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Theory of Constraints Handbook

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Written by TOC Professionals on all aspects of the body of knowledge developed by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt. Language: Details & Options

Full TOC.tv Access Membership

by Goldratt Marketing Access the largest and most comprehensive source of original and NEW TOC videos. Language: Details & Options

The GST Program for Project Based Environments

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Learn the elements required to implement the TOC solution in a Project Environment. Language: Details & Options

ERP Tools, Techniques and Applications for Integrating the Supply Chain

by Eli Schragenheim It is the first ERP book to deal with Sales and Operations Planning. Language: Details & Options

The Measurement Nightmare

by Debra A. Smith How to aligne accounting measurements and policies with TOC implementations. Language: Details & Options

Measurements for Effective Decision Making: A Guide for Manufacturing Companies

by Mokshagundam L. Srikanth The old measures don´t measure up any more.  Language: Details & Options

TOC - Self Learning Program on Strategy and Tactics

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Learn how to ensure that the organization is immunized from market fluctuations. Language: Details & Options

Ch 31. Viable Vision for Health Care Systems

by Dr. Gary Wadhwa An implementation of the TOC Viable Vision in a for-profit healthcare practice. Language: Details & Options

TOC - Self Learning Program

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Learn the TOC concepts and principles applied to various areas within an organization. Language: Details & Options

Yani's Goal - TOC Thinking Skills for Children

by Toc for Education A series of unique 'thinking tools' for primary school children in a CD. Language: Details & Options

Goldratt Satellite Program - GSP Series

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Exposes the TOC concepts and principles to various groups within the organization.  Language: Details & Options

N&S Series - 1. The Reason for Technology

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Technology might be necessary, but it is far from being sufficient. Language: Details & Options

Necessary & Sufficient Series

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Learn how TOC concepts are applied to different areas of an organization. Language: Details & Options

TOC - Self Learning Program on Finance and Measurements

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Learn how to use Throughput Accounting for decision making. Language: Details & Options

TOC - Self Learning Program on Distribution and Supply Chain

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Procedures and measurements to help the distribution link to improve its performance.   Language: Details & Options

Securing the Future

by Gerald Kendall Strategies for Exponential Growth Using the Theory of Constraints. Language: Details & Options

TOC - Self Learning Program on Project Management and Engineering

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Learn the application of Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM). Language: Details & Options

Unblock the Power of Your Salesforce

by Dr. Dieter Legat This book is for sales managers who have a special focus on selling to large accounts. Language: Details & Options

Ch 14. Resolving Measurement/Performance Dilemmas

by Debra A. Smith Explores the relationship between the logistical system and its measurements. Language: Details & Options

Ch 23. The TOC Thinking Processes

by John Davies This chapter provides an overview of the TP, their nature and use. Language: Details & Options

TOC - Self Learning Program on Operations - DBR and Buffer Management

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Learn the applications of Drum-Buffer-Rope and Buffer Management. Language: Details & Options

TOC - Self Learning Program on Managing People

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Identify and resolve misalignment of authority and responsibility. Language: Details & Options

Manufacturing at Warp Speed: Optimizing Supply Chain Financial Performance

by Eli Schragenheim How to maximize sales revenue while controlling inventory and overhead costs. Language: Details & Options

Ch 28. TOC in Services: Services Management

by Boaz Ronen Presents management concepts and tools, for value enhancement for service organizations. Language: Details & Options

Ch 33. Theory of Constraints in Complex Organizations

by Dr. James R. Holt What are the unique problems of complex organizations? Language: Details & Options

Ch 38. Theory of Constraints for Personal Productivity/Dilemmas

by James F Cox How to identify a few control points for managing your personal productivity. Language: Details & Options

N&S Series - 3. A Look into the Rules of Operations

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Challenges the traditional cost-world perspective vs the throughput-world mentality. Language: Details & Options

Lean Project Management, Eight Principles for Success

by Lawrence Leach Integrates Lean Thinking into CCPM, along with elements from TOC and PMBoK/PMI. Language: Details & Options

Velocity: Combining Lean, Six Sigma and the Theory of Constraints to Achieve Breakthrough Performanc

by Dee Jacob Bottom-line results by integrating Lean, Six Sigma, and Theory of Constraints. Language: Details & Options

CH 09. From DBR to Simplified-DBR for Make-to-Order

by Eli Schragenheim This chapter is not focused on DBR, but on S-DBR Language: Details & Options

Ch 32. TOC for Large-Scale Healthcare Systems

by Julie Wright Introduces a holistic process by which TOC can be effectively used in Large Scale Healthcare Systems. Language: Details & Options

N&S Series - 7. The Role of Software

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt A look at the current reality and future direction for software providers and integrators. Language: Details & Options

Ch 26. TOC for Education

by Kathy Suerken The power of TOC as a teaching methodology. Language: Details & Options

Ch 34. Applications of Strategy and Tactics Trees in Organizations

by Lisa Ferguson Shows the applications of the Viable Vision S&T (Strategy & Tactic) trees for organizations. Language: Details & Options

Ch 36. Combining Lean, Six Sigma, and the TOC to Achieve Breakthrough Performance

by AGI-Goldratt Institute Provides the synergies and the discords of TOC and Lean Six Sigma. Language: Details & Options

TOC - Self Learning Program on Marketing

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Learn how to identify and create a decisive competitive edge and an unrefusable offer.   Language: Details & Options

TOC - Self Learning Program on Sales and Buy-in

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt How to overcome the layers of resistance faced when selling, and handling reservations. Language: Details & Options

The GST Program on moving from MTS to MTA

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Learn the strategies and tactics to create a decisive competitive edge by moving to MTA. Language: Details & Options

Viable Vision: Transforming Total Sales into Net Profits

by Gerald Kendall This book explains the Viable Vision concept. Language: Details & Options

N&S Series - 5. A Look into the Rules of Distribution

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Provides the basis to understand the TOC concept of “pull distribution” Language: Details & Options

Re-engineering the manufacturing system

by Robert E. Stein A guide on how to build, implement, and use a manufacturing system. Language: Details & Options

Management Accounting Best Practices: A Guide for the Professional Accountant

by Steven M. Bragg Reference manual for every accountant in a mgmt position. Language: Details & Options

Supply Chain Management at Warp Speed

by Eli Schragenheim Integrating the System from End to End Supply, the sequel to Manufacturing at Warp Speed. Language: Details & Options

The Conflicted Middle: Lean Accounting

by Kevin Kohls The journey of a middle mgmt Leader who must make some tough financial decisions.   Language: Details & Options

TOC Reader

by Goldratt Marketing Access TOC eBooks and documents while you are on a train, airplane, or wherever you’d like. Language: Details & Options

Necessary but Not Sufficient

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Presents the role of technology and reveals what is necessary and sufficient to ensure fast results. Language: Details & Options

Storytelling for Better Behaviour

by Debi Roberts Develop an understanding of conflict in terms of win-win rather than win-lose. Language: Details & Options

The Right Choice - Using Theory of Constraints for Effective Leadership

by Ted Hutchin Become a leader who engages with the people in your organization. Language: Details & Options

Ch 18. Theory of Constraints Strategy

by Gerald Kendall What differentiates a TOC Strategy?   Language: Details & Options

#1 TOC VIP Membership

by Goldratt Marketing Full Access to everything on TOC.tv, all eBooks, TOC Insights, TOC self learning resources, and 10% permanent discount to all products on TOC-Goldratt.com Language: Details & Options

Ever Improve 2: The TOC Solution for MTO

by Oded Cohen Describes the elements of the TOC solution for Make to Order environment. Language: Details & Options

Ever Improve 3: The TOC Solution for MTA

by Oded Cohen Covers the What and the How for the unique solution of TOC that transforms Make to Stock (MTS) environment into Make to Availability (MTA). Language: Details & Options

The Haystack Syndrome

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Most of us are drowning in oceans of data, so why does it seem we have sufficient information? Language: Details & Options

Synchronous Management Vol.1

by Michael Umble How to implement Synchronous Management techniques. Language: Details & Options

8. GSP on Strategy and Tactics - Immunizing the Future of your Company

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Presents the elements that the organization needs to immunized it from market fluctuations. Language: Details & Options

Building Lean Supply Chains with the Theory of Constraints

by Mandyam Srinivasan Integrates TOC with Lean to create the flow of goods and services through the supply chain. Language: Details & Options

TOC Player

by Goldratt Marketing Access TOC videos and audio while you are on a train, airplane, or wherever you’d like. Language: Details & Options

Pride and Joy

by Alex Knight How to manage patient flow in a hospital. Language: Details & Options

1. GSP on Operations - DBR and Buffer Management

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Presents the TOC application of DBR and Buffer Mgmt for your organization. Language: Details & Options

Agile Management for Software Engineering

by David J. Anderson This book will help you to develop management discipline for all phases of the engineering process. Language: Details & Options

Leading the Way to Competitive Excellence: The Harris Mountaintop case study

by William A. Levinson Examples of how a real company made numerous breakthroughs in quality mgmt. Language: Details & Options

Throughput Accounting: A Guide to Constraint Management

by Steven M. Bragg Presentable means to transform a company's financial functions to throughput accounting. Language: Details & Options

The Ultimate Improvement Cycle

by Bob Sproull Maximizing Profits through the Integration of Lean, Six Sigma, and the Theory of Constraints. Language: Details & Options

Ch 37. Using TOC in Complex Systems

by John Covington This chapter is to use TOC thinking to solve the core problem in complex organizational systems. Language: Details & Options

Concepts and Principles Workshop Series - Performance Measures

by Debra A. Smith Introduces participants to the problems using traditional performance measurements. Language: Details & Options

Reaching the Goal

by John Ricketts Experiences from IBM research to document using TOC in services businesses. Language: Details & Options

Ch 04. Getting Durable Results with Critical Chain—A Field Report

by Realization Technologies, Inc. Shares how successful adopters have put CC concepts into practice and achieved durable results. Language: Details & Options

Ch 10. Managing Make-to-Stock and the Concept of Make-to-Availability

by Eli Schragenheim Focuses on Make-To Availability and the operational ramifications. Language: Details & Options

Ch 16. Holistic TOC Implementation Case Studies

by Dr. Alan Barnard Good Practices for Implementing TOC Holistically. Language: Details & Options

Ch 17. Traditional Strategy Models and Theory of Constraints

by Marjorie J. Cooper Reviews the major schools of thought on business strategy and briefly critiques. Language: Details & Options

TOC Thinking: Removing Constraints for Business Growth

by Yishai Ashlag Why write a book about management philosophy? Language: Details & Options

It's Not Luck (audiobook)

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Learn how to apply TOC to sales, marketing, inventory control and distribution. Language: Details & Options

TOC Insights into Operations

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt This learning tool is an interactive presentation to learn DBR. Language: Details & Options

Focused Operations Management for Health Services Organizations

by Boaz Ronen Significantly improve the operations of Health Services Organizations. Language: Details & Options

Harmony S&T Software

by Goldratt Research Labs Software that covers Strategy and Tactic Design.   Language: Details & Options

Learning the Basis of Supply Chain Management

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt As long as the end consumer has not bought, nobody has sold. Language: Details & Options

Ch 11. Supply Chain Management

by Amir Schragenheim A guide to manage stocks across the supply chain according to TOC principles. Language: Details & Options

Ch 13. Traditional Measures in Finance and Accounting, Problems, Literature Review, and TOC Measures

by Charlene Spoede Budd This chapter is a basic introduction to Throughput Accounting. Language: Details & Options

Ch 25. Thinking Processes Including S&T Trees

by Lisa Scheinkopf Anybody can be a Jonah! Language: Details & Options

Ch 27. Theory of Constraints in Prisons

by Christina Cheng Applying TOC to rehabilitation within the Singapore prison environment. Language: Details & Options

ch 30. Customer Support Services According to TOC

by Alex Klarman Provides the \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"when to\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" and \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"how to\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" guide for analyzing the problems and designing. Language: Details & Options

Ch 35. Complex Environments

by Daniel P. Walsh All changes must not just improve a local activity, but rather the entire organization. Language: Details & Options

Synchronous Management Vol.2

by Michael Umble Provides implementation examples and case studies, including classification of V-A-T manufacturing plants. Language: Details & Options

Thinking for a Change

by Lisa Scheinkopf Provides the detailed tutoring required to learn TOC tools. Language: Details & Options

2. GSP on Finance and Measurements - T, I & OE and Throughput Accounting

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Presents the Throughput world metrics for your organization.   Language: Details & Options

We All Fall Down

by Julie Wright A TOC Business Novel for Healthcare. Language: Details & Options

TOC.tv Basic Membership

Don´t miss this unique opportunity! Access all TOC Conference Presentations on TOC.tv with hundreds of videos sharing knowledge, case studies, implementation learnings, testimonials and new developments. Language: Details & Options

The Path: Leveraging Operations in a Complex and Chaotic World

by Shridhar Lolla A game changing way of leveraging operations to achieve breakthrough performance. Language: Details & Options

Learning the Basis of DBR and Buffer Management

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt How to implemnt Drum-Buffer-Rope and Buffer Management. Language: Details & Options

Improving System Performance

by Engin Kurtcan Describes how the five main steps of TOC were applied to eliminate waste at a supplier firm in Turkey. Language: Details & Options

Ch 01. Introduction to TOC - My Perspective

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Dr. Goldratt gives his perspective on what TOC is. Language: Details & Options

Ch 12. Integrated Supply Chain

by Carol Ptak The chapter introduces a new concept called Actively Synchronized Replenishment. Language: Details & Options

Ch 24. Daily Management with TOC

by Oded Cohen Gives managers the TP tools and procedures to enhance their ability to make better decisions. Language: Details & Options

S&T Tree - Reliable Rapid Response

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Create a decisive competitive edge based on reliability and rapid response to customer needs. Language: Details & Options

Demand Driven Performance: Using Smart Metrics

by Chad Smith A different way to think, design, operate, and measure a system in a complex and volatile world. Language: Details & Options

The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt A business novel in production taught and used by thousands of Companies and business schools. Language: Details & Options

3. GSP on Project Mgmt and Engineering - Critical Chain and Product Development

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Presents the Critical Chain Project management (CCPM) solution for your organization. Language: Details & Options

Release the Hostages

by Richard Klapholz Learn how Customer Support can benefit from the application of TOC. Language: Details & Options

Behind the Cloud - Enhancing logical thinking

by Jelena Fedurko Learn how to properly build clouds and how to use them as a tool for problem solving. Language: Details & Options

Ch 02. The Problems with Project Management

by Ed Walker Explains how CC overcomes each limitation to traditional projects mgmt. Language: Details & Options

Ch 03. A Critical Chain Project Management Primer

by Janice Cerveny This chapter compares traditional (critical path) project management with the Critical Chain approach. Language: Details & Options

Ch 05. Making Change Stick

by Robert C. Newbold This chapter is about creating and evaluating effective implementation processes. Language: Details & Options

Ch 06. Project Mgmt in a Lean World—Translating Lean Six Sigma into the Project Environment

by AGI-Goldratt Institute Provides the difficulties in translating Lean, Six Sigma to the project environment. Language: Details & Options

Ch 07. A Review of Literature on Drum-Buffer-Rope, Buffer Mgmt and Distribution

by John H. Blackstone, Jr. Reviews articles describing the application of DBR, Buffer Mgmt, and replenishment. Language: Details & Options

Ch 08. DBR, Buffer Management, and VATI Flow Classification

by Mokshagundam L. Srikanth This chapter examines the application of TOC to production or manufacturing environments. Language: Details & Options

Ch 15. Continuous Improvement and Auditing

by Dr. Alan Barnard How to cause the change and achieve a POOGI with an auditing solution. Language: Details & Options

Ch 19. Strategy

by H. William Dettmer Presents the Constraint Mgmt Model (CMM). Language: Details & Options

Ch 20. The Layers of Resistance - The Buy-In Process According to TOC

by Efrat Goldratt How to overcome resistance to change in a systematic buy-in process. Language: Details & Options

Ch 21. Less Is More - Applying the Flow Concepts to Sales

by Mauricio Herman Case study of flow concepts implementations to the mgmt of the sales funnel in an organization.  Language: Details & Options

Ch 22. Mafia Offers: Dealing With a Market Constraint

by Dr. Lisa Lang Introduction to the Unrefusable (or Mafia) Offer - the Theory of Constraints marketing solution. Language: Details & Options

Ch 29. TOC in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

by John Ricketts Focuses on why TOC has taken so long to reach professional, scientific, and technical services. Language: Details & Options

TOC-TP Categories of Legitimate Reservation (CLR)

