Carrefours Excellences Conference - Manage your constraints to quickly improve your lead times and On Time Deliveries in a rapidly growing market

"Forget local optimums and focus on global excellence - TOC aerospace case study"

2 day conference – 10 presentations including one by SKF Aerospace – 8th & 9th October 2014 - Novotel - Paris Bercy

• Presented by: Jean-François PERNY, Supply Chain Manager, SKF Aerospace & Philip MARRIS, CEO, Marris Consulting.

• Using the Constraints Management (TOC) to very rapidly take control of a small batch, unstable environment.

• Accelerating product flow using TOC’s « Drum – Buffer – Rope » control mechanism.

• Using buffer management to focus improvement efforts on those that will really make a difference to the bottom line and the plant’s global performance.

• Avoiding noxious local optimums and thereby reconciling the Manufacturing and Supply Chain teams by creating shared global targets.

• Using visual management to control product flow, identify problems and improve employee collaboration.

• Rewarding results in just a few months : On Time Deliveries improved from 70% to over 96%, reduction in Work In Progress and leadtimes of 30%, increase in productivity of 25%.

This conference has been followed by a Q&A session.