Improving your business – A programme fit for you - Andrew Ruddick

Manufacturing & Supply Chain Webinar

Webinar Abstract

Title: Improving your business – A programme fit for you

Date: Thursday, 8th March 2012

Time: 14:15 GMT
15:15 CET (Central European Time)
09:15 EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)
06:15 PST (Pacific Standard Time)

Join this online event as we show you how to implement a rigorous but agile improvement initiative.

Every business is striving to improve – retain and attract new customers, make products and services better, increase productivity and reduce costs. While the need may be clear, the improvement road map can be very confusing. This online event will guide you through the productive process improvement journey with unique and "off the shelf" transformation solutions.

Featuring case study examples of business transformation success
In this webinar we will show you several case studies illustrating how different organisations have tailored their improvement approach to fit their unique circumstances. e.g. a business going through rapid growth needing an improvement approach that is rigorous but also agile. Or an organisation that has tried several improvement efforts, but couldn't make them stick.

In exploring these case studies you will get practical and pragmatic guidance in developing the right improvement programme to suit your needs, your culture, and your ambitions.

Key learning's from the session:

Lean Sigma CI Programmes delivering the greatest benefit – based on data collected from over 80 organisations
Top 5 "tips & tricks" to ensure success in business transformation
How to design your improvement programme to specifically deliver your business objectives
Key elements of “Sigma” re-launch - Targeting critical business problems
Designing & implementing the programme in order to ensure traction throughout the business

Learn how companies in your situation (who know they need to improve but don't want to get overwhelmed and don't know how to "pick & mix") have developed successful programmes "fit for them".

Presented By

Andrew Ruddick
Director
Process Insight Consulting Ltd

Andrew is highly experienced change leader with over 20 years experience in sucessful implementation of Lean & Six Sigma in both large and small businesses.

Very pragmatic and practical Andrew is particularly skilled in the tailoring & application of six sigma and lean techniques to a wide variety of environments beyond manufacturing including R&D,sales & marketing,IT.. He is also a recognised expert in customer driven Design For Lean Six Sigma. Andrew is a Lead Lean Six Sigma Assessor for the British Quality Foundation

Additional Speakers:

Andy Liddle
Director, Process Insight Consulting

Andy is an internationally recognised expert consulting globally in lean & Six Sigma process improvement for the past 15 years. Andy is passionate about helping companies maximise the business benefit from continuous improvement through a tailored approach. He enjoys working at all levels from executive level strategy development and deployment, through to shop floor training and project coaching. Andy is a Lead lean Six Sigma Assessor for the British Quality Foundation

Michaela Mueller
Associate Director, Process Insight Consulting

Now working with Process Insight, Michaela has previously been a business advisor and business change leader with prestigious consulting brands including Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers. An engineer by training Michaela has worked in the Automotive and Healthcare industries in Germany and the US. Also in public sector and financial services in UK. A native German speaker Michaela is also an NLP practitioner and places a very strong emphasis on coaching to support leaders and practitioners effectively through the change process

Celio Andrino
Operations Director, Colormatrix

Case Study Details:

Company going through rapid growth & merger. Tried "vanilla" lean sigma implementation without success (too heavy, no traction). Process Insight called in to rejuvenate & help re-launch the programme with highly tailored global implementation solution covering various aspects of the business including Core operational improvement (Quality,productivity), Innovation process redesign, Marketing planning

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