Theory of Constraints RESULTS
The testimonials and results on this page are divided into 3 sections.
- Mafia Offer Boot Camp (MOBC) testimonials and results.
- Velocity Scheduling System (VSS) Coaching Program testimonials and results.
- Dr Lisa speeches including the Max Profit workshop and from general consulting.
- And you can find Throughput Accounting & Pricing testimonials results <- by clicking here
Mafia Offer Boot Camp Reviews and Testimonials
Vint Massimini – Mafia Offer Boot Camp (a custom job shop)
Nigel Alexander – Mafia Offer Boot Camp testimonial and case study
Wouldn’t it be great to triple sales to new customers in less than 10 months like Nigel discusses in this video? Nigel was a BIG skeptic, so listen to what he has to say.
Mafia Offer Boot Camp Testimonials and Reviews
“We have increased our sales by 50% within 9 months of going out with our offer.”
Lane G., metal fabricators
“We are a current customer of Dr. Lisa and I must say that the mafia offer that she gave us literally saved my business and helped us grow sales almost 100% since we started (1 year). We to are a small size business and it has worked well, in fact we have to be careful or we will oversell are capacity. Our customers love the offer and we are able to attract new ones with it. Our competitors hate us for our offer. I think we will help change our industry, because of the offer.”
‘Dr. Lisa is currently helping us determine our best strategy for roll out of a new product offering. Her out of the box thinking has helped us address a brand new market. If you would like to discuss our experience further please give me a call.” Richard Wright, Denver TEC Member 576
“Our company participated in a Mafia Offer Boot Camp in late November 2006. With the ideas and guidance we received from the Boot Camp we have achieved three highly important outcomes. We transformed our historical 60%, on time record to 100% on time, in about six weeks. We have now been 100% on time for the last four weeks. We found …..hidden production capacity and also increased our profitability. We will start bringing our Mafia Offer to market this week. We have never had these kinds of dramatic results, or results so fast with any other thing we have tried, and we have tried everything. This is one program that delivers what they claim.”
“At the end of August I had the privilege of attending Dr Lisa’s Mafia Offer Boot Camp. Amazing. I know Lisa is brilliant. Brad the consummate COO. Oh, and yes, insert disclaimer here: Dr Lisa is a client and I may experience financial gain from my efforts to promote the Science of Business.However, I agreed to pay “full boat” as they say for the class. And I accomplished my goal. Which is nothing more (or less) than Lisa promises every attendee:”If you prepare before arriving, pay attention and focus on task, you will leave with a Mafia Offer.”“I did. We created an offer that I honestly believe cannot be refused by the rational business owner. My target prospect. Much like my intensive Jonah training with Dettmer, this boot camp is intense! Come prepared to work. To do your homework. Turn off your cell phone. Focus.”Jeff “ski” Kinsey, Sales 101
Night School English Language Centre underwent a 3 day Mafia Boot Camp in Auckland, New Zealand.
Night School is a Private Training Establishment specializing in second language learning. The client base consists of migrants, international students and working holiday makers. The industry is highly competitive both locally and internationally; a competitive advantage is essential.
The Mafia Boot Camp promised to deliver an offer to the market that could not be refused. The process of creating and refining an individual offer was rigorous and insightful. Lisa and Brad used their specific analytical framework to identify market demands and requirements. Each step of the three day boot camp built a more detailed picture of Night School’s market place. One-to-one brainstorming (with Lisa and Brad) and ‘open’ seminar feedback were invaluable for testing and honing the mafia offer.
As a company Night School has vastly improved its marketing strategies as a direct result of the Mafia Boot Camp. This has meant an adjustment to the product we offer along with a ‘sales pitch’ that is genuinely irresistible to the market. We now have the confidence to approach our clients with a fresh and unique position, a position that cannot easily be replicated by our competitors.
Bruce Byrd Mafia Offer Boot Camp Testimonial
“I highly recommend the boot camp. Weather or not you will be able to justify the cost of the boot camp will be based on how well you follow through and implement your Mafia Offer. We have been using ours for targeted commercial/industrial maintenance agreements and have paid for it many times over when we are in a competitive situation. It allows us to separate our company from the competitors and make the close. Your mafia offer has to be something that the competition will not touch and customers see additional value. Good thing to have in these times..
At the boot camp, Lisa will guide you to your own unique Mafia Offer… You will be the person that actually determines and designs your offer. It is something a company could not really do on it’s own.
Think about it. If you close one deal of $100,000 at a premium of $10,000 over your normal profit margin, would it be worth it? Absolutely. Put yourself above the competition and “don’t wrestle with the hogs”. (Low end
competitors) Get your Mafia Offer…”
Regards,
Bruce L. Byrd – President
Rocky Mountain Mechanical Systems, Inc.
