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OpEx – Balanced Scorecard Self-Assessment
Channel: OpEx Academy NZUnderstand your current situation with respect to measurement to set goals for improvement.
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OpEx – Lean Manufacturing Assessment
Channel: OpEx Academy NZKnow where you are today before embarking on an improvement plan and set goals
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OpEx – Site Review Check-List (XLS)
Channel: OpEx Academy NZUnderstand the current state of your organisation to move forward with any improvement activities
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OpEx-Quality, Problem Solving & Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Channel: OpEx Academy NZProblem Solving
The provided document, “OpEx – Quality & Problem Solving” by Vishnu Rayapeddi, offers a comprehensive guide to achieving operational excellence through effective quality management and problem-solving methodologies. It introduces the core concept of Zero Quality Control (ZQC), which aims for zero defects by preventing errors from becoming flaws, highlighting its importance for customer satisfaction and cost control. The text details various inspection approaches, contrasting traditional methods with ZQC’s source inspection, 100% inspection, short feedback loops, and mistake-proofing (Poka-Yoke). Furthermore, the document outlines a 5-step problem-solving method, incorporating tools like PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act), Fishbone Diagrams, Pareto Charts, Flow Charts, and Brainstorming techniques to identify root causes and implement continuous improvements.$ 29$ 34 -
OpEx – Lean MBA 2-day workshop PPT
Channel: OpEx Academy NZOperational Excellence: A Lean-MBA Framework
The provided document, “OpEx-Lean-MBA 2day.pdf” by Vishnu Rayapeddi, outlines a Lean MBA framework designed to achieve Operational Excellence (BizEx). It introduces Business Excellence as outperforming competitors in key operational dimensions like quality, cost, and delivery, and continuously improving fundamental systems and customer satisfaction. The framework incorporates various best practices, including Total Quality Management (TQM), Six Sigma, Theory of Constraints (TOC), and the Toyota Production System (TPS), aiming to simplify processes, enhance quality, and increase competitiveness. The text details essential Lean tools such as Value Stream Mapping (VSM), 5S methodology, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Standardised Work, Kaizen, and Pull Systems, explaining their purpose and implementation for waste elimination and efficiency gains. Ultimately, the document serves as a comprehensive guide for organisations seeking to foster a culture of continuous improvement and achieve world-class operational performance.$ 109$ 119 -
OpEx – Lean Leadership Survey Check-List
Channel: OpEx Academy NZBENEFITS OF THIS WORD DOCUMENT
- Understand the Level of Leadership before any transformational activity
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OpEx – Lean JIT, Just In Time
Channel: OpEx Academy NZDeveloping a Just in Time System
This resource, “Develop a Just in Time System” by Vishnu Rayapeddi, offers a comprehensive guide to implementing Just-in-Time (JIT) operational strategies. It begins by defining JIT as a system that ensures products are delivered precisely when and where they are needed, highlighting its benefits such as reduced costs and increased customer satisfaction. The material then explores the distinction between push and pull systems for creating product flow, advocating for the latter’s efficiency in lowering inventory. Key performance indicators like Takt Time, inventory turns, and DIFOTIS (Delivered in Full, On Time, In Spec) are introduced as crucial for monitoring success. The document further outlines various Kanban systems—including production, withdrawal, signal, multi-bin, and e-Kanban—as vital tools for managing material flow, along with CONWIP and FIFO systems. Finally, it presents a structured approach to implementing JIT through workplace projects, detailing evidence requirements for designing, implementing, and monitoring the system.$ 29$ 34 -
OpEx-SCM Fundamentals – Scheduling
Channel: OpEx Academy NZSupply Chain Scheduling Fundamentals
This document, titled “OpEx – SCM Funda5 Scheduling,” provides a comprehensive overview of scheduling within supply chain fundamentals. It explains the strategic implications of effective scheduling, highlighting its role in asset utilisation, increased capacity, faster delivery, and enhanced customer service. The text covers various scheduling methods, including forward and backward scheduling, and discusses types of planning files such as item master, routing, and work-centre master files. Furthermore, it details techniques for loading jobs in work centres, like Gantt charts and assignment methods, and explores job sequencing rules, evaluating their performance against criteria like completion time and utilisation. The source also touches upon scheduling for services, providing examples from various industries.$ 24$ 29 -
The Essence of Toyota Way (PDF) as explained by Dr. Jeffrey Liker
Channel: OpEx Academy NZThe Toyota Way to Lean Excellence
This presentation outlines the Toyota Way philosophy, detailing its core principles and historical development. It explains Lean manufacturing as a systematic approach to eliminate waste, improve flow, and foster continuous improvement, highlighting its application beyond traditional manufacturing to sectors like healthcare. The four Ps of the Toyota Way – Philosophy, Process, People and Partners, and Problem Solving – are introduced as foundational elements for sustained excellence. Through case studies, such as the Donnelly Mirrors plant, the material illustrates how these principles lead to significant improvements in quality, cost, and lead time. Finally, the presentation stresses the importance of people development and a long-term commitment from leadership to embed a culture of continuous improvement, preventing entropy and ensuring the enduring success of lean implementation.$ 99$ 109 -
OpEx – Balanced Scorecard
Channel: OpEx Academy NZThe provided source, an excerpt from “OpEx-Balanced Scorecard.pdf” by Vishnu Rayapeddi, outlines the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) as a strategic management framework. It explains how the BSC translates an organisation’s mission and strategy into actionable performance measures, enabling effective communication and execution of strategy. The document details the four perspectives of the BSC – financial, customer, internal processes, and learning & growth – and outlines a nine-step implementation process, from organisational assessment to continuous evaluation and change. Emphasis is placed on strategic mapping, defining performance measurements (KPIs), setting targets, and initiating projects to achieve strategic objectives. Ultimately, the BSC aims to link strategy with operations and drive meaningful change for organisational success.$ 49$ 54 -
OpEx – SCM Fundamentals – Demand Forecasting
Channel: OpEx Academy NZThis source, titled “OpEx- SCM Funda2 Forecasting.pdf” by Vishnu Rayapeddi, provides an extensive overview of demand forecasting within supply chain management. It begins by defining forecasting as educated guessing and a crucial process for business decisions across various time horizons, from short-range (under one year) to long-range (over three years). The document details different types of forecasts, including economic, technological, and demand, and outlines seven key steps in the forecasting process, from determining its use to validating results. Furthermore, the text distinguishes between qualitative forecasting methods (like the Delphi method and sales force composite) and quantitative methods (such as moving averages, exponential smoothing, and linear regression), explaining their applications and calculations, including metrics like Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) and tracking signals for monitoring forecast accuracy.
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OpEx – SCM Fundamentals – MRP-Materials Requirement Planning
Channel: OpEx Academy NZThe source “OpEx-SCM Funda4 MRP.pdf” provides an overview of Materials Requirement Planning (MRP), a crucial component of supply chain management. It begins by distinguishing dependent versus independent demand and details the planning process that leads to Material Requirements Planning. The document explains Bills-of-Material (BOM), including different types like modular and phantom bills, and outlines the structure and benefits of an MRP system. Furthermore, it explores extensions of MRP, such as Closed Loop MRP, Capacity Planning, Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and Distribution Resource Planning (DRP), illustrating the evolution of these systems and their applications in both manufacturing and service sectors.
$ 24$ 29
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OpEx – Site Review Check-List (XLS)
Understand the current state of your organisation to move forward with any improvement activities
$ 29$ 34OpEx – Site Review Check-List (XLS)
$ 29$ 34