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Learn the rules for scrutinizing the validity and logical of thinking processes. Language: Details & Options

Embracing Change vs Resistance to Change

by Efrat Goldratt One must examine what causes willingness to embrace change, what causes resistance to change, and how these contradicting reactions might appear simultaneously. Language: Details & Options

Strategy and Tactics

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt This eDocument will show you how to build a Startegy and Tactics Tree. Language: Details & Options

S&T Tree - Consumer Goods - Inventory Turns

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt This eDocument shows you the strategy & tactics to ensure 100% availability with minimum stock. Language: Details & Options

Critical Chain

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Projects will finish within budget, without compromising quality or specifications and on time. Language: Details & Options

Production the TOC Way with Simulator

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Deepening DBR knowledge through simulation, exercises and examples. Language: Details & Options

Throughput Accounting

by Thomas Corbett Learn how to apply the theory of constraints to management accounting. Language: Details & Options

TOC Insights into Finance and Measurements

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt This tool is an interactive type presentation to learn Throughput Accounting. Language: Details & Options

N&S Series - 6. A Look into Measurements

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt The traditional perspective of Cost Accounting and the alternative, Throughput Accounting. Language: Details & Options

N&S Series - 2. The Basic Assumptions of TOC

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Shows that a complex system has an inherent simplicity. Language: Details & Options

Advanced Project Portfolio Management and the PMO

by Gerald Kendall The new TOC 4x4 method of strategic planning and the CC Multi-Project Mgmt approach. Language: Details & Options

4. GSP on Distribution and Supply Chain - Pull System and Replenishment

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Shows the procedures and measurements to help the supply chain to improve its performance. Language: Details & Options

7. GSP on Managing People - Communication and Team Building

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Presents how to identify and resolve misalignment of authority and responsibility.  Language: Details & Options

Orlicky's Material Requirements Planning (3rd. Edition)

by Chad Smith The classic MRP work up-to-date with new information on supply chain synchronization. Language: Details & Options

Learning the basis of Throughput Accounting

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt How to bridge the gap between the bottom line measurements and the local measurements. Language: Details & Options

Profitability With No Boundaries: iTLSBOK: Body Of Knowledge

by Reza (Russ) Pirasteh This “how to” & “why” guide is for practitioners & those responsible for implementing iTLS, the integration of the Theory of Constraints (TOC), Lean and Six Sigma. Language: Details & Options

Golden nugget 4: Inventory target, Asymmetric time constants

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt When experiencing a decline or increase of consumption for an SKU, the inventory target should be changed accordingly. Language: Details & Options

The Goal Audiobook - 30th Anniversary Edition

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt A business novel in production taught and used by thousands of Companies and schools. Language: Details & Options

TOC Insights into Project Management and Engineering

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt This interactive type presentation shows you how to use Critical Chain Project Management. Language: Details & Options

The Goal Movie - How to Version

by American Media Inc. This movie shows how to use the Five Focusing Steps in your organization. Language: Details & Options

N&S Series - 4. A Look into the Rules of Project Management

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Provides the basis to understand the concepts of Critical Chain. Language: Details & Options

The Theory of Constraints: Practice and Research

by B. Ronen A platform for TOC research and closes the gap between TOC and the academic world. Language: Details & Options

Focused Operations Management: Achieving More with Existing Resources

by Boaz Ronen Learn the tools that can increase throughput, reduce response time and create value. Language: Details & Options

5. GSP on Marketing - Unrefusable Offers and Market Segmentation

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Presents how to create a decisive competitive edge, and unrefusable offer for your organization.   Language: Details & Options

The Theory of Constraints: Applications in Quality Manufacturing

by Robert E. Stein Aiming to change the paradigms of traditional management strategies. Language: Details & Options

Dentistry with a Vision: Building a Rewarding Practice and a Balanced Life

by Gerald Kendall The book provides a systems view of a health care practice. Language: Details & Options

Simplifying Innovation

by Michael A. Dalton Doubling speed to market and new product profits - with your existing resources. Language: Details & Options

Be Fast or Be Gone: Racing the Clock with CC Project Mgmt

by Andreas Scherer Mike is in for the challenge of his life as he races against time to implement CC Project Mgmt. Language: Details & Options

Goldratt Thinking Process Workshop: Learn to think like Jonah in The Goal

by Goldratt Marketing You will be introduced to and learn the Theory of Constraints Thinking Process Tools that are the foundation for powerful, holistic, business solutions. Language: Details & Options

Managing Operations

by James F Cox Underscores the concept of managing the business as a system. Language: Details & Options

Project Management in the Fast Lane: Applying the Theory of Constraints

by Robert C. Newbold Clear guidance on making practical, powerful changes to the way you manage projects. Language: Details & Options

N&S Series - 8. Implementing TOC as a Holistic Approach

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Expand your understanding of how to achieve and sustain a holistic TOC implementation. Language: Details & Options

Concepts and Principles Workshop Series - Complete Set

by Apics The set is a training tool that explores strategies for applying TOC.  Language: Details & Options

Management Dynamics

by John A. Caspari Merging Constraints Accounting to Drive Improvement. Language: Details & Options

6. GSP on Sales and Buy-in - Overcoming Resistance and Handling Reservations

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Your organization will learn an effective and systematic way to sell. Language: Details & Options

TOCICO Conference Presentations

by Goldratt Marketing Valuable knowledge and insights about TOC are presented at annual international and regional conferences sponsored by TOCICO, the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization. The TOCICO Conference presentations provide a vast number of references, testimonials, case studies and knowledge development, and these incredible treasures are captured on video and are available to provide direction and answer. Language: Details & Options

Constraint management within manufacturing: Optimising the global supply chain

by Ted Hutchin Focusing on making money out of the supply chain. Language: Details & Options

TOC Self Learning Package

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Learn the TOC concepts and principles applied to various areas within an organization. Language: Details & Options

Isn't It Obvious?

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt This book does for Retailing what Goldratt´s best-seller The Goal did for manufacturing. Language: Details & Options

Learning the Basis of Critical Chain

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Learn how projects can finish ahead of time, within the budget and with the original content! Language: Details & Options

Through Clouds To Solutions

by Jelena Fedurko Thinking Processes and focuses on working with UDEs and UDE Clouds. Language: Details & Options

Golden nugget 10: MTA + MTO Mixed environment

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Operating in a partly MTA, partly MTO environment. Language: Details & Options

Introduction to the Theory of Constraints (TOC) Management System

by Thomas B. McMullen Jr. Tells you what TOC is, where it came from, who uses it, and how to get started with it. Language: Details & Options

Management Dilemmas: The TOC Approach to Problem Identification and Solutions

by Eli Schragenheim Managers can take a problem and directly identify the source of trouble. Language: Details & Options

TOC & Its Implications on Management Accounting

by Debra A. Smith Throughput accounting is the measurement tool required for business decisions. Language: Details & Options

TOC Insights into Distribution and Supply-Chain

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt This learning tool is an interactive presentation to manage a distribution supply chain. Language: Details & Options

TOC Insights

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt This extraordinary material deepens the understanding of TOC on all the aspects of logistics. Language: Details & Options

Critical Chain Project Management

by Lawrence Leach How to plan, lead, and complete projects with unprecedented efficiency. Language: Details & Options

Ever Improve: A guide to managing production the TOC way

by Oded Cohen This edition contains the knowledge and the underlying logic of the MTO solution. Language: Details & Options

Hanging Fire

by Jeff Cox Creating reliable speed to market. Language: Details & Options

Golden nugget 14: Sustaining Continuous Growth

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Deepen our cause and effect understanding that underlie the mechanisms for further increase of capacity and for adjusting the buffers. Language: Details & Options

Great Boss Dead Boss

by Ray Immelman In the ever-changing world of work, the ability to lead effectively is extremely valuable. Language: Details & Options

Teorie Omezení­ v Podnikové Praxi (TOC in Corporate Practice)

by Mirek Smira Written by a team of Czech authors who address key areas of today\\\\\\\'s management. Language: Details & Options

The Constraints Management Group DVD Series

by Constraints Management Group LLC Sessions from the for CMUC Conferences years 2005, 2007 and 2008. Language: Details & Options

Built to Last

by Jerry I. Porras This book is about successful habits of visionary companies. Language: Details & Options

God, Quantum Physics, Organizational Structure, Management Style

by Darius Radkevicius How does today´s leader relate to God, Physics and Organizational Management? Language: Details & Options

Mistakes and Difficulties in Working with TOC Logical Tools

by Jelena Fedurko Learn to avoid mistakes using the TP tools to develop more logically solid outcomes. Language: Details & Options

Distribution: The Shippers Supply Company Way

by Henry Camp Henry Camp documents in plain language, not TOC jargon, the process his Company follows and why for building and benefitting from a decisive competitive edge. Language: Details & Options

Ever Improve 1: Understanding the Operational Environment

by Oded Cohen Takes the reader through the processes and the challenges that are facing the managers that are in charge of maintaining and improving flow. Language: Details & Options

Golden nugget 7: Minimum batch progression

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt There are times that a technical consideration at a certain work-center forces us to process a minimum batch which is bigger than the order. Language: Details & Options

It's Not Luck

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt How TOC is applied to distribution, marketing, sales and conflict resolution. Language: Details & Options

Late Night Discussions

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt This collection originally appeared as a monthly in Industry Week magazine. Language: Details & Options

Manufacturer's Guide to Implementing the Theory of Constraints

by Mark Woeppel Complete step-by-step guide for implementing TOC in a manufacturing organization. Language: Details & Options

Maximizing Profitability: The Theory of Constraints Approach to Maximizing Profitability

by Dr. Lisa Lang Includes profitability metrics and rules for decision making. Language: Details & Options

Thinking Smart

by Khaw Choon Ean Applying the Theory of Constraints in Developing Thinking Skills Language: Details & Options

Approximately Right, Not Precisely Wrong

by Boaz Ronen This book presents support tools for pricing, costing and decision-making. Language: Details & Options

The Choice

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Goldratt explains his fundamental system of beliefs. Language: Details & Options

Critical Chain (audiobook)

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Projects will finish within budget and without compromising quality or specifications. Language: Details & Options

S&T Tree - Project Management

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Create a decisive competitive edge based on Critical Chain for Project Management. Language: Details & Options

Golden nugget 11: Light blue 1, or: A way to exploit the protective capacity – Have your cake and e

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt How can we make sure that the proper amount of protective capacity will be maintained? Language: Details & Options

Golden nugget 15: Freezing in projects

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt To diminish bad multi-tasking in projects environment we use, as an integral part of the Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) solution, the freeze mechanism. Language: Details & Options

The Constraints Management Handbook

by James F Cox It unifies the pieces in production between MRP, JIT and TOC. Language: Details & Options

Deming & Goldratt

by Oded Cohen The integration of both Theories into one cohesive process. Language: Details & Options

Enterprise-Focused Management

by Ted Hutchin How TOC can be best applied to the construction industry. Language: Details & Options

The Race

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt How to focus logical improvements so they are optimal and nor just local. Language: Details & Options

What is this Thing called Theory of Constraints?

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Walks you through the five steps of focusing; the process of change. Language: Details & Options

Unconstrained Organisations - managing sustainable change

by Ted Hutchin Unlocking the potential of people within organisations. Language: Details & Options

Uncorrupted Stock Picker

by Richard C.Putz Analyze stocks without being influenced by brokers, analysts and money managers. Language: Details & Options

Concepts and Principles Workshop Series - Constraints Mgmt Overview

by James F Cox Introduces to the basics of constraints management and types of constraints. Language: Details & Options

Concepts and Principles Workshop Series - Production Mgmt

by Charles A. Gauthier This workshop introduces to the production paradigm of constraints management Language: Details & Options

Concepts and Principles Workshop Series - Supply Chain Mgmt

by Donn J. Novotny Introduces to the basics of managing a supply chain using constraints mgmt. Language: Details & Options

Projects in Less Time: A Synopsis of Critical Chain

by Mark Woeppel Provides an overview and synopsis of Goldratt´s breakthrough book, Critical Chain. Language: Details & Options

The Billion Dollar Solution: Secrets of Prochain Project Management

by Robert C. Newbold You’ll learn about critical chain project scheduling, change management. Language: Details & Options

Manufacturing Insights with the Theory of Constraints - Meeting Customer Demand with Synchronized Pr

by Society of Manufacturing Engineers 3 companies that have successfully applied the Theory of Constraints. Language: Details & Options

Golden nugget 13: Reaching the plateau of the U-curve

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt In a recent audit of an MTO company (producing metal cables of the kind that is used for holding elevators), two mysteries were evident. Language: Details & Options

S&T Tree - Moving from MTS to MTA

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Create a decisive competitive edge based on extremely good inventory turns. Language: Details & Options

Profitability With No Boundaries: Executive Edition & Leadership Summary

by Reza (Russ) Pirasteh This Executive edition provides a leadership summary of the approach & benefits of adopting an iTLS approach, the integration TOC, Lean and Six Sigma. Language: Details & Options

Golden nugget 3: Immunizing against competitors’ price reduction

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Avoid that a competitor can still easily win by simply reducing prices Language: Details & Options

Golden nugget 9: Color Psychology

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt How come the inventories in regional warehouses were lowered by just 10% after starting a Viable Vision implementation? Language: Details & Options

Projects that Flow (English)

by Uwe Techt Projects can go over budget, exceed deadlines, or deliver restricted features and quality. This can result in economic damage for companies and their clients. A radically new approach is needed: ProjectsFlow®. Language: Details & Options

Projects that Flow (Deutsch)

by Uwe Techt Projekte überschreiten Liefertermine und Kosten. Abstriche an den Spezifikationen werden in Kauf genommen. Wirtschaftliche Schäden für Unternehmen und Kunden sind die Folge. Doch die Schwierigkeiten sind oft hausgemacht. Etablierte Kennzahlen und Managementmethoden erzeugen Handlungs- und Entscheidungskonflikte; sie bremsen Projekte aus. Ein radikal anderes Vorgehen ist erforderlich. Language: Details & Options

The Cash Machine

by Richard Klapholz A TOC business novel about managing the sales process. Language: Details & Options

TOC Executive Challenge: A Goal Game

by John Tripp This user guide and game puts you in charge of your own production plant. Language: Details & Options

Concepts and Principles Workshop Series - Thinking Processes

by Lisa Scheinkopf This workshop introduces participants to the theory of constraints thinking processes. Language: Details & Options

Achieving a Viable Vision

by Dr. Lisa Lang A workbook that shows you everything you need to start thinking strategically today Language: Details & Options

Tough Fabric

by John Covington A real-life account of supply chain integration in the textile industry. Language: Details & Options

Regaining Competitiveness: Putting The Goal to work

by Mokshagundam L. Srikanth The main topics covered in The Goal book are summarized. Language: Details & Options

Success...an Adventure

by Alejandrina Gonzalez Specialized graphic organizers that help children learn to think for themselves. Language: Details & Options

Advanced Multi Project Management

by Gerald Kendall Presents the strategy and tactics needed to accelerate and synchronize multi-projects. Language: Details & Options

Hemmungslos verkaufen

by Dr. Dieter Legat Dieses Buch ist für Vertriebsleiter, die einen besonderen Schwerpunkt auf den Verkauf an Großkunden haben. Language: Details & Options

Visual Project Management

by Mark Woeppel A groundbreaking addition to the project management body of knowledge. Language: Details & Options

Golden nugget 1: The Evergreen Elephant

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Managing production priorities in an Make to Availability environment is simple when using the Theory of Constraints buffer management solution. Language: Details & Options

Golden nugget 5: Assessing super rapid time at an early stage

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Fully enroll the Rapid Response (RR) offer, without taking a risk of deteriorating Reliability. Language: Details & Options

Golden nugget 12: Light blue 2, or: A way to exploit the protective capacity using orders (as oppos

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Processing clients’ orders by the protective capacity. Language: Details & Options

Results on TOC.tv:

To Whom and When the Buy-in is required (It´s not only a Buy-in issue transforming an organization)

by Dee Jacob Not everybody in the organization needs to be bought-in. During this session we will look at how to identify who needs to be bought-in and to what, as well as the timing of that buy-in: who will need information and training. Finally, we will address that need for behavioral pattening. Language: English Details & Options

Lessons Learned Writing Transformational Strategy and Tactic Trees (for organizations)

by Lisa Ferguson Lisa shares some of her insights on how to write the Transformational Strategy and Tactic Tree. She summarizes the lessons into 4 pieces of a puzzle, going from the "big picture" to the "details" when building a transformational S&T Tree. This presentation provides the key insights on how to write Level 1 and the understanding of each of the 5 levels. It also goes over two components of the details: the sentence structure and the 5 entities in a step. The presentation uses an example to ilustrate these lessons. Details & Options