Denver, CO
Velocity Scheduling System Reviews and Testimonials
Below are a few of the many VSS testimonials. Find many more here: https://www.velocityschedulingsystem.com/blog/category/testimonials-case-studies/
The first 30 shops through the Velocity Scheduling System coaching program significantly improved the scheduling and operations of 30 custom job shops and machine shops. These 30 shops improved due date performance (DDP) to at least 97%, reduced lead-time by 50%, all while improving communication and reducing chaos. Isn’t it time for YOU to do the same?
Here’s an email that I was copied on just yesterday. It’s from one of my VSS clients to someone he is recommending the course to:
Jose,
This is the best system for Manufacturing that I have encountered. This is our next step in the cables shop and covers the entire value stream.
It is a web based course that you take 2 hours twice a week for a month and the person walks you through your specific implementation and helps you through the problems.
We are currently finishing the training and building the new board.
Trust me I have seen and implemented many JIT, Lean Six Sigma systems in the past and this is the best.
I have copied Dr. Lisa the creator and facilitator of the program. She is top notch. As well I am attaching one of her free reports on how the system compares with other systems.
Sincerely,
Luis Fernandez
Schlumberger
Manufacturing Engineer IPC-Cables
Tany DiSalvo Velocity Scheduling System Case Study
Tanya DiSalvo, President of Criterion Tool & Die, just sent me this email:
Lisa & Brad-
We finished off our fiscal year end 10/31….. could have never turned things around w/out the V V S.!!!!!! We finished the year in the black because ‘the board’ helped us focus on FINISHING! The last 6 months also saw a serious improvement in on time delivery, and an increase in the volume of orders thru our building. We have accepted a long running project, and feel that the self releasing mechanism of “The Board” has allowed us to tackle this type of work effectively while still serving our job shop type customers. No job gets lost in the shuffle no matter how longs its in the building, and the resources (people) have become utility ball players!
I have included a snapshot since May of our numbers.
Jumped back into Mafia Offer training…. Got the itch to know more!!! THANK YOU!
Tanya DiSalvo
Criterion Tool
And here are some of their key metrics:

Criterion has almost doubled the dollars out the door. If you ship twice as much and it only costs you a $5000 course — what happens to your profits?
Tanya is now working on Criterion’s Mafia Offer. Because by implementing the Velocity Scheduling System, they have uncovered capacity. So the next step is to sell that capacity.
If you need to get your operations in order, you can sign up here: www.VelocitySchedulingSystem.com. If registration is closed, you will have the opportunity to get on the waiting list to be notified if there is another session.
FAST Results with the Velocity Scheduling System
One VSS Coaching Program client sent me this picture after only 5 days of starting the Velocity Scheduling System. Click here to hear further explanation of this graph.
Now those are fast results! On day one there is a slight uptick, but on day 2 they have a huge jump in performance.
And just so you don’t think that this was some easy case, some shop that doesn’t have much complexity – let me explain what they do. They machine and then assemble HUGE machines. The lead-time on one of their machines when they started was over 6 months.
Can you imagine the excitement? Can you imagine how bought in everyone is? And, can you imagine the improvement in cash flow?
Vint – VSS Coaching Program Client
Almost everyone who starts thinks that THEIR job shop is too complex and it won’t work for them. But at the same time, they’ve tried everything else and on the crazy chance that the Velocity Scheduling System can help, they decide to try it.
First let me give you some idea of the types shops that are DOING the Velocity Scheduling System.
- shops that do all repair work
- shops that do 80% repeat work
- shops that do all prototypes or all one offs
- shops that actually do make parts of space ships!
- shops that do repair
- shops that work only in-house
- shops that work off site (on customer sites) and in-house
- shops that do shutdown work and maintenance
- shops that just machine and fab new custom complex stuff
- shops that do some repeat work, do repair, do maintenance, and do completely new stuff
- shops that do a lot of outside processing (plating, heat treat, coatings, sand blasting, etc)
- shops that do no outside processing (and some that do it in house)
- shops that have 15 employees and shops that have 300 employees and lots in between
But what all of them have in common? They are complex and they have to deal with many of the 9 Challenges. And, because the Velocity Scheduling System is a COACHING program, we walk you through how to customize it for your situation.
Don’t just take my word for it. Here’s Vint Massimini owner of Gulf Engineering. They do some repeat work, do repair (off site and on site), do maintenance, do completely new stuff, and provide resources for shut downs.
Ricky — VSS Coaching Program Client
Wouldn’t it be great to improve your due date performance to 100%, reduce the chaos and add $900,000 to your bottom line in less than 3 months like Ricky discusses in this video?
Paramount Machine Velocity Scheduling System Testimonial
This shop dramatically improved their due date performance, enhanced communication and reduced chaos! And they dramtically reduced their lead-time, but listen to what Butch likes best about the Velocity Scheduling System:
Butch’s Video
Velocity Scheduling System gets FAST Results
Velocity Scheduling System Recommendation!
