Manufacturing Expert Dr. Lisa Lang Hits Amazon.com Best Seller List With “Trendsetters”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Manufacturing Expert Dr. Lisa Lang Hits Amazon.com Best Seller List With “Trendsetters” Dr. Lisa Lang, of the Science of Business, recently hit two separate Amazon.com best-seller lists with the new book “Trendsetters.” Orlando, Fla. – October 6, 2011 – “Dr. Lisa” Lang, President of the Science of Business, recently joined a select group of business experts and entrepreneurs to collaborate and co-write the business and marketing book titled Trendsetters: The World’s Leading Experts Reveal Top Trends To Help You Achieve Greater Health, Wealth and Success! The book was released by CelebrityPress™, a leading business, marketing and health book publisher. Trendsetters: The World’s Leading Experts Reveal Top Trends To Help You Achieve Greater Health, Wealth and Success! was released on Thursday, October 6, 2011 and features top advice from leading entrepreneurs, business owners and marketing experts from around the world. The authors tackle an array of subjects ranging from health, wealth, marketing and business success. Dr. Lisa contributed a chapter titled “Velocity Manufacturing” which is based on her Velocity Scheduling System Coaching Program for scheduling highly custom job shops and machine shops. On the day of release, Trendsetters reached best-seller status in two Amazon.com categories: Entrepreneurship and Direct Marketing. Dr Lisa was selected by the editor for an Editor's Choice Award for her Velocity Manufacturing chapter. And, after such a successful release she will be recognized by The National Academy of Best-Selling Authors™, an organization that honors authors from many of the leading independent best-seller lists. Dr. Lisa is the President of the Science of Business and has recently worked with Dr Goldratt who is the father of Theory of Constraints and author of The Goal. Science of Business specializes in increasing profits of highly custom manufacturers and job shops by applying Theory of Constraints, Lean and Six Sigma to operations with Velocity Scheduling System and to engineering with Project Velocity System and to marketing with Mafia Offers. About the Book: Are YOU a TRENDSETTER? By definition, a Trendsetter is not a follower. So, what is a Trendsetter? Is it a leader? Leadership can mean leading in thought, word or deed, or some combination of all three. In the Business World, thought has no future if bounded by inaction - commonly referred to as 'analysis paralysis' - so thought and deed are invariably intertwined. Now combine those two with the 'word' portion of the trifecta of thought, word and deed, and now...we have the prospect of leadership and success. So, are you a Trendsetter? You may be. There is no prescription for one, but you can compare your goals and achievements with the benchmarks made by those in this book. In this book, we give you a number of our Celebrity Experts® who are Trailblazers and Trendsetters. They have done it! These are successful experts who made their mark and share with you how they and their concepts developed. Can Trendsetting be emulated? Absolutely, but you, yourself, will have to personally work through the stages of thought, word and deed...just like these leaders have. May you be crowned by your definition of Success! What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. ~ Zig Ziglar To order a copy of the book: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0983340463/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=thescienceofb-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=0983340463&adid=01VV9ZBERTVPK9EP6DN3 About Celebrity Press™: Celebrity Press™ is a business book publisher that publishes books from thought leaders around the world. Celebrity Press™ specializes in helping its authors grow their businesses through book publishing. Celebrity Press™ has published books alongside Brian Tracy, Dr. Ivan Misner, Ron LeGrand, Mari Smith, Kelly O’Neil, Alexis Martin Neely and many of the biggest experts across diverse fields. ### keywords: Dr Lisa Lang, Dr Lisa, Velocity Manufacturing, custom manufacturing, Theory of Constraints, Velocity Scheduling System, Science of Business, CelebrityPress, business book, marketing book, business book publisher, marketing book publisher, business book publishing company

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Precision Machining Job Shop Scheduling Client Success Story

