OTIF and Standards: A Practical Strategy
If you're reading this you are most likely looking for ways to improve your OTIF performance. OTIF stands for On Time In Full, if you aren't sure. I like the
Contract review effectiveness
If you've read my books, or my articles about on time delivery, you'll know that I am a huge fan of the contract review process.
This is a term that I
Improving OTIF by setting (and resetting) standards
Setting standards is key to repeatable business performance. How you set those standards will determine the effectiveness in the long term. There are many people that think telepathy is an
Can you improve your continuous improvements?
Do you have a formal structure for managing continuous improvements in your business? Whatever your focus, having a structure can improve results.
These six points can help you to get better
Improving OTIF through clear deliverables
So, you're looking to improve your on time delivery performance, your OTIF score.
The focus of this website is very much around improving OTIF through systems. Ensuring control is present at
Improving your OTIF performance by avoiding the hockey stick(!)
Do you hate the pressure of the month end? That time of the month is a nightmare for many, trying to achieve deliveries with maximal effort. When I talk about
What gets in the way of delivering on time?
There can be lots of things that can get in the way of delivering on time. Thankfully there are often many things that are in our control that we can
Strong OTIF performance and standards
We all want a high, consistent, OTIF (On Time In Full) performance. Standards are a key part of that experience. Setting them, maintaining them and raising them.
In this article I
Persist with change if you want to see OTIF improvements
It's true.
Many people chuck out good OTIF (On Time In Full) improvement opportunities too early. It can take time for an improvement to stick and effort to actually get a
OTIF performance and complacency
Do you ever watch your OTIF improvements going backwards?
It can be disappointing to watch and it usually hurts your OTIF performance. I'm sure that you, like the rest of us,