CeleriqDotOrg

Celeriq[sǝ’lerik] n., adj. Minimizing the time lag between thought and action, from the Latin celeris, meaning fast, rapid and IQ, intelligence quotient.

CeleriqDotOrg is a weblog focused on high-velocity operations based on the observation that industry leaders identify and satisfy market demand, and get paid for it, faster than the competition.  In his book “Fast Cycle Time: How to Align Purpose, Strategy, and Structure for Speed“, in a chapter entitled “Be Fast or Be Last”, Christopher Meyer, a well-known advocate of high-velocity and time-based competition, sets the rules of high-velocity operations as follows:”

“Rule 1: The competitor who consistently, reliably, and profitably provides the greatest value to the customer first, wins.  There are no other rules.”

In supply chain terms, this requires balancing supply and demand at the highest possible rate of flow of information, products and services, and money from the supplier to the customer. This weblog will concentrate on the process of developing, maintaining and continuously improving a high-velocity organization.  In particular, the following topics will be discussed:

1. the latest trends in high-velocity operations
2. lean, integrated, and synchronous supply chains,
3. strategies to rapidly reach best-in-class,
4. fast cycle time techniques, and a
5. framework for management of change

CeleriqDotOrg was originated and is managed by Ryan Armasu, an operations executive passionate about building and leading world-class, high-velocity manufacturing and supply chain organizations. Tools Ryan uses include: time-based competition and high-velocity concepts, integrated, synchronous supply chains, the SCOR strategic model, TOC and Lean Six Sigma concepts, Hau Lee’s configuration methodology, Bill Walker’s 5 V principles, as well as the ROI driven application of enabling technologies. This is undertaken with a strong systems view of the supply chain network while strategy execution is based on process management and metrics driven performance optimization.

This entry was posted by Ryan Armasu on Friday, January 13th, 2006 at 10:26 am and is filed under Uncategorized.