Home » FREE Videos » Video 4 – Feb 2009 NTMA Keynote

Video 4 – Feb 2009 NTMA Keynote

by Dr Lisa Lang

Want to see my NTMA speech (from last week) titled — Maximizing Profitability in Uncertain Times?

I covered how to increase sales with a Mafia Offer and why operational improvements are needed to deliver the offer and how you have to challenge your thinking to put this all together to really MAXIMIZE your PROFITS.

I was the last speaker at the event so I also summarized the messages from the other speakers. I got some great feedback so you don’t want to miss this!

By Dr Lisa Lang

Share and Enjoy:

{ 0 comments… add one now }

Leave a Comment

Previous post: Video 3 – Implementing the Velocity Scheduling System

Next post: Job Shop Scheduling using the Velocity Scheduling System

Connect With Us!
Velocity Scheduling System Reviews & Testimonials
- “We had an on time delivery of 92%. We went to VSS looking for improving our scheduling and visibility of orders through the shop. We wanted a way to improve work through our constraints. VSS gave us a discipline to follow, follow the board. Previously we would have operators stay in their different machine areas no matter what the date was on their order was. Now we will pull people from their areas and put them to the next order they can work on. VSS also improved our communication not only to the shop in our 5 minute meetings on each shift, but also through out the day when supervisors, operators, managers can look at the board and discuss what needs to be done and when. Through the POOGI process we have started to look at what caused us to go into the red zone and gives us a tool to review monthly what the number one contributor was and work at ways to eliminate.”
  
  BOB T., CHICAGO METALLIC CORPORATION
- “From when our company started tracking each facilities on time performance, we have led with an average of 98%. So I was skeptical that VSS was going to make much of a difference for us. I was (very) wrong with my vision of the limited possibilities. This program has transformed our production from a \"Pushing\" to a \"Pulling\" flow through our shop. We have changed from a shop, with individual departments and brought us together as a Team. The communication across the floor, the focus on work and where attention is needed, problem solving, quality and Volume have all improved. And all of it has come with a whole lot less stress. We have been researching and trying other ideas and programs, each with some level of success but Dr. Lisa\'s Velocity Scheduling System program and personal support has given us the results that we have been looking for. Thank You Dr. Lisa.”
  
  Jim McClelland Robinson Fans
- “Our business has suffered from low sales for a number of months. A business review recommended that we install a visual job scheduling system that could be understood and implemented by the shop floor employees. The VSS system satisfied this admirably. The large display is very clear and it is obvious to see the jobs that are progressing, delayed, late, etc. It has changed the focus to completing jobs rather than starting jobs that then progress slowly because of the backlog of work in process. The supervisors were doubtful at first about whether this system would work but were willing to try it out to achieve some improvements. The reduction in time required to complete a job has now been translated into our quoting system so that I can quote a lower number of hours to complete the task, hence a lower price for the customer which gives more sales and a higher throughput. More improvements will happen as our sales increase. Do I want to give away my competitive advantage and tell other shops of how to achieve more work faster? – Not likely!”
  
  Rob Mantach
- “VSS changed everything for us. VSS became the new language of our business and changed our focus to a systematic process to improve job flow which resulted in better plant communications, delivery performance and cost reductions.”
  
  Ron Peuterbaugh, Joint Production Technology
- “We started this process with a seemingly insurmountable task of delivering a huge amount of product in a short period of time without any let up in our schedule for the foreseeable future. We were having serious cash-flow issues that were affecting our progress and our on-time delivery was beginning to suffer greatly. Since working with the VSS, we have seen dramatic improvements in our throughput and velocity of jobs through our shop and we are successfully hitting our customers due date targets. Our cash-flow has improved dramatically and no longer poses a threat to our business. We are a custom job shop servicing the space craft industry with an extreme high-mix, low-volume model. The VSS Program is the perfect solution for scheduling and managing these very complex projects. Thank you Dr. Lisa!”
  
  Bob D., California
- “We increased our speed dramatically. Thanks to VSS we sell 80% more than before - within two month! Due day performance grew from about 60% to nearly 100%.”
  
  Nils Peters, ALTONA S.A.
- “Before starting the Velocity Scheduling System our on time delivery was about 68%. After implementation of the system we’re currently running at 100% OTD. The velocity board has been a great tool that provides visibility not only to myself but everyone in the shop. Daily 5 minute meetings keep everyone informed of how jobs are running and if there any problems. This system has been a great help and we are very happy with the results.”
  
  Richard Pothier
- “We are a small manufacturing company with +/- 20 employees. We thought we had a system that worked until our sales increased dramatically and we experienced difficulty getting the jobs completed and shipped. We just couldn\\\'t get the work out fast enough to make a profit. Although we have some fine tuning to do with our Velocity System, shipping has increased, we are able to see and address our issues right away, and everyone in every department seems to like the visual system. This visual system helps us maintain consistent and reliable communication regarding our jobs by showing where they are at any time in the process. The added bonus is our entire team working together on the same goal and that is priceless.”
  
  KATHY OPATIK
- “When we started the VSS we had no unit of mesure and no control for work order release and WIP was pretty high. VSS really helped us to control all those aspects of production. We are seeing production out-put increase with the same amount of operators and a better view and control of our release.”
  
  Director of Production, Plasticon Canada, Inc.
- “Dramatic increase in on-time delivery, dramatic reduction in chaos. The shop floor personnel really seem to like the system. Involving the entire work force really improves the quality and quantity of solutions to a given problem.”
  
  Profile Grinding, Inc
Tags
competitive advantage custom manufacturing Dr Lisa Dr Lisa Lang Drum Buffer Rope Goldratt improve on time delivery infographic job shop scheduling machine shop scheduling on time delivery reshoring the goal Theory of Constraints theory of constraints drum buffer rope theory of constraints results theory of constraints scheduling theory of constraints testimonials Velocity Manufacturing Velocity Scheduling System

Job Shop Scheduling

Privacy Policy

All content is copyrighted by Science of Business, Inc.

Visit our Re-post guidelines.

The Story Behind VSS

Terms of Use

Legal Page

Earnings Disclaimer

Testimonials And Results Disclosure

Hire a VSS Job Shop

"If deadlines and due date performance are critical to you, click here to hire a VSS shop."