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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ch 14. Resolving Measurement/Performance Dilemmas

by Debra A. Smith Explores the relationship between the logistical system and its measurements. 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

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

Concepts and Principles Workshop Series - Production Mgmt

by Charles A. Gauthier This workshop introduces to the production paradigm of constraints management 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

Critical Chain Project Management

by Lawrence Leach How to plan, lead, and complete projects with unprecedented efficiency. 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

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 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

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

The Race

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt How to focus logical improvements so they are optimal and nor just local. 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

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

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

Ch 12. Integrated Supply Chain

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

Synchronous Management Vol.1

by Michael Umble How to implement Synchronous Management techniques. 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

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

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

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

Concepts and Principles Workshop Series - Critical Chain Project Mgmt

by Robert C. Newbold Illustrates the process of scheduling using CC with games and exercises. Language: Details & Options

Managing Operations

by James F Cox Underscores the concept of managing the business as a system. 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

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

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

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

Enterprise-Focused Management

by Ted Hutchin How TOC can be best applied to the construction industry. 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 Insights into Operations

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt This learning tool is an interactive presentation to learn DBR. 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

TOC Thinking: Removing Constraints for Business Growth

by Yishai Ashlag Why write a book about management philosophy? 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 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

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

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

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

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

Critical Chain (audiobook)

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Projects will finish within budget and without compromising quality or specifications. 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

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

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

Simplifying Innovation

by Michael A. Dalton Doubling speed to market and new product profits - with your existing resources. 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

The Constraints Management Handbook

by James F Cox It unifies the pieces in production between MRP, JIT and TOC. 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

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

Ch 02. The Problems with Project Management

by Ed Walker Explains how CC overcomes each limitation to traditional projects mgmt. 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

Reaching the Goal

by John Ricketts Experiences from IBM research to document using TOC in services businesses. 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

Critical Chain

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

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

Management Dynamics

by John A. Caspari Merging Constraints Accounting to Drive Improvement. 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

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

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

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

Pride and Joy

by Alex Knight How to manage patient flow in a hospital. 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 Theory of Constraints: Applications in Quality Manufacturing

by Robert E. Stein Aiming to change the paradigms of traditional management strategies. 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

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

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

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

Ch 05. Making Change Stick

by Robert C. Newbold This chapter is about creating and evaluating effective implementation processes. 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

Ch 33. Theory of Constraints in Complex Organizations

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

Reengineering the Sales Process

by Justin Roff-Marsh In Reengineering the Sales Process, Justin Roff-Marsh presents a comprehensive and carefully reasoned approach to the design, resourcing and management of this critical process. 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

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

Re-engineering the manufacturing system

by Robert E. Stein A guide on how to build, implement, and use a manufacturing system. 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

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

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

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

Ch 16. Holistic TOC Implementation Case Studies

by Dr. Alan Barnard Good Practices for Implementing TOC Holistically. 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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Golden nugget 6: Fine tune of the priority system – an exception

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Handling priorities in situations where there are product families with considerably different production buffers. 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 19. Strategy

by H. William Dettmer Presents the Constraint Mgmt Model (CMM). 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

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

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

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

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 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

Ch 18. Theory of Constraints Strategy

by Gerald Kendall What differentiates a TOC Strategy?   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 23. The TOC Thinking Processes

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

Ch 25. Thinking Processes Including S&T Trees

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

Ch 26. TOC for Education

by Kathy Suerken The power of TOC as a teaching methodology. 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 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

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

Golden nugget 2: The Stray Elephant

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt When initially determining the proper buffer target, we need to determine the maximum consumption within replenishment time. 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

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

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

Harmony S&T Software

by Goldratt Research Labs Software that covers Strategy and Tactic Design.   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 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 Managing People

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Identify and resolve misalignment of authority and responsibility. 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

Concepts and Principles Workshop Series - Performance Measures

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

The Measurement Nightmare

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

Results on TOC.tv:

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

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

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

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

Light Blue - a Buffer Management Concept

by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt Dr. Goldratt talks about a relatively new Buffer Management concept he called "light blue". 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

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

The Black Hole

by Alex Meshar Why do we still suffer from missing due dates and replenishment shortages? The key is our attitude toward flow delays that are in the red zone. 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

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

Why Assessment Units aren't a waste of time: A TOC perspective

by Roy Stratton This presentation shows TOC and Time Buffer Management at work in a healthcare environment, specifically with emergency and planned care using Buffer Management functions. It also provides a TOC perspective on Medical Assessment Units (MAUs) as bed capacity buffers, specifically applying the five steps of focusing, MAU bed buffer management, and MAU design criteria. This case study, testimonial and experience was presented during the TOCICO Annual Conference in New York 2011.  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

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

Guaranteed reliability

by Javier Arevalo A case study of Plastigomez, a colombian plastic manufacturer, on how they had built until 2008 the necessary conditions to reach their Viable Vision. 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

Critical Chain: Short-Duration Tasks

by Hilbert Robinson In certain domains, projects are typically executed in a matter of a few days or weeks. Can/should critical chain methodology be applied in these cases? Language: English 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

Finding and testing a solution to shortages & surpluses within book publishing

by Dr. Alan Barnard How Theory of Constraints could help to quantify the extent, consequences and causes of the problem… and helped to find a solution to shortages and surpluses within book publishing. Language: English 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

Managing Capacity in Viable Vision Projects

by Eli Schragenheim Using a Simulation scenario to look at Two main objectives with a Viable Vision (turning the current sales into annual net profit in 4 years) implementation: (1) Significantly increasing the sales volume (2) Ensuring the full support of the logistics to meet the market requirements (capacity & value offer). Presented at the TOCICO Annual Conference in Barcelona Spain, November 2005. Language: English 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

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

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 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

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

Delta Airlines: The change and challenge in engine maintenance

by Gary Adams The Engine Maintenance Operations at Delta Airlines shares its experience and results of implementing TOC. Case study presented at the TOCICO International Conference (Las Vegas November 2007). Language: English and Русский 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

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

A vertically integrated Supply Chain case

by Debra A. Smith This is a Case study of how LeTourneau Technologies Inc. applies TOC to systematically tackle its supply chain across all market segments to increase visibility, velocity and flow. Inclues detailed history of implementation and lessons learned along the way. Presented by Debra Smith (CMG) at the TOCICO Regional Conference (Tacoma, WA - June 2009). Language: English Details & Options

Lead time management in a machinery manufacturing company

by Namkee Chung This is a case where the methodologies of both TOC-DBR and TOC-Distribution are applied. The approach is to reduce lead time taken until customer order is fulfilled. The result shows this approach is effective to get the inventory down as well as to reduce shortages. 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

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

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

by Roy Stratton 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

Cost Buffers as the Financial Measurement in a Critical Chain Environment

by Kenneth Francis This presentation focuses on Critical Chain implementations within the US Department of Defense. It introduces the concept of Cost Buffers and Earned Value Management System (EVMS) in a Critical Chain environment. Presented during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Barcelona, Spain - November 2005. Language: English Details & Options

Feature-Driven Development

by David J. Anderson This session provides paradigm shifting thinking in software management. Feature driven development based on a TOC software engineering solution with Lean and Six Sigma. Presented during the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) Conference held in Miami, Florida, USA, in October 2004. Language: English 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

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