Keith Launchbury & Associates

        The following education services professionally guide clients in  the practical application of  the concepts required to improve operational capability and financial performance.

We teach the subjects from A to Z:-

  ·       Activity Based Costing

·       Business Process Reengineering

·       Change Facilitation

·       Distribution Management

·       Enterprise Resource Management

·       Forecasting

·       Global Operations

·       Human Resource Management

·       Inventory Management

·       Just-In-Time

·       Knowledge Based Systems

·       Logistics

·       Manufacturing Resource Planning

·       Nanotechnology

·       Operational Capability Assessment

·       Performance Measurement

·       Quality Management

·       Reward Systems

·       Supply Chain Management

·       Team Building

·       Understanding Personality

·       Value Driven Enterprise

·       World Class Operations

·       Xpert Systems

·       Yield Improvement

·       Zero Defects

Educational games and simulations use experience to increase learning. These games are powerful instructional tools during which participants experience a series of challenges that require significant thought and experimentation. They learn first hand by seeing the effects of their decisions and the results of their actions. This translates into “aha!” learning which remains with them for life.

THE MANUFACTURING SIMULATION GAME

Experience three weeks in the life of the Lightning Bolt company struggling to move from a push system of manufacturing to a pull system using all the concepts of total quality management and just in time operations. You perform the functions of planning and building products in competition with other teams striving for the highest level of customer service and the lowest level of inventory. Real world problems continually arise and challenge each team in a game environment that is painfully realistic.

THE MARKETING GAME

You are on the board of directors of a professional association or “not for profit” organization, trying to attract new members. With others on your board you research and develop a marketing plan that you believe will meet the needs of the local community. As plans are developed and programs executed each team is measured in terms of customer satisfaction points. The team with the highest number of customer satisfaction points wins.

THE INTEGRATED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT GAME

You are the head of a department in an organization struggling to solve a problem that challenges the very survival of the organization. The game concludes with a review of the general principles of integrated resource management that can be applied to any organization, demonstrating the need for an integrated approach to decision making and problem solving.

THE COMING INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION OF NANOTECHNOLOGY

An introduction to the powerful new concept of nanotechnology, or molecular manufacturing, which has the power to change the world in a manner greater than any revolution in history.    The presentation briefly discusses the evolution of manufacturing and the covers the development of nanotechnology in it’s current state. The potential applications and drawbacks of this new tool are discussed, together with the latest information about the state of the art, and plans for future development by various countries, companies and research organizations.

MANAGING THE PEOPLE SIDE OF CHANGE

Help participants cope with the changes that they face in everyday life at work at home and in any relationship where they are dealing with other people. Participants are introduced to personality type and temperament, and the impact of differing personality types on management style; business relationships; personal relationships; teambuilding and leading successful change within workgroups.

10 PRACTICAL STEPS TO WORLD CLASS OPERATIONS

Help individuals and organizations prepare themselves to meet the tough new competitors they will be facing in the future. This presentation addresses how organizations can assess their own operational performance in the key areas of organizational excellence, workforce competence and cultural effectiveness. The presentation summarizes 10 practical steps that can be taken by any organization intent on being a global competitor in the years to come.

THE PRACTICAL APPROACH TO SUCCESS WITH ACTIVITY BASED COSTING

The traditional product cost model employed by many companies today has serious shortcomings. It emphasizes precision but often gives inaccurate results. Costs can be distorted leading to faulty business decisions. Today there is another way of identifying product costs, called Activity Based Costing. This presentation defines the differences between traditional costing systems and Activity Based Costing; identifies the key components of Activity Based Costing, explains why and how Activity Based Costing improves decision making and provides a practical step by step guide to the implementation of Activity Based Costing.

 REENGINEERING THE SUPPLY CHAIN

The fundamental trend in business today is the delivery of exceptional customer service at the absolute lowest cost. There is no room for waste at any stage in the conversion of raw material into finished products and the expeditious delivery of those products to customers.

Many organizations today are reexamining their distribution channels, particularly the network of multiple supply points. This presentation provides a systematic method for analyzing the value of activities in a supply chain. This analysis simulates the effects of changing the supply chain. Evaluation allows you to choose actions wisely and then integrate the organizational, people and technological changes necessary for continual performance improvement.

BECOMING A VALUE DRIVEN ENTERPRISE

The purpose of your organization is to provide superior value to your customers. Your customers make those value judgments on every single transaction that occurs and there are many factors that influence the customers perception of your value. In the same way the people that work for your organization are assessing you based on value, and will seek employment elsewhere if they feel that can secure more rewarding opportunities. This presentation explains the principles of a value driven enterprise, and demonstrates a practical approach to becoming one in any business environment.

ASSESSMENT THROUGH MEASUREMENT FOR OPERATIONAL IMPROVMENT

In the business jungle of global competition there is no room for losers. Business survival is dependent on the ability of an organization to develop superior products and services, with excellent quality at world dominating prices, and deliver these in a timely manner with flawless service. Learn how to assess your operational performance in the key areas of organizational excellence, workforce competence, and technological capability. Six easy to use checklists are introduced and their use is explained.

MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR SEMINARS

Using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), a well researched, reliable, and valid psychological instrument that measures the personality preferences of team members and individuals, the following seminars are available:

Managing the People Side of Change - 3 hour seminar

 You are going through some major changes in your organization, and you are finding that some people seem to be responding better than others!  Learn why this is so, and by learning why this is so, mobilize your resources to bring about a more effective change process.

 Team Building Workshop - 8 hour seminar

A major project is planned, and you want to put together the very best possible team to lead the implementation.  One of the major tools for creating effective teams is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.  Using this tool and balancing your team specifically to the needs of the project, you can create a highly effective and productive team.  If you already have teams operating, then use this tool to make your existing teams more productive.

 Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Workshop - 4 or 8 hour seminar

 Why is it so difficult to get along with some people?  To create happier and healthier relationships, and learn about how to get along with those difficult people who seem to create problems for you, spend this time to learn about yourself, your personality, and how your personality impacts your behavior.  Then you will also understand more about the behavior of others, making it easier to have productive and harmonious relationships with them!  

Contact Us:  Klaunch@aol.com                               

PO Box 373

Somersworth, NH 03878

(954) 303-1022

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