Structured practical techniques for implementing TOC Turbo Boost Constraint Performance in 24 hours

by Andrew Kay Increase constraint output by up to 100% within 24hrs after DBR has been applied by causing both management and employees to be fully in harmony fighting against a common enemy: the red line. Details & Options

Enhancing Performance of New Product Development Projects in Auto Components Companies

by Satyashri Mohanty The automotive industry faces increased pressure to develop more products requiring OEM and auto components vendors to respond swiftly (more and more projects) and creating an environment with significant back and forth flow of information between the two parties. Managing the new project development projects has become a huge challenge for the auto components vendors. This presentation provides an understanding of the issues faced by OEMs, the impact on auto components vendors and a way out on how to use of the S&T to enhance performance of new product development projects. Details & Options

Sales Growth With Perfect Execution

by Mark Woeppel Operational excellence is a solid foundation for ongoing improvement. This presentation shows how to integrate buffers, measurements, and process to have nearly perfect on time delivery performance. Managers need the right kind of information and behaviors to ensure they do not over-book the plant, preventing interactive capacity constraints from emerging. Presented at the TOCICO Annual Conference Barcelona, Spain - November 2005. Language: English Details & Options

Developing the Process for Top Level Decision Making

by Eli Schragenheim An experiment using the knowledge and process of Standing on the Shoulder of Giants has provided research and development of a platform and the related process for decision making. Challenge the basic assumptions within TOC and outside of TOC using guidelines (six steps) to look on an area, respect what has been done, but look for MORE! What do we want to sell? What capacity to prepare? This presentation paves the way to TOC Business Intelligence. Details & Options

Introduction presentation for the Supply Chain Track with the relevant S&T tree

by Patrick Hoefsmit Sharing insights and using the Strategy & Tactics Tree as a roadmap for building a Decisive Competitive Edge for the fast moving Consumer Goods industry. Presented at the 1st European Results Gathering of TOC Professionals sponsored by TOCICO - held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in October 2009. Language: English Details & Options

US Air Force, Tinker Air Force Base, 76th PMXG - KC-135 Critical Chain Project - Management (CCPM) Implementation

by Janis Wood This video shows the results obtained by the US Air Force, Tinker Air Force Base, 76th PMXG. They went from 137 days to 42 days backshop cycle time (69% reduction), from 260 parts/month backshop throughput to 434 (67% increase) and from 18 days cycle time to 8 days (55% reduction). Language: English Details & Options

Using TOC-TP as a Guide to Integrate Lean, Six Sigma, Process Management and TOC Solutions for Business Improvement

by Eduardo Correa de Moura In order to obtain the maximum results possible, it is essential to integrate the contributions of Lean, Six Sigma, Process Management and the Theory of Constraints (TOC). Each business improvement methodology brings paradigm shift philosophy and provides a system-wide perspective relevant for business. This presentation shows how to use the TOC Thinking Processes to integrate these approaches for business improvement. Details & Options

Upgrading the TOC BOK: Focused Methodologies for the Financial Industry

by Boaz Ronen Presentation discusses the managerial value drivers for the financial industry and how TOC can be used with collaborative methodologies. Presented during the TOCICO International Conference (Las Vegas, November 2007). Language: English Details & Options

Using TOC to deliver IT projects on time, all the time

by Lars de Laat This is a presentation on how Caesar (Garansys) – a medium sized IT company based in the Netherlands – uses TOC (CCPM, PDSM, TP) to deliver all IT projects with the right scope on time for a fixed fee, as well as how the organization developed these competencies. Language: English Details & Options

Transforming parts and materials availibility for ERP, Lean and TOC implementations

by Chad Smith An explanation of how MRP 3.0 can be used to improve a situation in which inventory buffers are at all-time lows, forecast error is on the rise and a legacy of make-to-stock manufacturing strategies is crippling the ability of producers to respond to increasing volatility in demand and supply. Language: English Details & Options

Implementing Replenishment in a Hi-Tech Environment

by Duncan Patrick Teledyne Dalsa Digital Imaging shares how it went from manufacturing 1000 cameras per month with 66% on time delivery and a lead time of 10-12 weeks to producing 3600 cameras per month with the same resources with 98.3% on time delivery and 6 days lead time. This presentation shares the TOC Replenishment solution and offers practical formulas, example and concepts to walk away and apply in your own organization. Details & Options

Ellwood City Forge's Quest to Become Ever Flourishing

by Daniel Hamilton The President of Ellwood City Forge shares the company's TOC journey which began in 1992 with The Goal book and their quest to become an Ever-flourishing company. Details & Options

Win-Win-Win Public Works in Fukushima before and after Disaster

by Yuji Kishira The residents, government and construction companies of Fukushima pull together in effort to recover from the devastation left after an earthquake caused by the Tsunami. The TOC Cloud and Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) tools aid with the biggest challenge: the clean up of radiation contaminated materials at the Fukushima atomic energy plant. Details & Options

The 7 Key Points for Designing Profitable Manufacturing Systems

by Kevin Kohls The success of Toyota has been achieved not only through the Toyota Production System (TPS) tools but its management principles. This presentation explores the Toyota management principles, provides a comparison of the Toyota Way and Theory of Constraints (TOC), and shares 7 Key points for designing a profitable manufacturing system, specifically: Throughput Accounting, embracing variability, using simulation, designing in the bottleneck, designing out management constraints, validating TOC and other lean game changers, and finally, understanding the accuracy of your analysis. Details & Options

How to Improve Toyota Production System flow factory performance in 6 days by 60% Increase

by Katsumi Ozeki Can one of the best Toyota Production System (TPS) implementation still be improved? This presentation will walk you through the steps of exactly how this happened for one ( and then several) lines within a Japanese manufacturing company, using the combination of including the people (Gemba) and the TOC approach of getting immediate results out of a production line. Details & Options

Project Management for Value (PMV) in Internal Projects

by Boaz Ronen Internal projects are those which are initiated and executed within an organization by their own project management team. In order succeed in bringing the maximum value to the organization, there are 3 key elements for managing internal projects: (1) value should be considered as the goal of an internal project The PMV pyramid places value as the top criteria and it is superimposed over the triangle of scope, time and budget (2) the life cycle of the project should contain the final phase of business take off (3) the issue of disparity of business goals between owners and project managers must be addressed. This presentation includes discussion of the above along with results of 11 PMV implementations where companies have increased T by 40% and increased value by 60%. Details & Options

Challenges for production planning while moving on TOC solutions for production

by Oded Cohen Oded provides insights to the reasons of why there is a gap between the expectations and the real outcomes of implementing the TOC logistical solutions for manufaturing, specifically in environments of Make to Stock (MTO), Make to Availability (MTA), and the mixed environment of MTA and MTO. He shares some specific examples to show the elements that can reduce such gap. Details & Options

Sifting Information Out of the Data Ocean
Using the Company's Data in the Buy-In Process

by Hadas Schragneheim Whether turning a prospect into a client or during an implementation, at every step you must sell the solution again and again. This lecture shows you how to use a client's data in the buy in process. Includes three examples of how to take the client data and in a very simple way show why they need to focus on the few critical areas in order to improve the bottomline. Details & Options

Using the 5 Focusing Steps to Define Local Measurements

by Sanjeev Gupta This sessions utilizes the 5 focusing steps to provide insight for setting good local measurements in the face of variability and uncertainty. Presented during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Miami, Florida, USA, in October 2004. Language: English Details & Options

Achilles' Heel: Identifying and Leveraging a Competitor's Weakest Point

by Boaz Ronen If everything else fails and a win-win solution cannot be achieved, the Achilles Heel methodology uses 5 simple focusing steps to either attack your adversary and protect against your adversary. These five Focusing Steps are ideal for small companies with large adversaries for attacking or defending against an adversary, for finding value offers or for making more throughput. Details & Options

Organizational Transformation: The Role of the Leader

by Christie Shinn-Latona A leader’s primary role is to get people to work together for the purpose of accelerating the organization's performance. This presentation explains transformational leadership, how it can be applied, and its similarities with TOC. Presented during the TOCICO Annual Conference (Miami, FL - November 2006). Language: English Details & Options

Achieving win-win-win in US healthcare reform

by Lisa Ferguson This roadmap for U.S. Healthcare Reform discusses why change (costs increasing and quality of care not excellent)? what to change (identify core conflict)? what to change to (solution or pot of gold for stakeholders)? How to cause the change (utilize S&T Trees to implement the change)? and How to create POOGI? Details & Options

How Being on Viable Vision through SnT Resolves the Conflict of Long Term vs. Short Term

by Kiran Kothekar The management of most companies is in a conflict of focusing on tasks for the short term versus tasks for the long term. This presentation shows how Fleetguard Filters achieved its Viable Vision with the same management team and how implementing the S&T solves the conflict for management attention. Details & Options

Critical Chain for Inpatient Management of Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

by Noriaki Aoki This is a Case study for applying Critical Chain (TOC-PM) to design resource allocation and scheduling system for healthcare professionals at Japan Trauma Data Bank. Presented during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Miami, Florida, USA, in November 2006. Language: English Details & Options

Linking Project Performance to Business Results

by Ajai Kapoor There are at least three very good reasons to make the link between the improvement in executing projects and the performance of the business. Linking the few critical chain rules to the business performance can make the implementation sustainable. Presented during the 2008 Project Flow Conference. Language: English Details & Options

Some Thoughts on Using the Theory of Constraints for Very Large, Complex Projects

by Rees Furbeck Rees Furbeck is a Boeing Company Associate Technical Fellow specializing in the development of TOC applications to plan and manage large scale, complex development programs. He shares his insights, conclusions and recommendations for using TOC for large scale, complex projects. Presented at the TOCICO Regional Conference (Tacoma, WA - June 2009). Language: English Details & Options

Strategy & Tactics for managing multi projects

by Frans-Jan Buters Walk through the Strategy & Tactics Tree for Projects - the roadmap for successful and lasting implementations. Presented at the 1st European Results Gathering of TOC Professionals sponsored by TOCICO - held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in October 2009. Language: English Details & Options

The TOC "Pot of Goal" for Education

by Kathy Suerken TOC for Education continues to grow and improve TOC Thinking Tools (Cloud, Branch & Ambitious Target Tree) for application in the school environment. Results from around the world are shared. Presented at the TOCICO International Conference - Tokyo, Japan (November 2009). Language: English Details & Options

Quantifying Throughput in Public Sector Organizations

by Richard A. Reid This presentation shows the relevance of customer/client satisfaction as a throughput metric and introduces a widely used method (SERVQUAL) that is both simple and valid for measuring for organizations providing municipal, educational, health services where financial measures are inappropriate. Language: English Details & Options

Implementing Constraints Management with Lean Six Sigma: Lessons learned at Anadolu Medical Center

by Bahadir Inozu  This case study from Anadolu Medical Center shares their TOC experience, specifically: •  Continuous performance improvement with Lean, Six Sigma, and Constraints Management • Applications    −Outpatient appointment and scheduling    −MRI repair and maintenance    −Preparing patients for operating room    −Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE)    −Dynamic Replenishment and Inventory Management • Lessons learned Details & Options

More efficient Government - Implementing TOC in Utah's Department of Workforce Services

by Kristen Cox Kristen Cox outlines the TOC strategies used by the Utah Department of Workforce Services as the central component for its operational excellence initiatives. The presentation includes the objectives, processes, steps, and surprising results that have been achieved by this government entity. Details & Options

Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd - Improving Performance on SAP Implementation Project

by Ryuso Matsuyama Cycle time for Financial Module project reduced to 172 days (26% reduction). Cycle time for HR Module projects reduced to 213 days (26% reduction). Details & Options

TOC in Government: Challenges and Opportunities
Utah Department of Work Services

by Kristen Cox Government has a tendency to be inefficient and use processes that do not bring results needed. It faces unique challenges in requirements, compliance activities, stakeholders. This presentation is about the opportunities that exist from applying TOC in government. The Utah Department of Workforce Services has been involved with TOC for two years and has achieved amazing success. Listen as Utah's Executive Director shares the unique insights on how government can take advantage of TOC, specifically how to use the TOC Thinking tools and principles such as Supply Chain and Distribution and translate them into government environment. How to engage an enormous organization that has diverse requirements, and how to get them to embrace simplicity? How to stay focused as an organization when there are pulls from every direction... local legislature, federal officials, multiple stakeholders. Includes goals, lessons learned, and new opportunities. Details & Options

First Throughput Accounting, then GAAP

by Rick Denison Listen as this TOC practitioner with 20 years experience shares a Throughput Accounting presentation with 3 aspects for learning– (1) what are the compromises that are built into ERP systems (2) why setting up flow FIRST is important in operations and (3) how throughput accounting could be THE WAY for internal decision making. Details & Options

Boyd Cycles, TOC and the Agile Organization

by Kenneth Francis This presentation discusses John Boyd's Thinking (Boyd Cycle) and the concept of organization agility as a means for organizations to deal with a reality that is forcing them to deal with an increasing tempo in change. Shows how the Boyd cycle can implement this agility in organizations and how TOC can significantly improve the Boyd Cycle. Details & Options

Facing Inconsistencies... System Boundaries and The Constraint

by Mario Gil Under the instructions of Dr. Goldratt, the Odyssey Alumni (San Jose, TX) examined the inconsistencies faced by TOC starting with the four aspects of change and looked for the direction which will release the inherent potential in managing organizations with TOC. This presentation shares the entire process followed by the Alumni class, as well as their ideas and some tools for releasing the inherent potential. Details & Options

Using TOC to Boost Lean Organisations

by Philip Marris In 2011 TOC was called in to help one of the world's largest automotive equipment manufacturers (ranked among the Top 30 LEAN companies). Facing a huge increase in demand, the plant was unable to produce enough to fulfill orders, which led to expediting and even late orders. TOC was applied to the production and immediately performance was improved. For more details, please watch this case study. Details & Options

Standing on the Shoulders of TOC to Impact an ENTIRE NATION

by Kathy Suerken This presentation is a Thinking Process analysis of Japan as a nation. The core problems in Japan are similar to the core problems of other nations: domestic manufacturing is falling, incomes are going down, national debt is rising and healthcare systems are costly and strained. If we teach people to think clearly, can we improve a nation? Listen as presenters share their ambitious plans for using TOC for Education and the TOC Thinking tools in Japanese schools, government and businesses. Details & Options

TOC for Personal Growth

by Richard Wentzel Richard shares his perspective of the use of TOC and the Thinking Process tools for personal development. He specifically shows specific examples of common conflicts used to understand behaviour. He developed what he calls the Model of Behavioural Choice based on values, ambitions, competences, and KPIs (Key Performance Indicators). Details & Options

My Viable Vision for Throughput Accounting

by Eli Schragenheim Eli Schragenheim presents the TOC concept for "Throughput Accounting", the need, the assumptions, the benefits, the limitations, and missing elements that, from his perspective, are required but have not been addressed. Eli proposes a way forward to further develop the concept. He presents various considerations and insights that he considers goes in the direction of completing the Throughput Accounting picture. Details & Options

The reason for the differences between DBR, SDBR, MTO, MTS and MTA

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Dr. Goldratt provides clarity to the various applications of the Theory of Constraints to production environments. He shows the reason for the differences behind the concepts of Drum-Buffer-Rope (DBR), Simplified Drum-Buffer-Rope (SDBR), Make to Order (MTO), Make to Stock (MTS) and Make to Availability (MTA). In this second part, he also shows the importance of understanding the concept of Protective Capacity, the mechanisms called Load Control and POOGI, and their implications on current production software limitations. Last but not least, Dr. Goldratt addresses the need of refinement of the DBR concept for environments where the production touch-time is not negligible. Details & Options

Recommendations for developing and using money buffers in TOC logistical solutions

by Oded Cohen Oded touches on a specific practical issue related to the fundamental part of the logistical solution of TOC, mainly the financial aspect of Buffer Management. Managers face a conflict between having buffers and managing them properly, since the task requires from time to time financial support. Oded starts by explaining the three types of flow that exist in the organization and then goes into the use of buffers to manage these flows. He shows the financial side of the logistical buffers, specifically the concept of using buffers as insurance for protection against unpredicted events. He explains his concept of money buffers for Make to Order (MTO), Make To Availability (MTA), Distribute to Availability (DTA) environments, as an integral part of Buffer Management. Details & Options

TOC for Mining The Productivity Choice

by Henning du Preez A mindset change moved this Mining company from a marginal mine to 80% margin and from bottlenecks managing them to them managing the bottlenecks. Are we all facing the same type of barrier to productivity? This case is based across mining types, across continents & across companies, but the root cause and TOC way for managing bottlenecks is applicable for other industries. The choice is yours! Details & Options

