Download or read book An Executive s Guide to Achieving Class a Business Excellence written by Dennis Groves and published by . This book was released on 2013-04 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the answers to your most frequently asked questions on the experiences and expectations of a journey to Class A. These are based on actual discussions with thousands of executives while teaching or coaching clients on how to significantly improve financial performance and move beyond surviving to thriving. Want more information on our Milestones? Visit oliverwight.com for more details on Milestones mentioned in this book. Find Milestone: Capable Integrated Business Planning and learn what comprises excellence in this critical executive management business process. Milestone: Capable Planning and Control discusses important corporate strategies such as Mission, Vision, Communication, and Leadership that must be in place to ensure true process integration. Advanced praise for The Executive's Guide to Achieving Class A Business Excellence: ..".I helped lead a major culture change in one of Cat's larger divisions. ...we were made aware of the tremendous cost driven by our lack of attention to the many details of our processes and our inability to manage them. We...learned the disciplines necessary to give attention to what really counts - doing things right and doing them on time. This book answers the basic questions regarding the Class A journey we took." James Despaine, Caterpillar Inc. This "Executive Guide" is a realistic, no-nonsense summary of what executives face and must overcome to improve their business. Too often companies get bogged down in the process of process improvement. As this guide clearly demonstrates, Oliver Wight experts have learned and know how to keep the financials and improved business outcomes as the driving force in their capability improvement work. Richard Burns, former global product supply director, Procter and Gamble, NA Class A Implementation Leader Working with Oliver Wight has really helped us move the business forward. As a business, we have achieved lots of improved business metrics, especially around the normal financial processes. The most important parts for me is that the knowledge of our people has improved immensely, and we function a lot better as a team; we have an integrated and balanced approach to delivering our business metrics, goals, and vision. This book will provide a "snapshot" of the steps you need to take to experience the success we have been able to achieve and will answer any questions you may have prior to your journey. Stephen Smith, Supply Chain & Operations Director, British Gypsum Achieving Class A Business Excellence; An Executive's Perspective - Groves, Herbert, Correll Observe how a company followed the Proven Path on a journey to business excellence - from creating a vision to transforming its business processes in support of achieving its strategic objectives and goals. Following the same path, you will outperform your competition and differentiate your company in the marketplace. The Oliver Wight Class A Checklist for Business Excellence; Sixth Edition The Sixth Edition of the Oliver Wight Class A Checklist for Business Excellence is used by companies worldwide to assess their business process performance. Score yourself against industry standard to measure your progress toward excellence. The standards cover: Strategic Planning, Leading People, Business Improvement, Integrated Business Planning/Sales and Operations Planning, Demand Management, and Supply Management and include process characteristics, behaviors, and performance metrics. For additional products and services or to find out how we can help you on your journey, contact us at www.oliverwight.com."
Download or read book Achieving Class A Business Excellence written by Dennis Groves and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-09-29 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tough, challenging, and eventful journey is outlined in this cutting-edge business story. Greg, the company President, uses the latest edition of the trusted industry standard, The Oliver Wight Class A Checklist for Business Excellence, to transform his business from mediocrity to industry leading performance. What he learns about senior management responsibilities and behaviors drives him to achieve outstanding rewards and benefits, not the least of which is his company's survival.
Download or read book Achieving Class A Business Excellence written by Dennis Groves and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-12-03 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tough, challenging, and eventful journey is outlined in this cutting-edge business story. Greg, the company President, uses the latest edition of the trusted industry standard, The Oliver Wight Class A Checklist for Business Excellence, to transform his business from mediocrity to industry leading performance. What he learns about senior management responsibilities and behaviors drives him to achieve outstanding rewards and benefits, not the least of which is his company's survival.
Download or read book Achieving Business Excellence written by Pravin Rajpal and published by Om Books International. This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “It is a phenomenon which was waiting to happen. Quality management is no more the legacy of the west. Pravin Rajpal of FICCI Quality Forum has completely reversed the trend where western countries and global business leaders are using our cost- effective solutions in business excellence.” – Economic Times We live in a world, where today’s breakthrough product is tomorrow’s un-differentiated commodity. Customer expectations, needs and demands are changing overnight. They are demanding more than ever before and will not settle for any thing less than the ‘BEST’ or ‘EXCELLENT’. They continuously demand excellent quality, great designs, new features, WOW factors and innovation. For getting all these, they want to spend lesser money, time and efforts.New benchmarks for excellence are set up and even surpassed every day. There is one big question, which every one is asking - “How do we meet these challenges?” The answer is ‘Business Excellence’ – We don’t have any other choice! The book is a 21st century business plan for achieving breakthrough business results, sustainable competitive advantages and innovation, in order to stay ahead in the most competitive and demanding scenario. A unique compilation specially designed for you to ACHIEVE MORE.
