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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.â€â€© 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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