Viable Vision

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Goldratt provides an overview of the basics behind the concept of the Viable Vision process for companies to reach profitability levels its management team currently believes impossible to achieve - year after year. Language: 简体中文, Deutsch, English, Español, Français, עִברִית, Italiano and Português Details & Options

Realization Customer Conference 2006

Video clippings of results presented by leading organizations: AFOTEC U.S. Airforce, Celsa Group, Central Nuclear Almaraz Trillo, Duke Energy, Johan A. Krause Inc., Medtronic Europe, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Oregon Freeze Dry, Rapid Solutions Group, Valley Cabinet Works, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center. Language: English Details & Options

TOC for Entrepreneurs

by Ed Hill As a growing market, Entrepreneurs are a green field for common sense and TOC. Ed Hill along with the Manufacturing Exchange Partnership (MEP) share their Approach and results in using TOC with Entreprenuers. Presented during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Miami, Florida, USA, in October 2004. Language: English Details & Options

Overcoming resistance to learning

by Kathy Suerken Have you ever wanted a learner (such as a client, boss, co-worker, family member) to gain knowledge or skill from your lesson, but they are resistant to learning what you are trying to teach? This session will provide you with TOC Thinking Tools which can be used for moving from Resistance to Learning, specifically what to change, what to change to, and how to cause the change. Presented during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Miami, Florida, USA, in October 2004. Language: English Details & Options

Conflicts as guides - for personal growth

by Limor Winter-Kraemer, PhD This video shows how to use the TOC Evaporating Cloud for solving a personal conflict, and how it can work as a good focusing point towards achieving our goal and also help us get a holistic improvement in our lives. Language: English Details & Options

Reducing complexity for better decision making using the right Thinking Process tools (Nipping complexity in the bud)

by Bettina Zürcher Using Thinking Process Tools (Evaporating Cloud and FRT) in the decision making process as a vehicle for reducing complexity, improving the process, and showing the need and value of TOC solutions (CC, DBR...). Presented during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Barcelona, Spain, in November 2005. Language: English Details & Options

Making money by simplifying measurements

by Ravi Gilani Measurements drive behaviors! Most organizations track too many measurements. In any case most of these are not aligned to the overall organizational measurements. This presentation shares how to align the entire organization & improve performance by tracking only a few parameters every week. Language: English Details & Options

TOC in Global Shipbuilding Company - “Focused on decision supporting methodology for product portfolio strategy”

by In-Il Kim This presentation proposes the new decision supporting methodology based on TOC for conducting an optimal product portfolio strategy and presents the Decision Supporting System (DSS) implemented adopting the new methodology. Case study, testimonial and experience shared during the TOCICO Conference in 2008. Language: English Details & Options

How to reach a much higher level of performance

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt In this keynote presentation, Dr. Goldratt goes back to basics to show the importance of revisiting the assumption of the standard solutions and the power of doing so. He uses his article on "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants" to show how important this is to reach a much higher level of performance. Language: English Details & Options

Strategy & Tactics For Selling A TOC Robust Solution

by Bill Hodgdon Understanding the inner logic of the business-to-business sales process. Agenda includes: Profile of the right businesses, Business results premise, Buying influences, Universal buying cycle, Strategy for launching the offer, Winning the sale, and a Winning proposal. Language: English Details & Options

Viable Vision for health care

by Dr. Gary Wadhwa Introduction to multiple improvement tools integrated to achieve Viable Vision, explanation of concept, and details for 2 specific cases:  community hospital and Adirondack Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. Presented at the TOCICO regional conference (Tacoma, WA - June 2009). Language: English Details & Options

Against the  odds TOC in private equity world

by Mark Stemberger Case study for applying TOC to make acquisitions more feasible and attractive. Potential and reserves were found where others saw only weaknesses and threats. The acquisition was successful due to a 4-stage integration project and disciplined, swift execution. Language: English Details & Options

Solution for Profits

by Henry Soo Confronted with many negative factors, Harbona (fashion design company with production factory in China) determines to move beyond survival using a decisive management philosophy called “Solution for Profits the TOC way” provided by DataDevelop Consulting Ltd. in Hong Kong SAR, China. Language: English Details & Options

Procurement innovation for win-win-win

by Toshiaki Nishizima "Suppliers can not change if we do not change first." To change the relationship between Nagahama Canon and its supplier, the company initiated in 2005 F-Project (the trigger of innovation) and three years later TOC (to focus for immediate action to resolve issues). Presented at the TOCICO International Conference (Tokyo, Japan - November 2009). Language: English Details & Options

TOC for Start-Ups

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Start Ups have a definite impact on future economical growth. Nevertheless, the success rate of Start Ups is extreamly low. How do we increase this rate significantly? In this presentation Dr. Goldratt shows the process for Start Ups to be viable and provides the framework to do this systematically. Language: English Details & Options

Implementing TOC for operations in an "I type" plant

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt It is well known that implementing the TOC solution for operations brings significant benefits, being one of them the release of additional capacity without any investment in equipment. In the case of production lines or production environments with well implemented Kanban systems the release of additional capacity can be even more significant. Even though TOC has shown that an additional 30% increase in capacity is possible, it turns out that a closer look into these environments (called “I plants” due to its configuration) can bring up to 60% more capacity. Goldratt explains why and how this is possible. Language: English Details & Options

Advances in the TOC Sales and Marketing (SFS) Body of Knowledge

by Rami Goldratt This presentation is about the latest developments in the SFS (Solutions for Sales) Process, and includes 3 cases: (1) VMI Offer with a Steel Company to Auto OEMs, (2) Distribution Offer in Retail to a massive distribution network, and (3) Inventory turns offer with a contract Manufacturer. Language: English Details & Options

What's In It for ME?

by Kathy Suerken This presentation outlines the simple Thinking Tools that enable people of ALL ages to define problems, create thoughtful solutions, think through consequences, follow through on commitments, and develop self control. A roadmap for finding the Pot of Gold, demonstrated with an example goal: Productive and Responsible People. Presented at the TOCICO Regional Conference (Tacoma, WA - June 2009). Language: English Details & Options

A new breakthrough tool for reducing changes in projects by 50%

by Andy Watt This presentation describes a new breakthrough for product development to reduce changes in projects by 50% which when implemented with Critical Chain reduces project lead times by 50%. Andy will take you through his analysis discussions with Dr. Eli Goldratt, the validation tests, the tool, and the implementation process. Details & Options

The Systemic Cloud - A "Map Board" for mapping any territory

by Kelvyn Youngman The systemic cloud is the premier tool within Theory of Constraints. It is the map board onto which we can map any territory. Learn the reasons why it works and how to apply the fundamental rules for its construction Details & Options

TOC for effective merchandise - Titan Industries Limited, Jewellery Division

by Pazhanivelu Sukumaran A case study for applying TOC Thinking to effectively manage merchandise in retail Jewelry chain. Details & Options

Applying TOC Distribution on a high demand variability environment

by Wellington Marcos Machado This Roadmap to Success is based on work at Brazilian company, from a case study at the world's largest cosmetics franchise chain. They tested the impact of an event managed process on TOC Distribution and measured the performance of the company's stock policies. Based on TVD/IVD, we concluded that this combination can create an environment with more efficient replenishment with higher stock turns, less stock-outs and increased sales. Details & Options

U.S. Air Force - Ogden Air Logistic Center, C130

by David Mann This presentation is a testimonial of how basic TOC concepts were applied to significantly reduce work in progress bringing back throughput increases. On time delivery was really bad (from a quoted 150 days it usually came to be 200+ days). Through the implementation of Critical Chain Project Management the performance changed significantly from being 38% to be 100% ontime delivery. Details & Options

New application of ... and developments in ... Theory of Constraints' Strategy & Tactic

by Dr. Alan Barnard The main purpose of this presentation: What is NEW in relation to the TOC Way of Strategy? This presentation provides an update from Dr. Goldratt's 2011 challenge to the TOC Community, the current understanding of and the challenges with the S&T, shares new applications of the Strategy & Tactics trees (Transformational S&T, Organizational S&T and Content S&T including case studies) and gives new developments in the S&T design and auditing. Details & Options

Goldilocks and the Three Buffers

by Dee Jacob How do you know if your project buffer is the right size to immunize your project? This session covers the type of elements that can impact buffer sizing, task variability, iteration variability, known/ unknowns and risk, and it focuses on how to use traditional methods to tell if the buffer is too small or is appropriate given the variation at hand. Valuable lessons for those in the project management environment. Details & Options

Having presence in Exclusive Brand Stores vs. Placing Productions in Multi-brand Outlets

by Kiran Kothekar This session explores the Consumer Goods S&T specifically for fashion products where buyers must see the item. Why Exclusive Brand Outlet (EBO) vs. Multi-Brand Outlet (MBO)? How should a company grow? Yes, through outlets, but not doing it properly can bring a company to its knees. Resolving the conflict of EBOs vs. MBOs through TOC Solutions and Thinking. Details & Options

How people grow in TOC

by Yuji Kishira In Japan the results of implementing TOC in several companies yields the similar results: performance improves dramatically and WA “harmony” is achieved. The presentation explains how the 4 TOC Pillars (inherent simplicity, every conflict can be removed, people are good, never say I know) and the S&T tools can allow people to grow and evaporate the disharmony whereby bringing Harmony to a company, its employees and stakeholders. Details & Options

Managing High Availability at low inventory in environment of wide variety of SKUs

by Puneet Kulraj This presentation addresses how to manage the availability of products in a retail chain where the real constraint is the amount of shelf space and the Retail managers quest is to eliminate lost sales and make the best decisions for category management and product mix. Solutions include looking at availability from perspective of customer (not just the supplier), replenishing by SKU and managing inventory at the category level using TOC tools such as Replenishment and DBM. Details & Options

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants - a process review

by Lisa Scheinkopf If there is a process that you would like to improve significantly, and it is one that you care deeply about, so much that you are willing to invest yourself, the Standing on the Shoulders process can be used to find MORE. This presentation includes some clarity and discussions for the Standing on the Shoulders process. Details & Options

Panel Discussion - Aerospace

A panel of TOC practitioners from the Aerospace Aviation industry (commercial, military) answers questions from the audience and provides global perspective of their experiences with implementing Critical Chain for project management. Details & Options

The Systemic Cloud and The Layers of Resistance Hiding in Plain Insight

by Kelvyn Youngman As long as a cloud exists, as long as a conflict or dilemma exists, we can say with confidence that we have not overcome the layers of resistance. How do you find the layers of resistance in the cloud? This presentation will delve deeply into answering this question using transformations through the change matrix. Awarded as Finalist of the 2012 TOCICO Conference. Details & Options

A proposal to significantly propel the US Economy

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Dr. Goldratt shares his analysis and propsed actions for the US to propel its economy. Presented during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, in November 2007. Details & Options

Developing Local Operational Indicators and Money Buffers

by Oded Cohen Oded shows some practicalities of combining the TOC logistical solutions with the financial side of them. He presents the approach he has developed to address the pressures of the financial measurements when implementing the TOC operational solutions, including specific KPIs (Local Operational Indicators), and the usage of what he calls the money buffers. Oded goes very specific on the relationship between the money buffers and the logistical buffers for MTO, MTA/DTA, and CCPM. Details & Options

Make to Consumption: A new way to synchronize Forecasting and Replenishment

by Jos van Straten Jos presents the concept he has developed called Make to Consumption, in which three elements are considered as part of this end-to-end supply chain solution: Response, Forecast and Safety. He shares his experience implementing such solution, as well as the benefits and pitfalls from the supplier and retailer perspective. Details & Options

Towards a framework for managing knowledge work

by David J. Anderson This presentation is about knowledge work environments, how we process change and how we process information, all within the framework of Agile, Kanban and the Theory of Constraints. David shares what he calls his pragmatic, probabilistic, evolutionary/emergent service oriented approach. Details & Options

Using Load Control Mechanism as a Focusing Tool for Sales and Marketing

by Javier Arevalo In this presentation, Matias starts explaining the two dilemmas that emerge impacting operations when sales fluctuate, and shows how the "load control" mechanism helps to resolve these dilemmas. He goes through a detailed explanation of how "load control" works, and then explains the concepts of safety and slack in production planning, as well as the systematic use of throughput per constraint unit for "load control" decisions. Javier then shares a case study where "load control", as explained by Matias, was implemented within the complexity of a V-Type plant with multiple capacity constrained resources (CCRs). Details & Options

Roni´s Thinking Games - Episode #3: The turtle

by Toc for Education This is the third episode from the series called Roni’s Thinking Games, which is based on the Theory of Constraints thinking tools. The short animation uses simple cause and effect games to help thinking creatively and clearly. Teaching children and adults the Thinking Processes allows them to link between actions and consequences and create new and better solutions in daily situations; to develop self - control over impulsive behavior; and foster interpersonal skills. Episode #3: Roni finds a turtle and wants to take it home, but his sister tells him that the turtle will miss his family and be sad. Roni shows how using simple cause and effect he arrives to an idea for the turtle to be with it´s family and still play with him. Details & Options

Roni´s Thinking Games - Episode #4: The bag

by Toc for Education This is the fourth episode from the series called Roni´s Thinking Games, which is based on the Theory of Constraints thinking tools. The short animation uses simple cause and effect games to help think creatively and clearly. Teaching children and adults the Thinking Processes allows them to link between actions and consequences and create new and better solutions in daily situations; to develop self - control over impulsive behavior; and foster interpersonal skills. Episode #4: Roni and Anna want to take their bikes out for a ride, but Anna doesn´t want to leave her dolls inside. If Anna hold her dolls, so they won´t be alone, then what would happen?...Let´s think, do you have an idea? How can Anna hold her dolls While riding her bike, making sure not to fall? Details & Options

The TOC way to an ever-flourishing company

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt The process of ongoing improvement should be aimed to have an organization that constantly and securely grows. Dr. Eli Goldratt provides the overview of the Strategy and Tactics cause and effect logic to have an ever flourishing company. Language: English, Español and Português Details & Options

The reason for Technology

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt The proof that any technology is necessary but not sufficient is demonstrated on two extreme examples: MRP and ERP. Language: English Details & Options

Viable Vision achievable in Healthcare

by Dr. Gary Wadhwa Dr. Wadhwa's changed the academic practice into private practice and achieved Viable Vision by following its logic without consciously knowing it. In this case study, testimonial and experience he shares how this happened. Language: English Details & Options

Freedom of Choice 

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Keynote Presentation during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO)  Conference held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, in November 2007. Language: English Details & Options

TRIZ for Jonahs

by David Bergland This presentation focuses on the creation of an Inventive Problem Solving course that integrates the TOC Thinking Processes with TRIZ, the Russian Theory of Inventive Problem Solving. Presented during the TOCICO International Conference (Las Vegas, November 2007). Language: English Details & Options

The Difference between Theory and Practice Implementing TOC

by Mickey Granot This presentation exposes the risks of implementing TOC in the same way it is being taught, how to identify when implementation goes astray and what needs to be done to ensure sustainability. Language: English Details & Options

Decisive Competitive Edge in Auto After Market

by Anand Krishna TOC implementation in an auto spares parts distribution working at 20 inventory turns while providing 100% availability to its 110 distributors. Language: English Details & Options

Plant shutdown in record time at Tata Metaliks

by Satyashri Mohanty Case study, testimonial and experience of paradigm changes & CCPM implementation by world's largest producer of pig iron (TATA Metaliks facility in India). Presented during the TOCICO Annual Conference (Las Vegas - November 2007). Language: English Details & Options

Decisions under uncertainty - A TOC perspective

by Eli Schragenheim This session is about a direction of the solution, a process to make decisions under uncertainty, which at the same time will bring value and will not cause damage to the organization. Presented during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Miami, Florida, USA, in October 2004. Language: English Details & Options

Executive sufficiency for a Critical Chain implementation

by Gerald Kendall Success of multi-project Critical Chain implementations depends on cross-functional executive deep understanding, commitment and support. Presented during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Miami, Florida, USA, in October 2004. Language: English Details & Options

TOC based Solution for Logistics Centre Process Management

by Ivar Keskpaik Case study, testimonial and experience of a TOC based Logistics/ Distribution Centre management application, shared during the TOCICO Conference held in October 2004. Appropriate application allows to achieve at least 30% of increase in average productivity per LC/DC/Warehouse worker. Language: English Details & Options