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Manufacturing and Theory of Constraints Expert Dr. Lisa Lang Shares Client Success Story Tanya DiSalvo, President of Criterion Tool, shares her story of how her precision machine shop used Velocity Scheduling System to achieve record profits.   Green Valley, AZ – November 14, 2012 – “Dr. Lisa” Lang, President of the Science of Business and Theory of Constraints expert, is proud to share one of many client success stories. Tanya DiSalvo is the President of Criterion Tool (founded in 1953) and an active member of both NTMA (National Tooling and Machining Association) and PMPA (Precision Metal Products Association).  Tanya has utilized Dr. Lisa’s Velocity Scheduling System at her machine shop to improve on-time delivery and reduce lead times. Tanya DiSalvo’s case study and success story (written by Mike Touzeau) can be found at https://www.velocityschedulingsystem.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Tanya_Success_Story_v5.pdf Here is an excerpt: “It’s so different from what we’ve seen in the world of manufacturing that it sounded too good to be true. At first as a team we couldn’t get our arms around it, but Dr. Lisa said she was going to give me my money back if it didn’t work, so we were going to do everything she said.” They liked the homework, but several of her 30 employees, including her dad, who was then  consulting and observing as he neared retirement, bet some real cash against her that it wasn’t going to work. “I was pretty sure they thought this was just another flavor of the month. Before VSS we were all frustrated,” she remembers, because they were always  trying to manage the “slop,” as she calls it—the jobs that got bogged down and often carried into the next month,  with select customers always suffering. Once they saw how the system could facilitate movement of jobs, things started clicking. “As we worked through the Velocity Scheduling process, we got more and more in control. We could focus our resources where we needed them the most. We didn’t have to monitor the jobs, the deadlines, the priorities anymore.” “It was all the  same people just changing their focus.” To learn specifically what Tanya did to improve her machine shop scheduling, watch a 47 minute webinar on “How to Get More Jobs Done Faster” at https://www.velocityschedulingsystem.com/webinar/ “Dr. Lisa” Lang is one of the foremost Theory of Constraints experts in the world and a sought after manufacturing expert having been named the 2012 Manufacturing Trendsetter in the USA Today for her inexpensive and guaranteed Velocity Scheduling System Coaching Program that has dramatically improved performance of well over 100 highly custom job shops and machine shops.  She has also appeared in CBS News, The Wall Street Journal, Finance.com, About.com, Gear Technology, CNBC, MoldMaking Technology, The Fabricator, NTMA’s The Record and many others. She is active in helping the reshoring of  manufacturing back to the U.S. and in the NTMA, PMA, and AMT communities having helped member companies to reduce their lead-times and improve due date performance. She worked with Dr. Goldratt who is the father of Theory of Constraints and author of the bestselling book, The Goal. Dr Lisa is the President of the Science of Business specializing in increasing profits of highly custom manufacturers by applying Theory of Constraints, Lean and Six Sigma (TLS) to operations with Velocity Scheduling System and to engineering/design with Project Velocity System and to marketing with her Mafia Offer Boot Camp. ### Contact: Dr Lisa Lang Science of Business, Inc DrLisa@ScienceofBusiness.com   keywords: Dr Lisa Lang, Dr Lisa, Theory of Constraints, Velocity Scheduling System, job shop scheduling, machine shop scheduling, Goldratt, reshoring manufacturing, Success Story, Case Study

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Manufacturing Expert Dr. Lisa Lang Discusses Theory of Constraints in The Fabricator

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Manufacturing Expert Dr. Lisa Lang Discusses Theory of Constraints in Article  Dr. Lisa Lang, inventor of the Velocity Scheduling System, featured in a November 2011 article discussing her expertise in Theory of Constraints  Green Valley, AZ – October 10, 2012 – “Dr. Lisa” Lang, President of the Science of Business and inventor of the Velocity Scheduling System is featured in a November 2011 article in The Fabricator and TheFabricator.com, where she was interviewed about Theory of Constraints and Velocity Scheduling System.  The article also highlights two of Dr. Lisa’s clients, CMI Industry America and Guntert & Zimmerman.  The article, titled “High mix, fast delivery--on time: How high-mix, low-volume fabricators adapt the Theory of Constraints,” was written by Tim Heston.  Tim Heston explores how Dr. Lisa helped both clients utilize the Theory of Constraints to keep the chaos of their manufacturing in check, but allow for dealing with emergencies while increasing productivity. Dr. Lisa remarks on the negatives of focusing on efficiency.   Below is an excerpt:

 TOC goes against traditional manufacturing thinking, in which workers produce more than is needed to reduce the number of setups and maximize the efficiency of all resources. The forecast, after all, says these parts will be needed eventually, so why not produce them now? The problem is, of course, that sales forecasts are notoriously inaccurate, so those parts may never be needed. Also, producing so many unneeded parts floods the floor with work-in-process (WIP), while jobs in queue sit for days or weeks waiting for large batches to work their way through.