Velocity Scheduling System Coaching Program Testimonials and Reviews
“The Velocity Scheduling System has become the centerpiece of our tool shop. The simplicity of administration and visual nature of the system has been received well by the shop. Jobs are finishing faster and deliveries are improving thanks to the VSS Coaching Program.”
Dr. Lisa,
I wanted to thank you and Brad on behalf of the team here at Model Graphics that participated in your on line Velocity Scheduling System training and coaching over the last several weeks. You truly are the Doctor !
As reported early on, we showed three categorical improvements. Cash flow trend, On Time Delivery and Reduced Inventory. These results assisted us in creating a sales strategy that would allow clients to take advantage of our improved delivery.
We were able to focus on areas we had not spent much time on before. Excess capacity; we had plenty and had not been utilizing it. Constraint management; we discovered that a single press was our major area of subordination. We began moving work from that press to areas that had excess capacity and it works. Overtime has been reduced on that press by 75% while maintain and OTD of 95% through this period.
Press operators, who are typically higher paid coworkers than rewind inspection operators were finding themselves running rewinder/inspector machines while leaving the print press sitting idle. This is unheard of in our industry. Our Work In Process and Finished Goods have been reduced and therefore the improved cash flow trend.
Our work is not done. We intend to make the non value added process of press set ups invisible. This is a direct result of understanding the value of subordinating and elevating the constraint.
We now look at “Throughput per Hour” in dollar terms when we assess job history and will soon be using an estimating system that also calculates Throughput per hour targets.
Even though several of us had read “The Goal”, we all agree that this was totally different and frankly uncomfortable for us to deal with at first that we would have never been as successful as we have been with your help ! I strongly recommend anyone considering improvements in OTD, Inventory reduction, cash flow improvements or simply a better, faster way to evaluate existing business or price new business they give you an opportunity to help them. I’m confident you can help anyone who wants to be helped.
Thank you,
Steve Fleissner, CEO
Model Graphics& Media, Inc.
“Dr. Lisa,
I just wanted to say it was a pleasure working with you, and I appreciate all the help you’ve provided. After participating in your DBR Coaching Program and learning the Velocity Scheduling System, we’ve seen significant improvements in several aspects of our business, and things seem to keep getting better. Since the introduction of your velocity concept, we’ve seen an average of 5 jobs ship per week (sales remained constant), which was about 1 every two weeks prior to the course. Our backlog has gone from an average of 55 jobs to around 20. We’ve also reached 100% on-time performance for all new jobs booked since the course began.
Another benefit realized is a steadier invoicing outflow and cash inflow. We continue to uncover areas where improvements can be made, which would not have been possible prior to DBR Coaching. We came to this course as a shop plagued with scheduling problems, poor morale, little sense of direction, and constant frustration. The concepts you’ve presented have helped us alleviate many of these issues. Although we still have a long way to go, you’ve helped us find a path to continuous improvement and profit maximization. We look forward to attending your Mafia Offer Boot Camp in the near future. Thanks again for everything.”
Ricky Lightcap, Jr., General Manager, Alabama Heat Exchangers, Inc., 12/31/08
John Popescu, Director of Operations R.S. Precision
Upon implementing the VSS, we noticed the following benefits: reduced WIP by more than 50%, learned we can do more with much less, and we increased visibility for project management and production that has led to a reduced cash flow cycle and happier customers! I recommend the VSS for any job shop that struggles with managing schedules, inventory, and chaos within the manufacturing environment. If you sign on with Dr. Lisa, she will give you the tools you need to get it under control and achieve outstanding results. Thank you, Dr. Lisa!
Matt Groves
The program has helped reduce the chaos in our shop. The communication has dramatically improved to help the work flow through the shop.
Steve Roy
Before starting the Velocity Scheduling System our on time delivery was about 68 percent. After implementation of the system we’re currently running at 100 percent o.t.d.. The velocity board has been a great tool that provides visibility not only to myself but everyone in the shop. Daily 5 minute meetings keep everyone informed of how jobs are running and if there any problems. This system has been a great help and we are very happy with the results.
Richar Pothier, Paramount Machine
After trying different solutions, included expansive scheduling software with years of implementation required, we finally found a system which delivers what promised! We reduced dramatically (about 30%) our already good manufacturing lead times, have a stable and reliable schedule and everybody in the plant knows what to work on at any point in time. There are so many great things about the VSS Coaching Program but the key is that it’s really fun and easy to implement because it engages the organization as a whole. Thanks Dr. Lisa!