Download or read book The Oliver Wight Class A Standard for Business Excellence written by Oliver Wight International, Inc. and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-05-08 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oliver Wight Class A Standard for Business Excellence is the definitive, comprehensive statement of excellence in business today. Oliver Wight’s Class A Standard is the accumulated practice and experience of Oliver Wight Consultants around the world. It reflects the effort and achievement of thousands of client companies who have used the standard, and the benchmark capability it enables, to differentiate their business. The Seventh Edition will be the standard of business excellence for all businesses. The standard will take the reader through an understanding of business maturity and how to drive increase maturity with corresponding sustainable business benefit. Using the Oliver Wight Proven Path, a journey of “Milestones” focused on strategic priorities that drive you through a series of defined Maturity Transitions, people, behavior and processes all become more aligned and focused. Updated content will include new information on collaboration, segmentation, value chain, analytics, optimization, and planning. Please note: Previous editions of this book were titled The Oliver Wight Class A Checklist for Business Excellence.
Download or read book The Business of Excellence written by Justin Hughes and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-22 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A vivid, compelling and highly readable insight into building world-leading teams and organizations." - Dr Catherine Raines, Chief Executive, UK Trade & Investment The Business of Excellence offers a unique and compelling perspective on the drivers of excellence in teams and organizations. The author, Justin Hughes, brings an unusual mix of experience and insight, having worked as a management consultant to some of the world's most successful organizations, in addition to having served for 12 years as a military fighter pilot, where he became Executive Officer on the RAF Red Arrows. The challenges of high performance and leadership are explored in depth, and are illustrated with insights, interviews and case studies from the military, sporting and corporate worlds. The material includes a proprietary performance model that can be applied to a wide spectrum of organizations, focusing on: · People: the primacy of attitude over skills · Capability: building alignment before setting people free · Delivery: a process to close the gap between desired and actual outcomes · Learning: how to accelerate performance in real time · Leadership: exhibiting a set of behaviours such that others choose to follow · Risk: avoiding the victory of compliance over outcomes. In The Business of Excellence, Justin deconstructs the drivers of high performance with a rare clarity, insight and accessibility, to illustrate and explain tangible tools and methods, all of which can be applied by readers in their own teams and organizations.
Download or read book Enterprise Sales and Operations Planning written by George E. Palmatier and published by J. Ross Publishing. This book was released on 2002-10-15 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An effective sales and operations planning process is essential to successfully implementing any integrated management system, such as enterprise resources planning or supply chain management. Enterprise Sales and Operations Planning: Synchronizing Demand, Supply and Resources for Peak Performance illustrates the effective real world implementation of this powerful process.
