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Goldratt’s Golden Nugget #6 - Fine tune of the priority system - an exception | top
Watch Dr. Goldratt present the TOC application called Buffer Management, a priority system solution for operations. The robust mechanism called Buffer Management is simple, clear and extreamly effective. Specific considerations of the concept are described and explained in Goldratt’s TOC Golden Nugget #6. 21 min, English, Español
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Goldratt's TOC Golden Nugget #6
Fine tune of the priority system - an exception
(MTO; Production)
The effectiveness of the priority system stems from the fact that it is robust yet simple; only three priority colors, with a strict instruction not to try being super- accurate and pin point which among the same-colored orders should be processed first. That being said, there is one exception – a unique case where refinement of the priority system is very much needed.
The case we refer to relates to situations where there are product families with considerably different production buffers. In such a situation, a product with a relatively long production buffer might have, at some work-centers, touch time which is indeed negligible relative to its own production buffer (< 10%), but is significant in comparison to another, shorter production buffer (> 1/6). Figure 1 schematically demonstrates the described situation...
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Using digital media - Introducing TOC to everybody in the organization | top
A common need that companies have when exploring and deciding on TOC is one of being able to convey the TOC basic concepts to colleagues, associates and/or employees. Books are great, but not everybody wants, can or has the time to read. Moreover, a full and meaningful discussion on the topic cannot be done if not everybody is aware of the concepts. Fortunately there are other ways of reaching the target audience. An effective, easy-to-understand introduction to the Theory of Constraints can be achieved using digital media. A good example is the The Goal Movie on DVD and the Necessary and Sufficient Series (N&S Series) on CD-ROM.
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Unreleased appendix to the original edition of The Choice - To Think About ... Chapter 7 | top
 The Choice
In this book, Goldratt once again presents his thought provoking approach, this time through a conversation with his daughter Efrat, as he explains to her his fundamental system of beliefs - a pragmatic life philosophy.
"The book contains a few business chapters, but it is mainly how to live a full life."
Highly interested in this subject, Efrat Goldratt began the most fascinating intellectual journey she has ever taken, when meeting and debating with Eli Goldratt about the messages he wanted to convey in the book The Choice. Efrat Goldratt writes:
"... I asked for his help in constructing a logical map of each of the chapters that described our interaction. In order to verify that I was not lost, the maps were written to reflect his main message of the chapter. I also started taking notes to see whether the maps made sense to me and to articulate where I stood. The logical maps and my notes are now included as part of the book; they are attached as appendixes."
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Appendix to The Choice – To think About … Chapter 7
As
Aba
was
convincing
me
to
discuss
the
concept
of
harmony
in
order
to
understand
the
third
obstacle
to
thinking
clearly,
something
in
what
he
said
struck
me.
He
said,
“When ever
you
are
going
after
promising
opportunities
you
will
probably
need
a
lot
of
collaboration
from
other
people.”
Earlier
when
we
talked
about
what
is
needed
to
have
a
full
life,
Aba
mentioned
two
necessary
conditions
for
achieving
success:
One
is
to
have
stamina
to
overcome
failures
and
the
other
is
to
come
across
many
opportunities.
It
looks
like
he
just
mentioned
a
third
necessary
condition,
which
means,
I
need
to
go
back
to
that
logical
map
and
add
a
piece
to
it...
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Creating Perfect Harmony - How to Solve the Discords of TOCLSS
by David Bergland | Suzan Bergland
Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Tacoma, WA, USA, in June 2009.
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