About this Presentation
This presentation discusses the Japanese business culture, kaizen (improvement), TOC in Japan (2003), Japan’s public works construction dilemma (moving from spiraling costs, unhappy public, and late projects cost human lives), a prerequisite tree for changing the construction industry (moving to customers believe that critical chain (CC) is worth trying to more and more customers adopt critical chain). The first critical chain implementation and its results and the one-day response project for government are discussed. The CC is a win-win-win for citizens, public works office and contractors. TOC and Wa (harmony) are discussed.
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The speaker discusses the potential of TOC becoming mainstream and its application in public works projects in Japan.
The speaker highlights the importance of understanding cultural differences when implementing TOC in Japan, emphasizing the importance of consensus, relationships, trust, and continuous improvement (Kaizen).
The speaker discusses the successful implementation of Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) in Japan's public works projects, resulting in increased efficiency and productivity.
Instructor(s)
David Updegrove
David Updegrove is a 35-year practitioner of the Theory of Constraints and is a member of TOCICO’s Board of Directors. David began his career in storekeeping, production control, and industrial engineering spanning 20 years at the Boeing Company. In 1988 he first implemented Drum-Buffer-Rope for Boeing Microelectronics, achieving remarkable results. This was followed by implementations in Printed Circuit Board Fabrication, Sheet Metal and Extrusion, and other areas. He became an internal consultant at Boeing and trained a large number of engineers on the principles of TOC. In early 2000, David left Boeing to become an independent TOC consultant. He has taught, implemented, and trained leaders in all aspects of TOC all around the world and in multiple different industries. He worked with Dr. Eli Goldratt the last few years of his life. David is the author of two books, The Critical Chain Implementation Handbook, published in 2014, and Breakthrough to Clear Thinking and Innovation, published in 2022. He has also written many articles and papers for the TOC community and beyond.
Yuji Kishira
As an author, speaker and change management leader, Yuji Kishira has been supporting holistic management transformation in various industries and government organizations. Some of his implementation are actively being picked in the mass media frequently. One of his works, “WinWin-Win public work reform” was adopted by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and many prefectural, city Government all over the Japan. As a director of Goldratt Consulting, he is involving in various big companies holistic change initiatives to be ever-flouring companies. His special interest in the change initiatives is people’s harmony – WA in Japanese. Inspired by it, he has been rediscovering Japanese implicit best practices and making them into practical explicit body of knowledge. His various books are best and long sellers throughout Japan. He publish many best seller books in Japan and has regular article in Asahi News Paper, one of the most respected national news paper with 8 millions circulation. Born in 1959, Yuji Kishira lives in Kyoto with his wife, Mayuko, author of children picture books. His spare-time interests include Japanese painting and music (as a vocalist of hard rock band).