Download or read book The 12 Principles of Manufacturing Excellence written by Larry E. Fast and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explaining how to implement and sustain a top-down strategy for manufacturing excellence, The 12 Principles of Manufacturing Excellence: A Leader’s Guide to Achieving and Sustaining Excellence provides a comprehensive, proven approach for delivering world-class performance while also cultivating the right culture through leadership and mentoring. Tapping into four decades of leadership experience, 35 years of it in the manufacturing industry, Larry Fast explains how to achieve vertical and horizontal alignment across your organization. He details a clear pathway to excellence via the 12 Principles of Manufacturing Excellence and provides a method for tracking progress—plant by plant and function by function. Emphasizing the importance of using Lean and Six Sigma tools to improve your business, the book: Integrates strategy and leadership development Paves a path for culture change–Operator-Led Process Control (OLPC)—that prepares hourly employees to take control of their processes and prepares management to enable them to do it Details an audit process for tracking progress and ensuring sustainability Includes a CD with color versions of the images in the book as well as a sample Manufacturing Excellence Audit, a sample Communications Plan, and a sample Training Plan that can all be easily customized for the reader’s use This resource-rich book will allow you to spell out leadership expectations and provide your employees and associates with a clear understanding of their individual roles. Helping you keep everyone in your organization focused during the quest towards sustainable manufacturing excellence, the accompanying CD supplies the tools you and your team will need to pursue it with passion, confidence, and urgency. Listen to what Larry Fast has to say about his new book, The 12 Principles of Manufacturing Excellence. Part One — Part Two
Download or read book The 12 Principles of Manufacturing Excellence written by Larry E. Fast and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-10-11 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explaining how to implement and sustain a top-down strategy for manufacturing excellence, The 12 Principles of Manufacturing Excellence: A Leader’s Guide to Achieving and Sustaining Excellence provides a comprehensive, proven approach for delivering world-class performance while also cultivating the right culture through leadership and mentoring. Tapping into four decades of leadership experience, 35 years of it in the manufacturing industry, Larry Fast explains how to achieve vertical and horizontal alignment across your organization. He details a clear pathway to excellence via the 12 Principles of Manufacturing Excellence and provides a method for tracking progress—plant by plant and function by function. Emphasizing the importance of using Lean and Six Sigma tools to improve your business, the book: Integrates strategy and leadership development Paves a path for culture change–Operator-Led Process Control (OLPC)—that prepares hourly employees to take control of their processes and prepares management to enable them to do it Details an audit process for tracking progress and ensuring sustainability Includes a CD with color versions of the images in the book as well as a sample Manufacturing Excellence Audit, a sample Communications Plan, and a sample Training Plan that can all be easily customized for the reader’s use This resource-rich book will allow you to spell out leadership expectations and provide your employees and associates with a clear understanding of their individual roles. Helping you keep everyone in your organization focused during the quest towards sustainable manufacturing excellence, the accompanying CD supplies the tools you and your team will need to pursue it with passion, confidence, and urgency. Listen to what Larry Fast has to say about his new book, The 12 Principles of Manufacturing Excellence. Part One — Part Two
Download or read book Total Organizational Excellence written by John S. Oakland and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Total Organizational Excellence: Achieving world-class performance' sets down a framework to guide managers on how to improve business performance in all types of organizations. Organizational excellence must be integrated into the strategy of businesses through an understanding of the key business processes and development of the people. Once the processes are identified they must be prioritised into those that require continuous improvement, those which require re-engineering or redesign, and those which lead to a complete re-think or visioning of the business. Performance based measurement of all processes and people development activities is necessary to determine progress so that the vision, goals, mission, and critical success factors (CSFs) may be examined and reconstituted if necessary to meet new requirements for the organisation and its customers, internal and external. This forms the basis of a new implementation framework for organization, which in turn forms the structure of 'Total Organizational Excellence'. Based on many years of research and case study work in the European Centre for Business Excellence (EC for BE): the research and development division of Oakland Consulting PLC, Total Organizational Excellence is ideal for MBA students as well as providing an invaluable guide for practising managers to its implementation internationally. John Oakland is Executive Chairman of OAKLAND Consulting PLC and the author of the best selling 'Total Quality Management'. From the best selling author of Total Quality Management Tested amongst practitioners at a series of conferences Suitable for MBA students as well as practising managers
Download or read book CEO Excellence written by Carolyn Dewar and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Based on extensive interviews with today's . . . corporate leaders, this look at how the best CEOs do their jobs focuses on the mindsets and actions that foster an environment of excellence"--
Download or read book Master Planning and Scheduling written by John F. Proud and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 964 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the practical, real-world advantages of the Oliver Wight master planning and scheduling methodology. The newly revised Fourth Edition of Master Planning and Scheduling: An Essential Guide to Competitive Manufacturing delivers a masterful exploration of today's master planning and scheduling techniques, as well as an insightful discussion of the future of the master planning and scheduling processes and profession. Written in the context of an ever-evolving digital environment and augmented with new and critical information required to implement best practices, the book is a guide for practitioners and leaders on the principles of master planning and scheduling and its application in modern and future work environments. In this book, readers will learn: Insights regarding top-down, bottom-up, and side-to-side integration of business practices in support of a company's strategic direction and tactical deployment The critical link between time-phased integrated business planning, master planning, master scheduling, capacity planning, and material planning "How-to" details and examples to support master planning and scheduling implementation and enhancements within the company's demand and supply organizations Master Planning and Scheduling is an indispensable guide for supply chain professionals, planners and schedulers in all functional domains of a business. It also belongs on the bookshelves of any executive or manager who seeks to improve their understanding of best practice planning and scheduling processes and how those processes enable a business to outperform the competition through alignment, integration and synchronization across all functions in an organization.
