systems. They have three primary customer channels: distributors, direct customers, and large retail customers.

This case study will describe their journey in using TOC to enhance the performance of their overall supply chain. Emphasis will be placed on the need to recognize the difference between physical and non-physical constraints, internal and external constraints, and their efforts to ensure that the rules of the links are in alignment with the rules of the chain. The need for a total solution of thoughtware and software will also be shared with the audience.

JCI-9 - Clowes Group

Presenters:
Alex Evans, Chief Executive (Clowes)
Oded Cohen, Partner, (Goldratt Instiitute - UK)

Addressing a Sales Constraint by the Book

Clowes Group is a £20 million printing company in the North East of England with nearly 400 employees. Saved from 10 years of continuous downsizing by a management buy-out of the company, they read The Goal and started implementing TOC with astonishing results! With the rapid improvements in production, it wasn't long before they faced a sales constraint. Their commercial department was overloaded with quotations, yet they were only awarded one contract out of 15, and even losing long-standing accounts. Clowes addressed its sales constraint, and have already begun seeing the rewards of their efforts. Find out what they did and how they did it in this presentation.

JCI-10 - Seabridge

Presenter:
Mickey Granot, TOC Consultant with Seabridge

Bridging the Gap between Orders and Delivery - Using TOC for Project Management

Seabridge is an Israeli subsidiary of Siemens which develops switches. It's a $10 million company which employs 120 people. After implementing the TOC Multi-Project Management solution, Seabridge was able to turn around years of project delays and deliver its first project just one month late. Their second TOC project came in two weeks ahead of schedule, and another nearly two months early!

JCI-11 - How to Change an Organization

Presenter:
Eli Goldratt

Dr. Goldratt speaks about his latest ideas and concepts related to the Theory of Constraints. This video offers Dr. Goldratt's analysis, solution and plan of action on how to spread TOC at an increased rate, through a whole enterprise. He reviews his ideas, the logic supporting those ideas, and the plan on who to achieve this goal. TOC requires an enterprise-wide change rather than pockets of change, and Dr. Goldratt proposes the means to accomplish this.

JCI-12 - What's New

Presenter:
Eli Goldratt

Dr. Goldratt speaks about his latest ideas and concepts related to the Theory of Constraints. This video offers Dr. Goldratt's analysis, solution and plan of action on how to spread TOC at an increased rate, through a whole enterprise. He reviews his ideas, the logic supporting those ideas, and the plan on who to achieve this goal. TOC requires an enterprise-wide change rather than pockets of change, and Dr. Goldratt proposes the means to accomplish this.

JCI-13 - A Practical Approach to TOC and Measuring Results

Presenter:
Debra Smith

This session provides a hands-on understanding of the following areas:

• Bridging the Cost and Throughput Worlds
• Measuring Organizational Improvement
• Investment Decisions
• Profit Maximization

Debra is co-author with Dr. Eric Noreen of The Theory of Constraints and Its Implications for Management Accounting.