Improving performance in the Government Sector with TOC Thinking Processes (Managing change in the Government Sector: A TOC application)

by Richard A. Reid Case study applying TOC TP in a municipal water department, where the core conflict was on dedicating more human resources to repair work or saving through improvement of work processes. A strategic injection involved expanding capacity through use of non-traditional resources. This injection was logically validated with an FRT.  Presented at the TOCICO Conference 2004. Language: English Details & Options

A Better World. Simplified thinking process for everyday use in business and life

by Michael Round There are a great deal of TOC Thinking materials, including simple-yet powerful tools, which ensure system improvement. Presented during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Barcelona, Spain - November 2005. Language: English Details & Options

Applying the TOC Thinking Processes in a Healthcare Organization: A Case Study

by Richard A. Reid This case study presented at the TOCICO Conference 2005, documents how TOC Thinking Process (TP) was applied in a non-profit healthcare clinic. The problematic symptoms of long patient wait times, questionable financial viability, and high staff turnover were synthesized into a CCC. Two strategic injections were logically validated using FRT. Language: English Details & Options

Achieving Breakthrough Sales at Prince Manufacturing Corporation

by Bill Rhind When Prince Manufacturing was frustrated with Status Quo and knew there had to be better, it turned to TOC and Viable Vision. This Case study presents the TOC Solutions (Guaranteed On-time availability, Rapid Response, SFS & VMI), the approach to the Implementation, results and lessons learned. Presented at the TOCICO Annual Conference (Miami, FL - November 2006). Language: English Details & Options

Applying Critical Chain to Air Force Maintenance

by Ken Parcell Ken Parcell shares accomplishments of C-5's team at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center and its success in doing more with less using TOC. Proud recipient of the 2006 Franz Edelman Award Winner. Case study, testimonial and experience shared during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Miami, Florida, USA, in November 2006. Language: English Details & Options

A previous process for a successful Viable Vision implementation (Implementing Viable Vision: a whole new animal)

by Kevin Fox This presentation addresses: the challenge of Viable Vision, breakthrough of the Strategy & Tactics Tree, a global approach to implementation, breakthrough of the Throughput Operating Strategy (TOS), examples in application and summary of lessons. Presented during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Miami, Florida, USA, in November 2006. Language: English Details & Options

TOC methodologies for the Telco Industry

by Boaz Ronen A study of how TOC can benefit the Telecommunications Industry, increasing the value of the company and taking decisions with a set of simple tools. Presented during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, in November 2008. Language: English Details & Options

Azul K - Strategy for Enduring Success

by Mauricio Venegas Presentation that shows the use and development of TOC in a whole company process, including supply chain, distribution, sales and buy-in, and operations. This case study, testimonial and experience was shared during the TOCICO Conference in November 2008. Language: English Details & Options

The Ever-Flourishing Company - Part 1

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt The process of ongoing improvement should be aimed to have an organization that constantly and securely grows. Dr. Eli Goldratt shows why and how the process should provide both, growth and stability to have an ever flourishing company. Language: English and Español Details & Options

The Ever-Flourishing Company - Part 2

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt The process of ongoing improvement should be aimed to have an organization that constantly and securely grows. Dr. Eli Goldratt explains the Viable Vision concept whete both, growth and stability exist to build an ever flourishing company. Language: English and Español Details & Options

CCPM Implementation for Generic Product Development - Dr. Reddy's

by KB Sankara Rao Case study, testimonial and experience shared during the 2008 Project Flow Conference. Language: English Details & Options

Alna Software - A Case for Execution Management

by Arturas Gruodis Case study, testimonial and experience shared during the 2007 Project Flow Conference. Language: English Details & Options

Critical to Critical Chain for successful Project Management - Maintenance & Sustenance Projects at TATA Steel

by Sudipto Sarkar Case study, testimonial and experience shared during the 2007 Project Flow Conference. Language: English Details & Options

AFOTEC U.S. Air Force

by Duke Porritt Case study, testimonial and experience shared during the 2006 Project Flow Conference. Language: English Details & Options

Cost Buffers as the financial measurement in a critical chain environment - Edwards Air Force Base

by Kenneth Francis Case study, testimonial and experience shared during the 2005 Project Flow Conference. Language: English Details & Options

Systems and Local Performance Measurements

by Ajai Kapoor Case study, testimonial and experience shared during the 2004 Project Flow Conference. Language: English Details & Options

AFOTEC, U.S. Air Force

by Denise Kloeppel Case study, testimonial and experience shared during the 2004 Project Flow Conference. Language: English Details & Options

Tube Forgings of America case study of TOC

by Walter Browning Using TOC to capitalize on a rapidly changing market environment: You will hear about TFA’s 11 year journey and growth using constraints management methodology and tools through huge swings in market volatility. Language: English Details & Options

A holistic approach to managing change for survival in an automotive component organization

by Dino Petrarolo The recent economic downturn has required that businesses rethink the way they work and the way they employ resources. This automotive component company took on a holistic approach to improvement following a systems and scientific approach to deal with difficult conditions. Language: English Details & Options

What means Viable Vision for Fleetguard Filters?

by S.S. Pandit Fleetguard\'s management started the Viable Vision journey in 2006. Today they have trippled compared to what they used to be back then. John Thompson interviewed Mr. S.S. Pandit, Exec. Chairman, Fleetguard Filters Pvt. Ltd. to share his experience in the world of TOC. Language: English Details & Options

Managing high touch-time environments in S-DBR

by Amir Schragenheim This presentation targets the following environments: Production plants The touch time is higher than 20% of the lead time Usually the total lead time is quite long (weeks and more) The solution is based on S-DBR adapted with some elements of CCPM. Language: English Details & Options

Removing engines of disharmony: A set of learning skills for managing the market

by Andres Hurtado Pimienta Learning experiences from a company using the “4 universal flow concepts” to build interaction between comercial and logistical functions as a way to build value based business deals with customers. Language: English Details & Options

TOC in Retail: myths and truths

by Humberto Baptista Implementing TOC in retailers requires challenging some assumptions and evaluating how their current reality may be best served by TOC. This presentations evaluates myths and truths about TOC implementation in retail. Presented at the TOCICO International Conference held in Las Vegas, USA in June 2010. Language: English Details & Options

The Strategies & Tactics for Selling a Decisive Competitive Edge

by Lisa Scheinkopf Most companies do not have a decisive competitive edge. A company has a Decisive Competitive Edge (DCE) when it is satisfying a client’s significant need to an extent that no significant competitor can. Language: English Details & Options

Complex Systems, TOC, and the Search for Inherent Simplicity

by Steven Holt Presenting The Cynefin Framework and how it can help make sense of the synergy between methods (e.g., TOC, Lean, Six Sigma), show methods in their appropriate context, show why TOC methods are successful, and provide insight into finding Inherent Simplicity. Language: English Details & Options

TOC for Startups

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Dr. Goldratt explains his definition of successful startups and shows how to significantly increase the success chance of a Technological Startup, and how to systematically build, capitalize and sustain such an enterprise. The approach that Goldratt presents can bring significant benefits to both, entrepreneurs and investors. Language: English Details & Options

TOC for Market Constrained Organizations

by Boaz Ronen Much of TOC practice and literature focuses on resource-constrained systems. This presentation focuses on applying Focused Management methodology and TOC tools to address what most organizations face: A Market Constraint. Language: English Details & Options

Alcan Alesa Technologies -  Execution Management for an Engineering Company

by Patrik Ernst Patrik Ernst and Rudy Keller present the results that Alcan Alesa Engineering Ltd. has achieved by implementing Critical Chain: increased the completed projects from 6.9 to 10 projects per year and 31% increase in throughput-dollars. Language: English Details & Options

Implementation of Critical Chain in Emesa for a TGV Station Construction

by Manuel Rodriguez Results of implementing CCPM in a project of constructing a TGV Station in Belgium by Emesa, a spanish company. Completed 11 months of work in 6 months. Project on time (€5M penalty avoided). Language: English Details & Options

How to make any implementation successful: The importance of the buy-in (The path to success)

by April K. Mills Only two in ten implementations succeed. What are the practical steps to free-up the natural energy of an organization and generate success with that energy on any implementation? Using these actionable steps, you can improve your odds of implementation success, starting today. Details & Options

SDAIS - A Roadmap for Continous Business Success

by Dee Jacob To cope with and make the most of unending change, long term success of an organization depends on ongoing, progressive and positive adaption, what has come to be called "continuous improvement." Details & Options

The Science of Management

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Dr. Eli Goldratt shares an introduction to the last book he was planning to write, but that due to his untimely death did not happen. This introduction shows in a simple and concrete way the immense contribution and relevance of Dr. Goldratt´s work towards bringing management to become a science. Dr. Goldratt describes the three fundamental mechanisms by which management´s attention (the constraint) is wasted. Details & Options

Three Layers of Logic

by Humberto Baptista New developments in the Thinking Processes (TP) tools and understanding. This session examines the root of our limitations, specifically why our understanding of the current TP tools and mechanisms are limiting us from understanding and most importantly from influencing the situation in a more broad and intense way. With simple modifications and simple adaptations, faster and more effective results can be gained. Details & Options

Comparing the Toyota Way and the Theory of Constraints

by Kevin Kohls Leveraging benefits and avoiding pitfalls of using Toyota Way, Lean and TOC. Kevin brings perspective from 25 year experience at General Motors. Details & Options

TOC Applied to your Life - Panel Discussion

by Dr. Alan Barnard Three renowned TOC Professionals share in a Q&A mode of presentation their reasons, motivations, insights and vision about learning and using TOC. Details & Options

Point-Counter-Point - Panel Discussion

by Dee Jacob Two renowned TOC Professionals interact with the audience and share some insights on project management implementation aspects like buffer management, project planing and execution, and their view on the diferences and similarities between TOC and Lean. Details & Options

Sustainable Success - Panel Discussion

by Eli Schragenheim Eli Schragenheim moderates this panel by asking varios TOC Professionals and Practitioners about their experience implementing TOC and their insights to sustain results. By interacting with the audience, some of the following questions are discussed: Do we learn from success or failure? How do we deal with new management trying to implement their experience? Do managers really know what is going on or not? Details & Options

Applying the Principles of Flow to Non Dependent Resources

by Matías Birrell This presentation explains how to apply the principles of flow to situations where the resources are working in parallel and the fluctuation of task time is huge (and where there is no way to use capacity or time to control them). Originally developed during Viable Vision implementation, this shows the logic of the application, elements of S&T Tree (with template), and the applicability to other situations like Quality Control or maintenance. Details & Options

Competitive Advantage through Critical Chain

by Antonio Vasco Nunes Brasil Embraer SA, one of the world's largest aircraft manufacturers, implements Critical Chain in its commercial aviation sector and engages in a process of ongoing improvements (POOGI). This case study shares the problems, objectives, and results of the CC implementation as well as their ongoing journey with TOC. Details & Options

Solid Gains Throughout an Acute Hospital

by Mark de Kiewiet This session explains how TOC was successfully and sustainably implemented in an Acute Hospital mainly due to key elements in the leadership environment: changing behavioral mindset and challenging the current status quo. Details & Options

The Boeing Company CCPM Maturity Model

by Jared Price What happens when the CCPM leaders and champions are not longer part of an organization? What is the model to guide, continue and continuously improve the CCPM journey? Boeing shares its development of the CCPM Maturity Model. Details & Options

The Path to Improve the Flow of Goods in Retail

by Darius Radkevicius This presentation explains how to implement automated POOGI (Process Of Ongoing Improvement) to achieve real results in Retail. Based on the experience and results of implementation in 5 retail chains, you will learn the POOGI steps, specifically to determine where to focus (or what is the constraint of the system), how to exploit, and how to subordinate.- Details & Options

From "Push" to "Pull" Titan Watch Division

by J. Murali This presentation focuses on 2 key challenges faced during the TOC implementation at Titan Watch Division, a large retail chain in India and the 5th largest watch manufacturer in the world: (1) how do you approach a giant company like Titan who holds 60% of market share and tell them they can improve further by restructuring their distribution and supply chain and shifting to TOC pull system? Where to start? (2) Once the supply chain is migrated to pull, how do we take this to the market that is still in the End-of-the-month mindset of push basis? Details & Options

Do we need an entity in the S&T Trees that addresses accountability specifically?

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Being the S&T Tree a tool to implement TOC, Dr. Goldratt addresses the question about explicitly adding accountability as part of the S&T Tree structure. presented during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, in November 2007. Details & Options

Do we need the TP to implement the S&T Trees?

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt After having developed the S&T Tree tool as part of the TOC thinking prcesses, the TOC practitioners asked Dr. Goldratt wether the usage of the other Thinking Process is a requirement to the use the S&T Tree. Presented during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, in November 2007. Details & Options

The evolution of the world economy – a prediction

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Dr. Goldratt presents his analysis about the development of the world economy in 2007. He shows how his previous analysis was valid and gives a insight to what he belives will happen the years to come. Presented during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, in November 2007. Details & Options

Roni´s Thinking Games - Episode #1: In the shower

by Toc for Education This is the first episode from the series called Roni´s Thinking Games, which is based on the Theory of Constraints thinking tools. The short animation uses simple cause and effect games to help think creatively and clearly. Teaching children and adults the Thinking Processes allows them to link between actions and consequences and create new and better solutions in daily situations; to develop self - control over impulsive behavior; and foster interpersonal skills. Episode #1: Roni, who does not like shampooing his hair, shows how using simple cause and effect games allows him to arrive to an idea to avoid getting shampoo in his eyes. Details & Options

Roni´s Thinking Games - Episode #2: Telling a story

by Toc for Education This is the second episode from the series called Roni´s Thinking Games, which is based on the Theory of Constraints thinking tools. The short animation uses simple cause and effect games to help think creatively and clearly. Teaching children and adults the Thinking Processes allows them to link between actions and consequences and create new and better solutions in daily situations; to develop self - control over impulsive behavior; and foster interpersonal skills. Episode #2: Roni wants to play while his mother tells a facinating story. He shows how using simple cause and effect he arrives to an idea to avoid missing out the story while playing. Details & Options

(Beyond) Implementing CCPM in a changing Business Environment

by Guy Brill Guy Brill shares his experience in significantly improving project management execution. He shows a case in which the goal was to cut development time by 50% to achieve a much shorter time to market. The approach that Guy presents is based on reducing completion time through a set of different elements beyond the Critical Chain focus of properly managing safety. Details & Options

Holistic Government Transformation management by TOC with proof of concept case study in Miyazaki Prefecture

by Yuji Kishira Description Details & Options

Roni´s Thinking Games - Episode #5: Hot soup

by Toc for Education This is the fifth episode from the series called Roni´s Thinking Games, which is based on the Theory of Constraints thinking tools. The short animation uses simple cause and effect games to help think creatively and clearly. Teaching children and adults the Thinking Processes allows them to link between actions and consequences and create new and better solutions in daily situations; to develop self - control over impulsive behavior; and foster interpersonal skills. Episode #5: Roni is hungry, but the soup is too hot. If Roni tries to eat the hot soup, then what will happen?...How can Roni eat his soup without having to wait too long? Let´s think, do you have an idea? Details & Options

Roni´s Thinking Games - Episode #6: Good night

by Toc for Education This is the sixth episode from the series called Roni´s Thinking Games, which is based on the Theory of Constraints thinking tools. The short animation uses simple cause and effect games to help think creatively and clearly. Teaching children and adults the Thinking Processes allows them to link between actions and consequences and create new and better solutions in daily situations; to develop self - control over impulsive behavior; and foster interpersonal skills. Episode #6: Roni is affraid he will not be able to go to sleep because his mother is going on a trip and will not be able to read him a bed time story. Is there a way Roni can still get his bed time story from his mother, even though she is far away? Let´s think, do you have an idea? Details & Options

Roni´s Thinking Games - Episode #7: A friend

by Toc for Education This is the seventh episode from the series called Roni´s Thinking Games, which is based on the Theory of Constraints thinking tools. The short animation uses simple cause and effect games to help think creatively and clearly. Teaching children and adults the Thinking Processes allows them to link between actions and consequences and create new and better solutions in daily situations; to develop self - control over impulsive behavior; and foster interpersonal skills. Episode #7: Roni does not want his friend Mickey to come and play, because he usually plays with Ronni's favorite toy. What can Roni do so that Mickey plays with him? Let´s think, do you have an idea? Details & Options

Roni´s Thinking Games - Episode #8: Flowers

by Toc for Education This is the eighth episode from the series called Roni´s Thinking Games, which is based on the Theory of Constraints thinking tools. The short animation uses simple cause and effect games to help think creatively and clearly. Teaching children and adults the Thinking Processes allows them to link between actions and consequences and create new and better solutions in daily situations; to develop self - control over impulsive behavior; and foster interpersonal skills. Details & Options