Download or read book Total Organizational Excellence written by John S Oakland and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-08-22 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Total Organizational Excellence: Achieving world-class performance sets down an implementation framework to guide managers on how to improve business performance in all types of organization. Drawing on extensive research and case study work conducted within Oakland Consulting and its Research Division, the European Centre for Business Excellence, it shows how to set clear direction and fulfil desired goals through key business and people development processes and regular performance measurement. These are the secrets of successful strategy deployment and change management.
Download or read book The Power of Goal ZERO written by Sam Smolik and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-07 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Power of Goal ZERO is a powerful new book for leaders and aspiring leaders at all levels to improve personal effectiveness, organizational efficiency, and motivation of people. The principles enable rapid transformation in any organization. Through personal stories and experiences, a proven roadmap is provided for demonstrating strong leadership, motivating people, creating a culture of excellence, implementing organizational change, developing effective management systems, and achieving superior performance. In today's competitive environment, individuals and organizations must be best-in-class to compete and win.The book is a condensed version of successful techniques learned in a 50-year career of driving improvement in multinational organizations. It describes a practical way to be a results-focused leader and drive safety, reliability, and quality improvement. The book has value for people in any type of organization regardless of the product produced or service provided. Leadership and organizational concepts are universal. Beginning employees, front-line supervisors, mid-level leaders, department managers, C-Suite executives, small business owners, and CEOs can all benefit. The Power of Goal ZERO builds on each of the following elements necessary for achieving Operational Excellence: Operational Excellence = Leadership + People + Culture + Systems + Assets Thousands of management and leadership books have been written. Why is this one any different? All of the examples presented in this book are not idle theories; they have all been tested and proven in major global corporations. This book summarizes best practices in a manner that readers can easily understand and implement. A clear roadmap is provided for how to design, utilize, and maintain a good management system that will increase an organization's performance and productivity. Simplicity is a prevailing theme; it doesn't have to be complicated.
Download or read book Becoming World class written by Great Britain. Department of Trade and Industry and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The 12 Principles of Manufacturing Excellence written by Larry E. Fast and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-09-24 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following in the tradition of its bestselling predecessor, The 12 Principles of Manufacturing Excellence: A Lean Leader's Guide to Achieving and Sustaining Excellence, Second Edition outlines a comprehensive, proven process for delivering world-class performance while also cultivating the right culture through leadership, mentoring, and hourly asso
Download or read book Excellence Through Equity written by Alan M. Blankstein and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2016-02-26 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excellence Through Equity is an inspiring look at how real-world educators are creating schools where all students are able to thrive. In these schools, educators understand that equity is not about treating all children the same. They are deeply committed to ensuring that each student receives what he or she individually needs to develop their full potential and succeed. To help educators with what can at times be a difficult and challenging journey, Blankstein and Noguera frame the book with five guiding principles of Courageous Leadership: Getting to your core Making organizational meaning Ensuring constancy and consistency of purpose Facing the facts and your fears Building sustainable relationships. They further emphasize that the practices are grounded in three important areas of research that are too often disregarded: (1) child development, (2) neuroscience, and (3) environmental influences on child development and learning. You'll hear from Carol Corbett Burris, Michael Fullan, Marcus J. Newsome, Paul Reville, Susan Szachowicz, and other bold practitioners and visionary thinkers who share compelling and actionable ideas, strategies, and experiences for closing the achievement gap in your classrooms and school. Ensuring that all students receive an education that cultivates their talents and potential is in all our common interest. As Andy Hargreaves writes in the coda: "The opportunity for all Americans is to articulate and believe in an inspiring vision of educational change that is about what the next generation of America and Americans should become, not about a target or ranking that the nation should attain." From the Foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu: "Letting go of a system of winners and losers in favor of what is proposed in this book is a courageous leap forward that we all must take together. Let this bold, practical book be a guide; and may you travel into this new exciting vista, in which every child can succeed."