 Dr. Lisa offers her expertise throughout the article, which explores five main topics: “The Value of Throughput,” “The Importance of Flow,” “Drum-Buffer-Rope for High Mix,” “Full Kit and Accurate Information” and “Enabling Change.” The full article can be found here: http://www.thefabricator.com/article/forceos/high-mix-fast-delivery--on-time “Dr. Lisa” Lang is one of the foremost Theory of Constraints experts in the world and a sought after manufacturing expert having been named the 2012 Manufacturing Trendsetter in the USA Today for her inexpensive and guaranteed Velocity Scheduling System Coaching Program that has dramatically improved performance of well over 100 highly custom job shops and machine shops.  She has also appeared in CBS News, The Wall Street Journal, Finance.com, About.com, NY Daily News, CNBC, The Boston Globe, The Miami Herald, and others. She is active in helping reshore manufacturing back to the U.S. and in the NTMA, PMA, and AMT communities having helped member companies to reduce their lead-times and improve due date performance. She worked with Dr. Goldratt who is the father of Theory of Constraints and author of the bestselling book, The Goal.  Dr Lisa is the President of the Science of Business specializing in increasing profits of highly custom manufacturers by applying Theory of Constraints, Lean and Six Sigma to operations with Velocity Scheduling System and to engineering/design with Project Velocity System and to marketing with her Mafia Offer Boot Camp. Learn more about Dr. Lisa and job shop scheduling at https://www.velocityschedulingsystem.com/ and check out her 47-minute webinar “How To Get More Jobs Done Faster” at www.velocitySchedulingSystem.com/webinar/. ### Contact: Dr Lisa Lang President, Science of Business Inc DrLisa@ScienceofBusiness.com keywords: Dr Lisa Lang, Dr Lisa, Theory of Constraints, Velocity Scheduling System, high mix low volume, drum buffer rope, job shop scheduling, Goldratt Links: http://prlog.org/11996440 http://bit.ly/WSz4zB http://bit.ly/WSA4Ul

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Job Shop and Machine Shop Profitability part 2

  This is the second in the series of conversations. Brad:  “Just what should a highly custom job shop or machine shop company set as a profitability goal?  What is reasonable?  How high is up?” Dr. Lisa:  “I’ll give you Dr Eliyahu Goldratt’s answer and then I give my more direct answer.  Dr. Goldratt stated that profitability goal of the business should be a level of return on sales that top management of a company agrees is definitely impossible to attain.” Dr. Lisa:  “For example, if everyone agrees that 5% Return of Sales is definitely possible, that is too low of a goal.  If everyone feels the same about 6%, 7%, 8%, and 9%, they those levels are also too low of a goal.  But if everyone agrees that 10% is not achievable, that then becomes the goal.” Brad:  “That would be an interesting exercise for any CEO to do with his or her top management team.” Dr Lisa:  “My answer:  How high is up is going to be dependent on 1) what percent your Truly Variable Costs (TVCs) are of sales.  And 2) how much capacity you can undercover – meaning how much productivity you can gain with the same people and resources.” Dr Lisa:  Knowing both of these numbers (better to be approximately right, than precisely wrong), will allow you to arrive at a very feasible goal and yet one that most will agree is not attainable based on previous experience.” Dr Lisa:  Using the same example from our last conversation, I’ve added the Return on Sales:

We’ve gone from 0% Return on Sales to 8.3% Return on Sales by being able to sell the 20% productivity gain that was achieved. Brad:  “Many job shops and machine shops that we work with have 20 to 35% TVCs (which typically includes raw materials, outside services, and sales commission if any).  Some more some less, but this is common.  When I initially analyze the financials of a company, I’m looking for the actions and implementation steps required to bring the company to reliably make a 20% Return on Sales month in and month out, year in and year out.” Dr. Lisa:  “Ha!  Be careful, you’ll scare some business owners with that goal.  He or she will definitely think that goal is unattainable!” Brad:  “A small business making 20% Return on Sales is a lot more fun to run than a larger business barely managing to reach breakeven.” Dr. Lisa:  “For sure.  A company with sales of $2.5 million and a 20% Return on Sales has $500,000 of net income.  And so does a company with $25 million of sales with a measly 2% Return on Sales”. Brad:  “Now the nifty thing is that TOC ‘silver bullets’ can be used with that same company with $25 million in sales to bring them to achieve a 20% Return on Sales – a jump from $500,000 to $5 million of net profit.” Dr. Lisa:  “Yes, no wonder that Merger & Acquisition and Turnaround Management Professionals are showing a lot of interest in TOC.” Brad:  “Okay, so let’s discuss more about how this fantastic improvement just might be possible…” To be continued. Best Wishes, Dr Lisa and Brad Stillahn P.S.  To ask questions or leave a comment go below this post. P.P.S. To find out more about improving productivity in highly custom job shops and machine shops, take a tour around this site.  You'll want to check out the job shop scheduling ebook and the webinar. P. P.P.S. If you have plenty of capacity, but can’t sell it, visit www.MafiaOffers.com. By Dr Lisa Lang and Brad Stillahn This article is copyrighted by Science of Business, Inc. Visit our Re-post guidelines.

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