Availability Insurance, a Viable Vision Template

by Patrick Hoefsmit Availability insurance is one of the 8 templates for Viable Visions. As a win-win deal, the template will define if ensuring availability is applicable to a company. This presentation includes examples, conditions for applicability, core cloud for the client, blocking factors, elements of the offer, benefits for the client & supplier and a comparison with other Viable Vision templates. Language: English Details & Options

Pearls of Wisdom from Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt: Uncertainty

by Yishai Ashlag Reality is full of uncertainty, yet managers are expected to deliver certain results, and conventional tools for forecasting, budgeting and planning force certainty and accuracy on uncertain situations. Listen as Yishai Ashlag shares insights on Dr. Goldratt's perspective of “don't force certainty on uncertain situations” as one of Dr. Goldratt's Pearls of Wisdom. Details & Options

Dynamic Buffer Management

by Henning du Preez Henning presents the basic concepts of Dynamic Buffer Management (DBM), followed by an advanced facilitated discussion of this topic, specifically: for what purpose do we need it? how does it work? under what conditions does a generic solution work and not work? what is the conflicts for those conditions where it cannot work? what is the direction of the solution for the conflict? Presented during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Miami, Florida, USA, in November 2006. Language: English Details & Options

The Goldratt S&T (GST) on Project Management(CCPM)

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt In this program, formaly known as the Webcast Program, Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt delivers the know-how on how to create a decisive competitive edge for environments involved in projects. Using the Strategy and Tactic Tree specifically developed for this purpose, Goldratt explains the elements to build, capitalize and sustain a change based on significantly increasing reliability, properly managing multiple projects, and significantly reducing multitasking, while revealing hidden capacity. Language: English, Español and Português Details & Options

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt In this program, formally known as the Webcast Program, Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt delivers the know-how on how to create a decisive competitive edge for the consumer goods manufacturers, by changing from a Make to Stock (MTS) to a Make to Availability (MTA) environment. Using the Strategy and Tactic Tree developed for this purpose, Goldratt explains its elements to build, capitalize and sustain such change. Language: English and Español Details & Options

Realization Customer Conference 2008

Video clippings of results presented by leading organizations: ABB, Amdocs, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, e2v Semiconductors, French Air Force, SIAé Clermont Ferrand, Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Tata Steel, Televes, US Air Force - Tinker Air Force Base, Von Ardenne. Language: English Details & Options

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Dr. Goldratt presents how his concept of the TOC solution for operations (DBR) took a different dimension after analyzing what Henry Ford and Dr. Taichi Ohno developed for operations. Dr. Goldratt shares the 4 basic steps of flow and how they were also followed by these two giants of industry. Language: English and Español Details & Options

Determining Inventory Targets

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Language: English and Español Details & Options

The Gestalt of TOC

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Dr. Goldratt masterfully presents the Theory of Constraints, NOT as a set of solutions to various aspects of an organization, but as a solid and practical management approach that enables stakeholders to bring and sustain their organization in levels of performance not seen before. This video presentation shows: How every single piece of TOC is aimed to leverage from the constraint of every organization. How and where the TOC solutions fit strategically and tactically to build a decisive competitive edge. Why TOC enables engines of harmony that propel performance Examples of how real companies and organizations have used TOC to achieve the above Details & Options

Corporate DNA (Temporal dimesions to organizational research)

by Sergey Ivanov Knowing the “Corporate DNA” or how an organization behaves will allow a CEO to (1) identify and remove the obstacles which are preventing the organization from advancing to the next level, and (2) utilize the existing resources in order to improve productivity from current levels of 20-30% to much higher performance levels of 40-80%. This presentation provides a scientific way for the CEO of an organization or government department to positively impact the bottomline. Examples of Corporate DNAs for government and private organizations are provided. Details & Options

Engines of Disharmony by Eliyahu M. Goldratt

by Lisa Scheinkopf Lisa Scheinkopf presents what Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt called Engines of Disharmony, specifically: What is my contribution? Many people don’t really know (cannot clearly  verbalize) how what they are doing is essential to the organization. Would you be motivated if you were in that position? What is my peer’s contribution? Most people don’t really know how what many  of their colleagues are doing is essential, or at least contributes to the organization. Would you be collaborative if you where in that position? Conflicts. People are operating under conflicts.  Inertia. Many people are required to also do tasks for which the reason no longer exists. People’s intuition is always strong enough to feel it, but not always is it strong enough to convincingly explain it to their superiors. Gaps between responsibility and authority. You, like any other manager, know firsthand how frustrating it is to have something you are responsible for accomplishing, but you do not have the authority for some of the actions that must be taken. Details & Options

Extreme Makeover Government - Increasing our capacity to do more good

by Ken Miller Ken shares his 20 years of experience working in Government with the objective of improving its performance. He starts establishing the need of understanding how the "managers" of Government actually work, if we are to improve their performance. Ken shows how they do not see the overall system, as managers in the private sector do. As such, the things that we take for granted when talking about improvement, are not applicable to Government. After clearly explaining the problem, he shows how the concept of flow provides the direction of the solution, as the means to significantly increase the capacity of Government in an order of magnitude. He explains the source of disfunctionality in Government and how removing it enables implementation of the solution. Details & Options

The fastest House in the World

by John Parr Habitat for Humanity presents the world record for building a house in less than 4 hours. John Parr, the TOC Consultant, uses Critical Chain Project Management to bring the team to smash the previous world record by a massive 55 minutes. Language: English Details & Options

7. Managing People - Communication and Team Building

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt The essential topics required to manage people are well known: conflict resolution, empowerment and team building. What is not well-known is that the TOC logical approach to derive solutions for the more "tangible" topics is equally effective at providing powerful methods to manage people. In this session Dr. Goldratt reveals the important know-how for managing people the TOC Way. Language: 简体中文, English, Español, Português, Русский and 繁體中文 Details & Options

8. Strategy and Tactics - Immunizing the Future of your Company

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt The objective of any company is to implement an effective and lasting Process Of OnGoing Improvement. Unfortunately, after the initial thrust most improvement efforts stagnate. This program molds the TOC know-how into a clear, over-all strategy backed up by detailed tactics, so that the rate of improvement continues to grow over time. Language: 简体中文, English, Español, Русский and 繁體中文 Details & Options

Dealing with seasonality in distribution environments

by Amir Schragenheim Explains the benefits of Dynamic Buffer Management (DBM): highly reactive, pushes for a short replenishment time, has logic that is simple, and is STABLE, and how DBM can be used for dealing with seasonality in a distribution environment. Presented during the TOCICO Annual Conference (Las Vegas - November 2007). Language: English Details & Options

Success Through Simplicity in a Soft Drink Bottler in Brazil

by Bill Taylor This Case study highlights 4 areas: (1) use of Thinking Processes in complex business environment with a real life cases, (2) a projects and processes management model allows for the injection of TOC thinking into an organization, (3) comparison between experience based and TOC-based decision making, (4) how to prepare a Company for Viable Vision. Presented during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Barcelona, Spain, in November 2005. Language: English Details & Options

Breaking through in a sixty year culture at LeTourneau, Inc.

by Dan C. Eckermann Implementation of Theory of Constraints (TOC) to improve the situation of LeTourneau Technologies, Inc. (”LeTourneau”), global group of best-in-class organizations specializing in the design, manufacture, implementation, and effective use of advanced technologies for onshore and offshore oil and gas drilling, forestry, mining, and steel markets. Case study and experience shared during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Barcelona, Spain, in November 2005. Language: English Details & Options

DBR implementations in multiple distribution centers

by C. Grant Lindsay Case study for TOC DBR implemenation at Intel's distribution centers (factory warehouses and distribution centers). Includes pull for TPS/ Lean & SPC (statistical process control) and reporting tools, and summary of results achieved. Presented during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Barcelona, Spain, in November 2005. Language: English Details & Options

Integrating TOC with Systems and OR/MS Methods

by James F Cox This presentation assesses TOC as a complete methodology, compares it with other systemic methodologies, and makes suggestions for new directions for TOC. Presented during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Barcelona, Spain -November 2005. Language: English Details & Options

How powerful is TOC Replenishment?

by Henry Camp The goal of the talk is to induce members of the TOC community to unify their efforts around the TOC Distribution solution in order to make the TOC better known, thus increasing the demand for TOC implementations and implementers. Language: English Details & Options

Anatomy of a Viable Vision S&T Tree

by Humberto Baptista What are the components of the Viable Vision S&Ts? What patterns should we check for when designing an holistic S&T? This presentation covers the main aspects of transformational (implementation) S&Ts focusing on the Viable Vision ones. Language: English Details & Options

Implementation of Lean+ and Theory of Constraints - Boeing Fleet Support Engineering-Airframe

by Michael Brunner This presentation provides overview of the process improvement efforts in Boeing's Fleet Support Engineering (FSE) Airframe utilizing Lean and TOC methods (CCPM) to improve performance. Presented at the TOCICO Regional Conference (Tacoma, WA - June 2009). Language: English Details & Options

Managing Production Priorities

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt In this extract from the Goldratt Strategy and Tactics for MTS to MTA, Goldratt presents and explains the strategy, tactics and corresponding assumptions for managing production priorities the TOC way. Language: English and Español Details & Options

Managing stocks in low yield environments

by Amir Schragenheim This presentation is targeted at environments with V plants with statistical yield for a specific product and especially highlighting low yield environments. The TOC Solution for this environment is Make to Availability (MTA). Language: English Details & Options

Managing and Improving Coca-Cola Bottling in Brazil with TOC

by Bill Taylor This Case study for Managing and Improving Coca-Cola Bottling with TOC Value Flow Management. For Coca-Cola, Quality is more than something we taste, see, measure or manage. It involves everything we do, and any result less than 100% is unacceptable. Presented at the TOCICO International Conference held in Tokyo, Japan in November 2009. Language: English Details & Options

Inventory Turns Competitive Edge

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt In this extract from the Goldratt's Strategy and Tactics for MTS to MTA, Goldratt presents and explains the strategies and tactics for capitalizing on the Inventory Turn concept and how to go about it, starting by defining the target market in which such capitalization creates a decisive competitive edge. Language: English Details & Options

Capacity Control in Make to Availability - Protecting and Expanding Capacity

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt In this video extract, Dr. Goldratt presents the Strategies and Tactics for Capacity Control (the logic behin the mechanism to protect and expand capacity) to sustain the growth when implementing the TOC solution for a Make to Availability environment. Language: English and Español Details & Options

Fifteen year progress report on achieving breakthroughs in health and social care using the Theory of Constraints

by Alex Knight This presentation details how TOC has been applied in healthcare over the past 15 years, and specfically addresses: • History of the progress to date • Theory in practice and practice in theory − identifying and explaining the inherent simplicity • Lessons learnt:  opening a new market, building the detailed solutions, building the supporting software, creating the consulting capability • What next for health and social care? • Implications for opening other industries (legal and financial services) Details & Options

Implementing POOGI at Great Lakes Copper to drastically increase capacity

by Chris Mitchell Case study presenting the implementation and results of Drum-Buffer-Rope in Great Lakes Copper, and the challenge to continue the process of ongoing improvement. The company implemented the POOGI process as detailed in the Goldratt S&T Tree for Make to Order and for Make to Stock. Details & Options

"Competing against blind kittens" - Pricing the TOC Way

by Brad Stillahn Pricing is an important and powerful tool for achieving Throughput. The goal of this presentation is to provide the business owner of a custom manufacturing business a comprehensive process to establish and maintain prices for custom products in order to reliably make more money. Details & Options

TOC massive implementation on SMEs

by Hernán Sedano Case study for a mass production process for SMEs using TOC, Thinking Tools and the first step of the S&T tree. Results:  60% of the companies achieve an increase in sales, throughput and profits.  Details & Options

Your salespeople: four appointments a day; five days a week

by Justin Roff-Marsh This webinar is an overview of the most typical application of sales process engineering - a radical approach to the design and management of field-sales environment. It challenges paradigms and assumptions imbedded in the sales function structure and offers a restructure too boost performance particularly appropriate for complex-sales or engineer-to-order environments. Details & Options

Buy a company, apply TOC, sell at 10x! (Investing with TOC)

by Henry Camp This presentation offers an alternative way for TOC practitioners to create wealth and ideally ignite an explosion of companies wanting to adopt the Theory of Constraints (TOC) across the board and asking for TOC consulting, thereby generating the critical mass. Details & Options

The use of TOC in a medical appointment scheduling system

by James F Cox TOC implementation at a family practice brings immediate and significant results. This presentation will share the problems that existed within the family practice and how the use of TOC tools, specifically the TOC Thinking Processes, DBR, Buffer Management, Mafia Offer, Sales improved the performance of the system resulting in better healthcare of the patient and increased productivity and revenue for the providers. Details & Options

TOC in Healthcare: Broadening the Shoulders of our Giant

by Alex Knight The presentation covers a number of different topics for applying TOC in the healthcare environment and shares the latest results from a project in the mental health area. Further, as the process for Standing on the Shoulder of Giants is applied to this service industry, this session demonstrates that a new insight “projuction” exists which sits between the production and project environment to improve methodology. Details & Options

Bringing passion and innovation to project execution in Bihar

by Anupam K. Suman With 55 cities Bihar is the fastest growing economy at 16.7%, but its urbanization achievement is far less than it should be. The government demands support for its urban development in the 4 key infrastructure areas: drinking water supply, sewerage treatment, drainage system and solid-waste management. Historically comparable projects were provisioned in 18 months and delayed for 10 to 45 months. Listen to the results of what happens when Contractors employ the concepts of Critical Chain to their project management execution. Details & Options

Pearls of Wisdom from Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt: Management Attention

by Yishai Ashlag The ultimate constraint for any business is not money or a machine or technology. It is the management's available capacity. Management's attention is consumed by three main challenges: uncertainty, conflicts and complexity. What is the right way to address these challenges? If you are shifting back and forth between implementing TOC and going back to the old ways or if your tendency is to try and get over the challenges instead of solving the problem, listen to Yishai Ashlag as he shares insights to one of Dr. Goldratt's Pearls of Wisdom: Management's Attention. Details & Options

Lessons Learned in Implementing Make-to-Availability and Distribute-to-Availability

by Oded Cohen The TOC replenishment solution for MTA & DTA is exciting. Presented from a practical point of view and directed to TOC practitioners, Oded shares lessons learned in order to ease the implementation process and make it more accessible for companies who can potentially use the solution. This presentation includes key injections (mindset & measurements), challenges that await the company & practitioner, the significance and role of the pilot and what can be learned from it, as well as potential NBRs (negatives) that can occur. Details & Options

Lessons Learned in Implementing Make-to-Availability and Distribute-to-Availability

by Eli Schragenheim The TOC replenishment solution for MTA & DTA is exciting. Presented from a practical point of view and directed to TOC practitioners, Oded shares lessons learned in order to ease the implementation process and make it more accessible for companies who can potentially use the solution. This presentation includes key injections (mindset & measurements), challenges that await the company & practitioner, the significance and role of the pilot and what can be learned from it, as well as potential NBRs (negatives) that can occur. Details & Options

TOC in ICT Service Management

by Michel Stijlen The subtitle of this presentation is "Deliver more, faster and more reliable ICT services and projects". Michel shows the buy-in process to implement TOC to ICT Service Management, starting with the objective of an ICT department and then showing the dilema that ICT services face. In this presentation Michel shares the elements (injection, what for and how) of the solution (50% reduction in lead times, properly assign task priorities, aggregation of work) to significantly increase the performance of an ICT department. Details & Options

Depth on the Managerial Bench

by John L. Thompson John presents another critical aspect of sustaining growth. He claims that it is not enough to claim Management Attention as a constraint. John shows that “collaboration” should become the greatest business strategy for sustainable growth. As the primary constraint emerges, organizations need to look for the talent, develop, create, coach and bring it into existence or else the ability to grow will be blocked. He proposed a direction of the solution, and shares what he has done to achieve it, by breaking through Barriers to Understanding, showing how to ask the right question through what he calls “pull conversations”. The last part of the presentation is devoted to list the 7 Collaboration Skills and a generic buy-in template. Details & Options

Motivation: creating a real harmonious working environment

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt presents his realization of the elements that cause motivation within an organization. He addresses the source of de-motivation and shows the approach to change this systematically. He introduces a NEW type of S&T Tree called the Organizational Strategy and Tactic Tree, which is different from the already known Transformational S&T Tree used for TOC implementations. As part of this approach, Dr. Goldratt also shows when to correctly use the process to align responsability with authority and when to implement the so called audit process to really create the learning and innovation organization. Details & Options