Alessandro Bernacchia, Manufacturing Manager, Guntert & Zimmerman
Dr. Lisa, Thanks to your program Velocity Scheduling Sytem Gulf has improved Delivery times, reduced rework, improved team work, improved cash flow, and it has really impressed our customers with such a planning sytem they can actually follow the progress of their job as it progresses threw the shop. The reduction in chaos has to be one of the best benefits to the program. No more puttting out fires all the time. The proper planning and scheduling has really improved this aspect of our operation. This would be great for any shop to consider…….as long as its not my competition! Thanks again and we are looking forward to the Mafia Offer Program next Month.
Sincerly, Vint Massimini Gulf Engineering Co. President
Dr Lisa speaking and Maximizing Profitability Reviews and Testimonials
Speaking Testimonials and Reviews
“Your presentation of the concepts was the best I have ever seen. “ Elaine Frost, TOC (Theory of Constraints) Expert
“Thank you so much for taking your time talking with my groups. You are the best speaker we have had this year! Keep it up, Tim Devore, TEC Florida, September 2008
“I really appreciated your presentation to our group yesterday. You are the first speaker I have heard in 5 years who I thought could really help change our business. I would like to know how we could work together to help change my business? I look forward to hearing from you.” – TEC Member, Howard Katz, San Diego Group 466
“Excellent presentation yesterday – engaging, accessible, interesting, well paced, paid attention to the member’s interests and engaged them in the program. You scored a 4.8 for content and a 4.6 for presentation – both high for this group who tend to be critical evaluators….. Thanks for sharing some genuinely new ideas with my group – they really did appreciate it. The members agreed to pursue identifying limiting constraints in the months to come and report out to the other members about what they are and their efforts to overcome them.” – TEC Chair, John Cotter, Group 466
“I had been introduced to Theory of Constraints in Graduate School, but I never effectively bridged it from textbook into my organization. Lisa’s presentation provided our group with a crash course on the theory and more importantly showed us how it could impact decision-making in our companies. I rated the overall presentation very high and I think that each member had take-away. But, for those who really got it, they understood it is not some magic pill for their company, but a vehicle for teaching their organization to think differently.” Bill Heinz, Jr., President, H&H Systems and Design, Inc, Member, Louisville Key Group 991
“In today’s time of competitive change, the challenge of managing the real measure of business success, throughput, is critical. Dr. Lisa Lang is one of a handful of experts in the field of Constraint Management theory who is able to help CEO’s grasp these critical concepts. More importantly, Dr. Lisa skillfully guides TEC Members to develop their individual, strategic first steps in the process. Six month after hearing Lisa’s presentation, over half of TEC 576 Members are still implementing her suggestions. She comes with my highest recommendations.” Jean Maxwell, Chair, Denver TEC Group 576
“Dr. Lisa provided a whole new framework for evaluating our company’s resources. Truly outside-the-box presentation. I can’t imagine why any CEO would not take advantage of her ‘mafia offer’.” James Van de Voorde, President, Robert Osher Investment Management, TEC 214
Subject: Dr. Lisa – Highly recommended international speaker!
Hi everyone,
Dr. Lisa Lang (“Dr. Lisa”) is a US TEC speaker who spends most of her time traveling the world. I highly recommend you get in touch with her to see when she’ll be near you; it’s a great opportunity to have a world class speaker address your TEC members.Dr. Lisa spoke at an all city event in Buenos Aires last week and her presentation was a huge success. 200 people attended the event, 100 TEC members and 100 guests. Her presentation on Maximizing Profits and Achieving a Viable Vision is very well suited for international audiences, and she received great reviews.Just wanted to pass that on, we don’t get a lot of opportunities to hear excellent speakers and here’s a resource that will add significant value to your TEC community. You can find her information on the web site.Be well,
Alejo.
Maximizing Profitability Event Testimonial
MaxProfit Testimonial3 from Dr Lisa Lang on Vimeo.
Maximizing Profitability Event Testimonial
MaxProfit Testimonial2 from Dr Lisa Lang on Vimeo.
Typical Results
Notes and typical results for the Velocity Scheduling System:
Ricky’s results are NOT typical because his company is larger (>$10mm sales) than the typical company that goes through this program. The average size company that goes through the Velocity Scheduling System is about $3mm in sales. Typical results for the Velocity Scheduling System include: 1. substancial improvement in due date performance; 2. substancial reduction in lead-time; and 3) improved communication and reduced chaos. How substancial depends on where you start, but typical results are to achieve over 95% due date performance, time through the shop cuts in half, and of course there is no measurment for chaos but participants have reported improvement in communication and a reduction in chaos. None of people who provided testimonials were compensated for doing so.
Notes and typical results for the Mafia Offer Boot Camp:
Typical results include 1. Creating a Mafia Offer; 2. Creating the collerateral for the offer; and 3. Creating an action list following the boot camp. Implementation results vary wildly. About 30% of the companies that go through a Mafia Offer Boot Camp end up doing nothing with it. Even though they have successfully created a Mafia Offer. All companies have reported getting value from going through the process.