Systems Thinking for Operations Consultants: Cost Reduction

Uncover the power of systems thinking to drive sustainable cost reduction in operations consulting.

Foundations of Systems Thinking for Cost Reduction

Unit 1: Introduction to Systems Thinking

Unit 2: Feedback Loops and System Boundaries

Unit 3: Stakeholders and Perspectives

Mapping Cost Systems with Causal Loop Diagrams

Unit 1: Introduction to Causal Loop Diagrams

Unit 2: Building Causal Loop Diagrams

Unit 3: Analyzing and Applying Causal Loop Diagrams

Unit 4: CLD Practice and Advanced Concepts

System Archetypes in Cost Reduction

Unit 1: Introduction to System Archetypes

Unit 2: Common System Archetypes in Cost Reduction

Unit 3: Advanced Archetypes and Mitigation

Unit 4: Mitigating Archetype Effects

Systems Thinking Tools for Sustainable Cost Reduction

Unit 1: The Iceberg Model

Unit 2: Stock and Flow Diagrams

Unit 3: Intervention Strategies