The Goal Movie - How to version

by American Media Inc. The Goal Movie shares the inspiring story of Alex Rogo, who uses the principles of the Theory of Constraints like bottlenecks, throughput, and flow balancing to transform his mediocre division into a money-making machine through a rapid and reliable operations entity. Language: English, Español and हिंदी Details & Options

Deciding on TOC

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Goldratt presents the approach of the Theory of Constraints and provides an overview analysis for moving with TOC, either from a confined (link) area or top down (enterprise-wide) across the organization. Language: English and Español Details & Options

1. Operations - DBR and Buffer Management

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt How can we replicate Alex Rogo\'s achievements described in the book, The Goal? The key lies in the ability to transform production from the prevailing cost-world mentality into the common sense approach of the throughput-world mentality to deduce the mandatory procedures: the Drum-Buffer-Rope (the logistic mechanism) and Buffer Management (the control mechanism). Includes the live Q&A segment at the end of the presentation. Language: 简体中文, English, Español, Русский and 繁體中文 Details & Options

TOC Implementation in China - Global One

by Leon Wong The company's MD and his employees present the implementation of the TOC solutions to operations and project management  in their chinese manufacturing plants. Their leadership and performance make this company one of a kind in their industry. Subtitles in English  Language: English Details & Options

4. Distribution and Supply Chain - Pull System and Replenishment

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt With the exception of companies whose stated business is retail, most companies tend to ignore distribution. This is a huge mistake. Since every company is a link in a supply chain, most already realize that as long as the end consumer has not bought, nobody has sold. The biggest clot in the supply chain - the majority of the inventories - are usually found in the distribution stage. If a company wants to prosper its managers must understand how to help the distribution link to drastically improve its performance. Language: 简体中文, English, Español, Русский and 繁體中文 Details & Options

A look into the rules of Operations

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt presents the core conflict of management when looking into Operations, showing the rules, policies and behavior that emerge as a result of it. Transforming production from the prevailing cost-world mentality into the common sense approach of the throughput-world mentality enables management to increase flow while at the same time reduce waste. Language: English Details & Options

A look into the rules of Project Management

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Project Management can be applied to a vast diversity of cases. Dr. Goldratt challenges the prevailing beliefs (local optima rules) imbedded in project management and execution. For example, in order to finish a project on time, each task must finish on time. Goldratt provides a clear understanding of what to do by introducing the concepts of Critical Chain. Finishing projects ahead of time, within the allotted budget, and without compromising the content. Language: English Details & Options

Realization Customer Conference 2004

Video clippings of results presented by leading organizations: AFOTEC U.S. Airforce, eircom, Genencor International, Hamilton Beach / Proctor Silex, LSI Logic, Lucent Technologies, Medtronic, Northern Digital Inc., Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Skye Group, U.S. Naval Aviation Depot Cherry Point, U.S. Naval Shipyards. Language: English Details & Options

Realization Customer Conference 2007

Video clippings of results presented by leading organizations: Action Park Multiforma Group, Alna Software, BHP Billiton, Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems, Delta Air Lines, Erickson Air-Crane, Le Tourneau Technologies, Marketing Architects, Ogden Air Logistics Center, Results from Spain, TATA Steel, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center. Language: English Details & Options

Realization Customer Conference 2005

Video clippings of results presented by leading organizations: Airgo Networks, Bosch Security Systems, Daimler Chrysler, Edwards Air Force Base, HP Digital Camera Group, Oregon Freeze Dry, U.S. Marine Corps, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center. Language: English Details & Options

A look into the rules of Distribution

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt How to help the distribution link to drastically improve its performance. Every company is a link in a supply chain, and as long as the end consumer has not bought, nobody has sold. The biggest clot in the supply chain – the majority of the inventories – are usually found in the distribution stage. Find out how it's possible to increase availability, while decreasing inventory levels. Language: English Details & Options

A look into Measurements

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Measurements are, without question, number one in terms of power to impact behavior. Discover how to implement measurements which induce the parts to do what is good for the company as a whole. Language: English Details & Options

The Role of Software

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt A look at the current reality and future direction for software providers and integrators. The rules have changed. Proof that in order to survive, software providers and integrators must collaborate to change the bureaucracy of the computer systems to fit with the new rules and bring customers fast and significant bottom line improvements. Language: English Details & Options

TOC implementation experience at Royal Pipe Systems

by Helmut Hock This case study includes company background, market situation before TOC implementation, why TOC, TOC implementation results achieved after implementing DBR and changing some distribution policies, and finalizes with lessons learned. Language: English Details & Options

A Value Creation Approach to Project Management: Doing Much More with Much Less 

by Boaz Ronen Increase an organization's value through simple value drivers, as demonstrated for Projects management. Presented during the TOCICO International Conference (Las Vegas, November 2007). Language: English Details & Options

Adapting CCPM To The Indian Context

by Harish Chawla This video presentation is a detailed documented case of implementing CCPM for establishing an additional greenfield manufacturing facility(Paper Mill) in India. Presented in Las Vegas, November 2007. Language: English Details & Options

Focused lead time and variability reduction at SAB

by Dino Petrarolo Case study for South African Breweries (SAB) Miller's TOC journey to world class competitiveness. Testimonial and experience shared during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Miami, Florida, USA, in October 2004. Language: English Details & Options

Updates to the 4x4 Viable Visions

by Mickey Granot This is an update on the Viable Vision process, the 4x4 structure, Tools for delivering the knowledge and Results to date. Presented during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Miami, Florida, USA, in October 2004. Language: English Details & Options

Implementing Simplified Market Pull (SMP)

by Mike Lilly Simplified Market Pull (SMP) provides an approach for market-constrained manufacturing companies to jumpstart an ongoing improvement process and a framework to quickly lean out inventory, reduce lead time and increase profits. Learn how to implement SMP and listen to testimonials of results. Presented during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Miami, Florida, USA, in October 2004. Language: English Details & Options

Simplicity Turns Chaos into Ca$h

by Dale Brand Case study for taking a complex system at Co-Line and using the simplicity of the 5 Step POOGI to maximize efficiency and minimize OE. The session emphasizes the importance of "How to cause the change" in the success of implementation. Presented during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Barcelona, Spain, in November 2005. Language: English Details & Options

Success through simplicity

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Dr. Goldratt answers diverse questions from the audience as part of his keynote presentation given in 2005, on topics related to the Thinking Processes and the S&T Tree, the valuation measurements, the foundation of TOC, the role of TOC for Education, etc. Language: English Details & Options

Implementing the 25/25 Principle! A fast Realization of Viable Vision

by Boaz Ronen This presentation discusses the 25/25 principle as a template for Viable Vision, and specifically explains VFM (Value-Focused Management) methodology. Presented during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Miami, Florida, USA, in November 2006. Language: English Details & Options

TOC Distribution - Pushing the BOK

by Chris Zephro TOC Distribution Solution applied to a $7b international retailer and brand and to a $30m US distributor and a $9b manufacturer. Yes, the same method works equally well for both. Risk factors are concentrating on the solution over getting buy-in, the latter is a more important success factor. Overview of 3 implementations: Seagate Technology, Shippers Supply Co., and European Wholesaler/Retailer. Language: English Details & Options

Making TOC distribution work

by Henry Camp The story of a small company and a mega brand making a paradigm shift required for the transition from push to pull in its supply chain. Case study, testimonial and experience shared during the TOCICO Annual Conference held in Miami, Florida, USA, in November 2006. Language: English Details & Options

100 Kids 100 Clouds 100 Days

by Khaw Choon Ean Children are faced with many challenges in their lives today. Parents and teachers cannot be with them all the time.  A special Community Project with 3 schools to teach 100 kids the Cloud thinking tool and use it for 100 days:  What to change? The current situation needs to be rectified: Children need, but have no problem-solving tools. What to change to? Children have skills to solve their own problems How to change? Teaching the Cloud to the students to enable them to solve problems, make decisions and manage learning. Presented during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Annual Conference (Miami, FL - November 2006). Language: English Details & Options

Strategy and Tactics

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Goldratt’s definition of Strategy and Tactics provides a clear answer to what is to be achieved, what for, and the common sense logic behind the HOW. Language: English and Español Details & Options

The TOC Approach to Project Management - Part 1

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Dr. Goldratt presents his approach to Project Management Execution based on the Theory of Constraints using the Strategy and Tactics Logic Tree. This first part goes into the need and the strategy of reaching the level of performance where promises are really met. Language: English and Español Details & Options

The TOC Approach to Project Management - Part 2

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Dr. Goldratt presents his approach to Project Management Execution based on the Theory of Constraints using the Strategy and Tactics Logic Tree. This second part goes into how to reach the level of performance required and explained in the previous part. Language: English and Español Details & Options

The TOC Approach to Project Management - Part 4

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Dr. Goldratt presents his approach to Project Management Execution based on the Theory of Constraints using the Strategy and Tactics Logic Tree. This last part goes into how to deal with issues of current performance that prevents outstanding results. Language: English and Español Details & Options

Project Management in a Lean World

by Bob Mendenhall Trying to apply Lean to a project environment has been difficult because the techniques have been more geared to the manufacturing floor. This presentation translates lean principles into workable techniques for projects. Language: English Details & Options

ABB - Towards operational excellence

by Alex D’Anci Highlights of ABB’s internal processes for improving its global operations using TOC as well as Lean and other improvement methodologies. Topics covered include: TOC deployment, the operations improvement process and consultant organization, as well as insights from successes and failures. Language: English Details & Options

Beyond MRP - How Actively Synchronized Replenishment (ASR) solves the material synchronization challenge

by Chad Smith Today, almost every company is dissatisfied with their system's ability to properly synchronize and manage between actual demand, capacity and incoming supply. Learn simple solutions for the critical shortcomings of MRP assumptions in the new world of PULL based planning and execution. Language: English Details & Options

The TOC Approach to Project Management - Part 3

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Language: English and Español Details & Options

Beyond MRP

by Chad Smith A case for Actively Synchronized Replenishment - bringing together vision, new rules and technology to create an enterprise solution. Language: English Details & Options

Managing (Improving) Back Office Healthcare Operations

by Janice Cerveny This is a Case study for process improvement in healthcare and using the focusing steps to reduce oncology-chemotherapy "losses." Language: English Details & Options

The Fastest Way to increase Cash Flow: the TOC Approach to Increasing Cash Velocity

by Dr. Lisa Lang The TOC way to increasing cash flow.  Compare GAAP versus Throughput Accounting for the REAL breakeven. Understanding Cash Velocity: how long does it take to generate cash? Presented at the TOCICO Regional Conference (Tacoma, WA - June 2009). Language: English Details & Options

Projects in Less Time

by Mark Woeppel The Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) concepts are very important to project managers, yet few of them understand the possibilities for their own projects. This presentation will give concrete actions project managers can take. Language: English Details & Options

Applying the TOC Thinking Processes in Public Sector Organizations

by Richard A. Reid This presentation describes the application of TOC Thinking Processes (TP) at governmental agencies in 3 locations: a city water utility department in New Mexico, waste collection and disposal in several Africa countries, and various municipal services in the Philippines. Issues and their resolution along with opportunities and their exploitation are presented and analyzed for each of these public sector organizations. Presented at the TOCICO Regional Conference (Tacoma, WA - June 2009). Language: English Details & Options

The Theory of Constraints - Proven beyond doubt in reality

by Alex Knight Achieving a sustainable breakthrough in performance across health and social care systems. Presented by Alex Knight during the 1st European Results Gathering of TOC Professionals sponsored by TOCICO - held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands October 2009. Language: English Details & Options

Reaching the Goal

by John Ricketts How Managers improve Service business using Goldratt's TOC. "Reaching the Goal" adapts TOC applications for use in professional, scientific, and technical services. This presentation explains how Drum-Buffer-Rope, Replenishment, Critical Chain, and Throughput Accounting have been adapted to work in services enterprises. Language: English Details & Options

Dealing with change in hospitals quickly and efficiently by means of horizontal leadership and the TOC

by Marc Van Aart Since early 2008, Maasstad Ziekenhuis (600 bed general hospital) has embraced TOC as the leading philosophy to manage its primary and secondary processes. Their Case study for using horizontal leadership and TOC in dealing with change was presented at the 1st European Results Gathering of TOC Professionals sponsored by TOCICO, held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in October 2009. Language: English Details & Options

Using CCPM to drive innovation in a general Hospital

by Paul Smits Since early 2008, Maasstad Ziekenhuis (600 bed general hospital) has embraced TOC as the leading philosophy to manage its primary and secondary processes. Their Case study for using CCPM to drive innovations was presented at the 1st European Results Gathering of TOC Professionals sponsored by TOCICO, held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in October 2009. Language: English Details & Options

Solving constraints to achieve ongoing improvement in hospitals

by Therese Borghuis This is a Case Study for improving operations of St. Antonius Hospital using TOC, Lean & Six Sigma. Presented at the 1st European Results Gathering of TOC Professionals sponsored by TOCICO - held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in October 2009. Language: English Details & Options

Continuing aggresively on Viable Vision even in the recession year

by Niranjan Kirloskar Leader in air, fuel & lube filtration systems for the automotive and industrial markets validates the power of Strategy & Tactics (SnT) and creates a Decisive Competitive Edge (DCE) that enables the Company to overcome market fluctuations. Presented at the TOCICO International Conference (Tokyo, Japan - November 2009). Language: English Details & Options

Viable Vision implementation experience in Neuland

by Sucheth Rao Davuluri Analysis, results and lessons learned from the various stages of the Viable Vision implementation at Neuland Labs (manufacturer and exporter of bulk pharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates for the generics industry, located in India). The original Decisive Competitive Edge was changed from Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) to Reliability and Rapid Response (RRR). Presented at the TOCICO International Conference (Tokyo, Japan - November 2009). Language: English Details & Options

Using Thinking Tools to Write a Logical Argumentative Composition

by Wonjoon Choi In order to write a good argumentative essay, the framework of the logical development based on the critical thinking should be designed first. It will be shown how the TOCfE (TOC for Education) Thinking Tools (Cloud, Branch, Ambitious Target Tree) can be effectively used to build up the framework of the logical argumentation. Language: English Details & Options

Presenting The Goldratt Satellite Program

In the GSP, Dr. Goldratt presents an in-depth overview of the TOC applications. He takes his viewers through the basic TOC concepts to improve the performance of the supply chain, and the tools to bring companies on a process of ongoing improvement. This short video clip will give you an idea of the content of this powerfull program. Language: English Details & Options

Keeping correct inventory levels – Buffer Management

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt In this extract from the Goldratt's Strategy and Tactics for MTS to MTA Goldratt presents and explains the concepts behind Buffer Management as the robust mechanism to adjust inventory targets, ensuring relatively low levels of inventory coupled with high availability. Language: English and Español Details & Options

Managing patient flow using time buffers

by Alex Knight This paper highlights the achievements that have been made in delivering breakthroughs in performance in the healthcare environment using the TOC principles by QFI Consulting over the last five years. It also highlights the conceptual differences between a TOC and Lean approach. Language: English Details & Options

Injecting TOC with Lean Six Sigma into Process Improvement in Healthcare

by Bahadir Inozu Learn how TOC, Lean and Six Sigma are complementary and how TOC Applications in conjunction with Lean Six Sigma have a great potential for system-wide breakthrough improvements in Healthcare. Language: English Details & Options

Reaching the Goal

by John Ricketts "Reaching the Goal" adapts TOC applications for use in professional, scientific, and technical services. This presentation explains why services have unique requirements and how Drum-Buffer-Rope, Replenishment, Critical Chain and Throughput Accounting have been adapted to highly customized services. Language: English Details & Options

How the TOC Enhances Learning Through Singing of Pop Songs in the Classroom

by Khaw Choon Ean Children in school learn in many ways. It is up to their teachers to ensure that they learn well and yet have fun. The best way to learn is to engage the young person through his or her senses and use thinking skills. What better harmony than to learn through the youthful media of pop songs integrated with The Theory Of Constraints? Imagine this form of accelerated learning taking place in the classroom. It gives the children a reason to enjoy school. Theory of Constraints with music, lyrics and singing! Incredible? A school in Malaysia takes this method into the classroom. Language: English Details & Options

Early gains through TOC implementation

by Manas Ranjan TOC implementation in Tata Refractories Limited to achieve the following objectives: To improve on-time-in-full-delivery (OTIF) Performance To improve considerably the bottom line of the company To be more competitive in the Market by building Decisive Competitive Edge (DCE) Language: English Details & Options

Bringing the Holistic Approach to Academia

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Dr. Goldratt talks about the gap that exists between Academia and Business and shows the benefits of enabling real-life learning for Professors, and how teaching their area of specialization through a holistic approach offers an undeniable competitive edge to the Universities they are teaching at. Language: English Details & Options

