Competitive Dynamics International Holdings

Our Mission

We help organisations to become
world-class and great places to work.

Our Vision

Every site a model for the world to see.
The results, people and workplace
are visibly world-class.

Our Values

Make a difference
Make a contribution
Make it fun!

Our Company Profile

Competitive Dynamics International
is focused on assisting organisations
on their journey to becoming lean
and world-class competitive.

The world-class competitiveness
drive is facilitated through our
Mission-Directed Work Team
programme (MDW^®).

The programme takes recognised
world best workplace
and leadership practices
to the frontline,
creating a lean, efficient,
purpose driven organisation.

Aims of the program

To provide leaders and their teams with skills to:

Achieve world-class competitiveness through innovation and continuous
improvement of Quality, Speed, Cost-effectiveness, Safety and People.
Establishing business focus, goal alignment and full employee engagement
throughout the organisation.
Simplify the management of business objectives through the creation of a
visual workplace.
Create a work climate characterised by teamwork, participation and
continuous learning.
Develop a world-class organisation which is also a great place to work.

“By implementing a lean production system and a high involvement organisation,
both manufacturing performance and company-wide performance increase significantly...“

“organisations need lean manufacturing strategies as well as
employee involvement to achieve world-class results.”

Becoming Lean

The Competitive Edge

World Best Workplace Practices

Features

Engages the Frontline on the journey to world-class.
Focuses on development of People and Processes.
Maximises the Power of Visual Management.
Internationally proven methodology.
Sustainable and scaleable results.

Benefits

This practical, modular programme delivers the following results:

Continuous, measurable improvement in Quality, Speed,
Cost-effectiveness, Safety and People performance.
Immediate, visible results in terms of ownership,
teamwork and initiative.
Teams focused on business objectives, aligned
throughout the organisation.
Leaders and teams equipped with tools to implement
world best workplace improvement and leadership practices.
A culture of engagement, participation, continuous learning
and innovation providing a sense of purpose.

Case Study Results - Shared Services

Case Study Results - Plant Performance

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Value-Driven Service

Identifying and defining the precise value requirement of the end-customer.
Developing a clear value proposition for your value stream.
Improving value stream efficiency through win-win partnerships, embedded in Service Level
Agreements with suppliers and customers throughout the value chain.
Implementing continuous improvement initiatives involving customers and
suppliers to enhance value delivery.

Engaging Leadership

Developing the team through empowering leadership and participation.
Developing self-insight through feedback regarding personal leadership, conflict-handling
and decision-making effectiveness.
Creating a culture of teamwork, participation and continuous learning.

Coaching for Performance

Identifying the essential skills and competencies required to attain team goals.
Building a multi-skilled and versatile team.
Enhancing individual and team-on-team feedback to review and enhance performance.

Visual Workplace 5S

Making work easy through 5S: Sort & Discard, Shine & Inspect, Signpost & Order,
Simplify & Standardise and Sustain.
Creating a visual workplace that is pleasant, productive and free of waste.
Enhancing ergonomic work design.

Lean Workflow

Improving organisational responsiveness and speed by managing capacity constraints and
reducing work-in-progress.
Making value flow as pulled by the customer.
Simplifying scheduling by making use of visual management, Kanban and other pull systems.
Differentiate between value adding activities and waste.
Identifying and eliminating the seven wastes.
Applying process mapping techniques to improve processes and eliminate waste.
Institutionalise waste elimination through Continuous Improvement teams.

Problem Solving

Ensuring that problems which have been solved in the past do not recur.
Implementing tried and tested remedies immediately for known problem areas.
Capturing the learnings of experienced specialised personnel.
Gathering relevant evidence to facilitate problem solving.
Solving problems effectively using a simple structured approach.
Inculcating a culture of solving problems rather than just reducing the impact or
living with the consequences.
Utilising every identified problem as a potential lever towards long-term continuous
improvement in Quality, Speed, Cost-effectiveness, Safety and People.

Asset Care

Optimising asset performance through operator care.
Implementing OEE as a driver of equipment performance, minimising the six big losses.
Applying quick changeover technology.

Process Improvement 7W

Designing processes for world-class Quality, Speed, Cost-effectiveness, Safety and People.
Identifying and eliminating the seven wastes.
Applying process mapping techniques to improve processes and eliminate waste.

Quality Assurance

Implementing a quality-at-source and built-in quality philosophy.
Effectively applying the QC tools to eliminate root-causes of defects and reduce variation.
Designing learning and improvement cycles into quality systems.
Eliminating errors through mistake-proofing (poka-yoke).
Applying structured DMAIC methodology.

Self Development

Gaining insight into your motive profile, establishing achievement motive and
high standards of excellence.
Developing an “internal locus of control” attitude.
Creating a high achievement culture.
Preparing a personal development plan.

Mini-Business Goal Alignment

Engaging frontline employees in the organisation, through the mini-business concept.
Aligning goals top-down and bottom-up; creating business focus at the frontline.
Implementing visual management of Quality, Speed, Cost-effectiveness, Safety and People.
Establishing a foundation for problem-solving, continuous improvement and innovation.