Creating a state of readiness - The operational excellence enterprise readiness model

International Summit on Industrial Engineering

December 08-10, 2014 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Francisco Airport, USA

Joseph F Paris Jr.

Accepted Abstracts: Ind Eng Manage

Abstract :

Who are we? What are our values? Who is our customer? How do we best serve them? What about tomorrow? What are the opportunities and what are the threats? When we close our eyes, who do we see ourselves as? Where are we now? How do I get from here to there? What do I need? How long will it take? Where do I start? How do I get everyone else aligned with the vision? Do they understand? Do they even care? Are you ready for the change? "There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things."-Niccolo Machiavelli. In the pursuit of operational excellence, we need to understand the circumstances in context. We need to learn to observe the parameters of a situation. We need to orient ourselves and the resources at our disposal to engage. We have to condition ourselves to assess a situation and decide the course of action quickly and decisively. All the while building wisdom, which is the sum of all applied knowledge."Company cultures are like country cultures. Never try to change one. Try, instead, to work with what you've got"-PeterDrucker. In this talk, we will discuss what is needed to; Cut-across the corporate silos and become a cohesive unit. We will show how to define, then communicate the goals (future state). We will explore a model for creating the necessary state of readiness to pursue those goals. And we will discuss how to achieve a condition of preparedness to effectively and efficiently address opportunities and threats that might present them during the journey.

Biography :

Joseph F Paris Jr. is first and foremost an adventurer, explorer and empath of the human endeavor. He is forever seeking ways to improve the circumstances of others - trying to accomplish this always from their perspective and in their context; considering their dreams and aspirations, their nostalgia, culture, conditions, and life-experience. He is the Founder of the Operational Excellence Society - which is a ?Think Tank? for companies who have the desire to achieve peek-performance across the entire ecosystem of their enterprise and which now has thousands of members belonging to Chapters in several cities around the world. He is also the owner of the Operational Excellence group on LinkedIn with nearly 40,000 members and where all manner of open discussion and opportunities related to the improvement in the circumstances of the human endeavor are welcome. He is sought by companies and academia to explore and address the challenges and opportunities of today and illuminate and predict those of tomorrow. He is highly valued for his ability to provide strategic analysis and tactical insight. He currently serves on the Board of the Systems Science and Industrial Engineering (SSIE) Department at the Watson School of Engineering at Binghamton University - and also on the Board of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) Process Industries Division (PID) and on the Editorial Board of the Lean Management Journal. He is an active member of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) in New York City and in Frankfurt Germany.