How to ensure success with compelling offer

by Bill Hodgdon This session explains the concept and strategy for the Sales Constraint Solution and how to develop and launch a compelling Offer. Presented at the TOCICO Annual Conference in Miami FL - October 2004. Language: English Details & Options

2006 TOCICO Concluding Keynote

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Dr. Eli Goldratt challenges the audience to use the Thinking Tools for any aspect of their lifes. He takes the example of the world economy and shows how a solid cause and effect logic can yield to unrefutable conclusions and predictions. Language: English Details & Options

Introduction to "Never say I know"

Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt's last development was the process to ensure the permanent evolution of TOC. The 4th pillar of TOC "Never say I know" was formally introduced during the 2011 TOCICO Practitioner Upgrade at the TOCICO International Conference in Palisades, NY. Language: English Details & Options

Freezing projects

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt This video presents the solution to quickly reduce the number of open projects to be more inline with better flow and throughput. This is an excerpt from the Goldratt's Strategy and Tactics program for Project Management. Language: English, Español and Português Details & Options

Dr. Reddys Laboratories - CCPM implementation

by Mahesh Reddy Mahesh Reddy presents a case study of CCPM implementation in Dr. Reddy's Laboratories: 11 projects completed (83% increase), 80% projects on time (60% increase), 110 filings in 2010 (30% increase), 149 launches in 2010 (75% increase), 563 days cycle time for full development in 2010 (40% faster). Language: English Details & Options

Can TOC cure ailing US Health Care System

by Gary Wadhwa This presentation questions whether TOC can cure ailments surrounding the US Healthcare system, and specifically discusses: • Why change?  − unsustainable current reality, UDEs (sick health care system) • What to change? − Gaps between current reality and vision − Find root cause for gaps (diagnosis) • To what to change to? − Goal, Vision (state of health) • How to bring about change? − Team work to develop S & T tree to implement change (treatment) • Case history small health care organization Presented during the TOCICO 2011 Annual Conference (Newark - June 2011). Details & Options

Managing change in urban water utilities in developing countries

by Michael Funcke-Bartz Case study for scaling up TOC in public water services. Presented at the TOCICO Annual Conference in New York 2011. Details & Options

Personal Challenges in Implementing TOC

by Oded Cohen A TOC Manager is a person who wants to ever improve the performance of their systems using TOC. A successful TOC implementation needs good solutions, strong leadership and supportive organization. The presentation addresses the major challenges facing the TOC managers and ways to handle them. Details & Options

Visual Project Management - Seeing how to get things done

by James R. Holt This presentation introduces Simplified Critical Chain Project Management (S-CCPM) which uses the best of LEAN, Six Sigma and TOC. Visual Project Managment (VPM) is an excellent first step into project management, and by relaxing just a few elements, VPM is simple enough to be used on a phone. A great tool for the busy manager. Details & Options

Throughput enhancement in operating rooms: Doing more with existing resources

by Shimeon Pass Value Focused Management (VFM) is applied in a Healthcare setting (with 3 cases) to increase Throughput (T), define measures of performance, identify the significant Value Drivers, decide how to exploit and improve those Value Drivers, and then execute & control. Details & Options

Prototyping an Application of the "Unified Field Theory of Management" - Construtora Veloso, Brazil

by Bill Taylor The concept of Unified Field Theory has been developing in practice over the past 5 years. The latest case was this construction company, with use of CCPM for construction and management projects. Details & Options

2011 TOCICO Two Day Eli Goldratt Upgrade Workshop - Day 1, Part 2

The second part of the first day of Eli Goldratt's Upgrade Session starts with a segment of the GSP Series, where Dr. Goldratt presents the TOC solution for Project Management (Critical Chain Project Management-CCPM). Lisa Scheinkopf then shows how this knowledge was developed and asks whether we can stand on the shoulders of CCPM to bring this knowledge to a new, better level by revisiting the assumption behind this TOC solution, especially the one on multitasking. Details & Options

2011 TOCICO Two Day Eli Goldratt Upgrade Workshop - Day 1, Part 3

In this third part of the first day of Eli Goldratt's Upgrade Session, Lisa Scheinkopf shows how much we have underestimated multitasking in project environments and the devastating effects that it causes. Using the process of Standing on the Shoulders of Giants, the assumptions behind multitasking are revisited and new insights (especially under the concept of "freeze") emerge that need to be inlcuded as part of the full TOC Solution for Project Management. Details & Options

2011 TOCICO Two Day Eli Goldratt Upgrade Workshop - Day 1, Part 4

In this fourth part of the first day of Eli Goldratt's Upgrade Session, Lisa Scheinkopf continues with the lessons learned from revisiting the "freeze" concept as part of the TOC solution for Project Mangement and shows the process of getting buy-in and the results when implementing the learnings gained when revisiting and expanding a TOC solution. This part end with revisiting the process of "Standing on the Shoulders of Giant" and its application on the TOC solution called CCPM (Critical Chain Project Management). Details & Options

2011 TOCICO Two Day Eli Goldratt Upgrade Workshop - Day 2, Part 3

The third part of the second day of Eli Goldratt's Upgrade Session, Lisa Scheinkopf compares the huge amount of knowledge that exists behind the TOC solutions with the subject of improving the interaction between people in organizations and shows how much more can be developed. The so called "Engines of Disharmony" are presented and revisited using the process of "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants". starting by understanding the historical reasons for "doing things by the book" and continuing with the conflict that emerges when recognizing the potential of not always doing so. Details & Options

2011 TOCICO Two Day Eli Goldratt Upgrade Workshop - Day 2, Part 6

In this sixth part of teh second day of Eli Goldratt's Upgrade Session, Alan Barnard facilitates the usage of the process previously shown. He first gives some few examples and then after allowing the audience to work on their own , some participants share their experience using this process for particular and professional issues. Details & Options

2011 TOCICO Two Day Eli Goldratt Upgrade Workshop - Day 2, Part 7

The last part of Eli Goldratt's Upgrade Session closes the two day session and presents the foreword of the never to be published book by Eliyahu M. Goldratt on "The Science of Management". Details & Options

Intervention - what to do when things go wrong?

by Steve Weiser Owens Illinios presents how they dealt with their critical chain implementation when large emergency projects were added to their current project load. Due to that, implementation rules were violated and performance dropped. Using an "intervention" approach they fixed the situation and brought back the already achieved results. This video shares in detail the process they went through. Details & Options

Jet engine propulsion case study

by Dan Mooney Details & Options

Spirit AeroSystems

by Steven Pryor 100% due-date performance. 30% reduction in lead times and sampling costs. Details & Options

Terumo Heart Inc.

by David Boser Similar project ran for only 6 months. 90% on-time delivery (within one week). Details & Options

Why CRM Sucks!

by Justin Roff-Marsh Justin shows the shortcommings and mistakes of using current CRM technology. He uses the TOC approach to technology to show the limitation that CRMs should overcome, the rules that should be changed and provides a comprehensive and practical approach to the use of technology for sales and marketing (with real examples and specific recommendations). Details & Options

Management Attention - Achieving results dealing with complexity, uncertainty and conflicts

by Rami Goldratt Rami Goldratt and Yishai Ashlag show how management attention is usually wasted and revisit key insights on the latest TOC knowledge developed by Dr. Eli Goldratt to deal with complexity, uncertainty and conflicts as the means to achieve unprecedent results. This presentations shows how much more there is to learn about the Theory of Constraints, even for TOC veterans and top professionals. Details & Options

Management Attention: Achieving results dealing with complexity, uncertainty and conflicts

by Rami Goldratt Rami masterfully presents in this TOC for Education Virtual Conference webinar some insights to the latest develoment of the late Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt: The Science of Management. Using the five focusing steps as he explains how the amount of management's attention is the limiting factor to achieve the desirable outcome when dealing with elements of reality such as complexity, uncertainty and conflicts. Throughout the presentation he makes reference to the application of these insights to the Education field and the challenges faced by education when looked from this perspective. Details & Options

The conflict between growth and stability

by Rami Goldratt Rami Goldratt goes into the detail of the conflict that exists between organizational growth and the need to maintain stability. He shows how companies oscilate on a day-to-day baisis between these two necessary conditions when taking actions to improve and keep its operation. Finally Rami offers the way out for every company to resolve this conflict. Details & Options

by Rami Goldratt Rami Goldratt presents the path that organizations should take to resolve the conflict between ongoing growth and maintaining stability. He presents a clear definition of a decisive competitive edge and how to find and build a competitive edge for a market segment using the TOC tools that have been developed over the last 30 years. Details & Options

5 months of delays recovered in Larsen & Toubro Shipbuilding

by P R Prabhu Before: Expected duration was 33 months. Shiplift expected to finsih by June 2013 due to supplier delays. After: Actual duration is 28 months. 5 months of delays recovered even with big supplier delays. Details & Options

Nakoda's project on track to finish with 28% improvement in cycle time

by B G Jain Before: Project expected to finish in May 2013 (duration: 14 months). After:  Project on track to finish in Jan 2013 (duration: 10 months, 28% improvement). Details & Options

10-day shutdown on existing plant completed in only 9 days at Vardhman Special Steel Limited

by Sachit Jain Before: Estimated duration: 16+ months. After:  Projected to complete in 13 months. Project on time after 10 months of execution. Details & Options

Manufacturing Insights with the Theory of Constraints - Meeting Customer Demand with Synchronized Production

by Society of Manufacturing Engineers This video introduces the use of the Theory of Constraints in production scheduling to meet customer demand. Three companies that have successfully applied the TOC demonstrate how the theory's five focusing steps can infuse continuous improvement into the culture of an organization. Brenco has practiced the theory for many years, synchronizing production to supply millions of roller bearings to the global railroad industry. Dixie Iron Works uses the theory to remain highly responsive to customer demand without carrying the high inventory levels traditionally found in their industry. Monroe Table Co. implemented the theory in a manufacturing environment that had not seen significant change in more than 40 years, and consequently increased the assembly of finished tables by more than 30%. Dr. David Bergland, a consultant and professor provides additional insight into the Theory of Constraints. Details & Options

Using TOC to Motivate Success

by Motoi Tobita The use of the Theory of Constraints (TOC) Thinking Processes helped a high school student improve his academic performance in 6 weeks. Students face common problems: I don't know what I don't know, lectures go too fast, memorizing is a pain, I want to spend time on something else, etc... This story and testimonial motivates any individual facing challenging situations to find a way out and start a personal process of ongoing improvement. Details & Options

Decrease Stress AND Increase Quality of Care BY Increasing Throughput

by Gijs Andrea Gijs presents the significant opportunity that hospitals have to increase their performance, if they implement some TOC operational solutions to reduce the time patients stay in hospitals. He shares his experience in getting buy-in from stakeholders and the TOC elements that have been implemented in several hospitals in the Netherlands. Details & Options

The Five focusing Steps and its Application in Manufacturing Companies

by Phil Snelgrove Phil shares what went well and what went wrong on 5 of the most recent implementations he has been involved in. For each case he provides a summary of lessons learned and places a significant focus on what has helped (and not) to get buy-in to implement the TOC. Details & Options

"Soup from Stones" – A Case Study in Collaborative Product Development.

by Clarke Ching Clark shares his experience in implementing Agile and Critical Chain elements in a software deveopement project that he was involved in, which resulted in a significant reduction of leadtime, an increase in quality and had a major impact on revenue for the customer. The presentation does not go into any specific explanaiton of the TOC application elements used, but rather gives an overal story of what was done and how he got the team to collaborate to achieve the results. Details & Options

Using simulator to support managerial decision making in MTA environment

by Emanuele Strada This presentation shows the benefit of using computer simulation to measure and analyze actual and future performance in a dynamic environment such as the implementation of the TOC Make to Availability solution to an environment with a combination of short and long lead time supply of products. Emanuel presents process model examples, he shares a real life implementation case, and the key learnings from usng a computerized simulation technique. Details & Options

Solving the professional services dilemma

by Justin Roff-Marsh This presentation is actually a paradigm shift for consultants and service providers. Justin shares the journey he took to try to "monetize" an idea, specifically appling the division of labor to sales. He shares the progression of where things started 20 years ago all the way to the current "consulting model" his team developed improving it year after year. Justin gives insights into what has been achieved and provides the detailed elements of the model. Details & Options

Retail the TOC Way.

by Rami Goldratt Rami challenges the traditional TOC view for Retail by changing the main question of "what to replenish". The knowledge shown was developed by applying TOC to various retail environments (fashion retail, jewlery retail, catalogue retail, etc). He shares how to define what new products should be introduced to the market through the stores. The dilemma is not between cost and sales. Rami shares the vicious cycle in retail and the first things (steps) to be done and this is not setting targets and replenishing accordingly to immediately get results towards having the right products at the right time at the right place. He goes over some examples and shares the three dynamics that make the retail environment so challenging. Finally he shares how these concepts are incorporated into the Retail Strategy and Tactic Tree. Details & Options

Learning from experience

by Dr. Alan Barnard Alan offers a possible alternative for understanding and resolving the gap that exists between the expected and actual results when actions are taken to achieve a change. Over and over individuals take the same actions expecting to get a different result. Under the assumption that "we do not learn from experience" he presents a different thinking process to identify the missing elements of why the change did not happen. Alan shows a couple of examples where this process was successfully used. Details & Options

Introduction to TOC - My perspective, Part 1

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Dr. Goldratt, developer of the Theory of Constraints, presents the evolution of TOC: the whys and the hows. Through an historical perspective, using the chapter he wrote for the TOC Handbook, Dr. Goldratt provides refreshing insights on the escence of the TOC Body of Knowledge and its development. In this first part, he covers the topics of focus, constraints and non-constraints, measurements, and an introduction to the TOC applications called Drum-Buffer-Rope and Buffer Management. Details & Options

The application of TOC to environments other than production/operations

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Dr. Goldratt, developer of the Theory of Constraints, continues with an historical perspective of the development of the TOC Body of Knowledge. In this third part, he addresses the application of TOC to environments other than production/operations. Goldratt shows how his books include significant amounts of knowledge, like the formal know-how to get buy-in or the process to invent as shown in Isn´t It Obvious. Dr. Goldratt explains the application of the five focusing steps to an environment like Retail. The last third of the presentation addresses the topic of the development of the Thinking Processes and the significant impact that these brought to the Theory of Constraints evolution. Details & Options

Retail the TOC way - How to implement

by Humberto Baptista Humberto starts by showing some typical elements to the retail environment, like the concept of space, product classification, seasonality, life cycles, etc. He then goes into explaining the pieces of the TOC solution for this environment and challenges some of its assumptions. Humberto shares, using the extensive experience he has in this field, what he believes are the required changes to the generic solution of TOC and how to implement them. In the last part of his presentation he covers the concepts of liquidation, reverse logistics, space buffers, fast mover detection, new product introduction, etc. Details & Options

Strategy & Tactic Implementation Audit Process

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt shows how to deal with the implementation stagnations that appear after a significant improvement has been achieved, and how the usage of the S&T Tree allows to pinpoint the reason for these stagnations and a solution to prevent them. In this video Goldratt exposes why resolving any implementation problem is actually "the problem" and how to go about it. He uses an example, documented as Golden Nugget No.13, to clearly explain the process required to prevent stagnation and maintain focus. Details & Options

Turning Buffer Management on its ear – why our project buffers are providing the wrong signals.

by Dee Jacob Dee starts with an historical perspective of the evolution of project management and the assumptions on which the development of the various elements were based on, specifically on buffer management, its measurements and signals. She shares several examples in which some of those assumptions are not valid and therefore considerations need to be taken. Details & Options

Simplified Critical Chain Project Management

by James R. Holt Dr. James Holt provides a clear and simple overview of the project based environment. He shows that we actually have such an environment in almost every aspect of our personal and professional life. Dr. Holt goes into the details of the multi project environment structure and explains the elements of visual project management and how it works, using simple formulas, interpreting the fewer chart, and showing when and how to react. Details & Options

Extreme Makeover Government - Q&A

by Ken Miller This video shows the Q&A session on Ken\\\'s presentation about his 20 years of experience working in Government with the objective of improving its performance. Details & Options

Putting the bar on a different level

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt The biggest revolution of TOC is not on operations and not on strategy but on teaching people to rely on the fact that they are brave and have the ability to invent, but they lack only the discipline. Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt explains the key for getting a company to a higher level rate of expansion. He shares a glimpse of the next steps of TOC knowledge evolution, and how this knowledge allows a company to expand not based on its own assets, but based on the industry's assets. Details & Options