Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 4, 2011

In their 2008 book "The Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage" (Harvard Business School Press), Harvard professors Dr. Robert S. Plan Operations: improve key processes; develop sales plan; plan resource capacity; prepare budgets. Monitor and Learn: hold strategy reviews; hold operational reviews.

System 98

System Balanced Scorecard Execution Strategy 98

Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 4, 2011

In their 2008 book "The Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage" (Harvard Business School Press), Harvard professors Dr. Robert S. Plan Operations: improve key processes; develop sales plan; plan resource capacity; prepare budgets. Monitor and Learn: hold strategy reviews; hold operational reviews.

System 85

System Balanced Scorecard Execution Strategy 85

Deming Institute

AUGUST 31, 2017

Manage a Living System, Not a Ledger” ), Johnson explains that better cost information, such as activity-based costing (ABC) , will not provide a long-term method of reducing manufacturing costs. The focus must be on managing work activities as components of an ecosystem.

Management 28

Management Activity Based Costing Kaplan Deming 28

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2014

It analyzed historical data of 167 patients insured by Kaiser Permanente in the Georgia Region, and used time-driven activity-based costing to assess the costs of care received one year prior to the start of dialysis and also the charges incurred for one year after starting dialysis.

Cost 15

Cost Class Maturity Compliance 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2016

In comparison to other methods (such as Six Sigma or activity-based costing), ZBB typically does not address operational excellence in core processes (marketing, sales, supply chain, procurement, manufacturing) or fundamental cost drivers such as portfolio complexity, organizational complexity, customer complaints, and quality issues.

Zero Based Budgeting 12

Zero Based Budgeting Budgeting Company Supply Chain 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2012

But he could not shake his newfound awareness of the amount of money Egan was losing with Westmid — the account's ratio of operating income to sales was a negative 28%. The lack of traceability and transparency extended to the costs for specialized equipment that was used only for particular products or customers.

Case Study 15

Case Study P&L Cost Due Diligence 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 14, 2013

To obtain an understanding of the costs, the center is applying a combination of two management tools: process mapping from industrial engineering and activity-based costing from accounting. Specifically, the center wants estimates of: The costs of caring for groups of patients with similar conditions.

Health Care 9

Health Care Kaplan Porter Cost 9