February 17, 2011
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Goldratt's Golden Nugget 13 Part 2 - Reaching the plateau of the U-curve | top
Reaching the plateau of the U-curve, or:
When the 4 colors are not enough
(RRR)
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First, let's remind ourselves the reason for the fact that in so many environments that claim to have no excess capacity, once DBR (and more so when BM) is implemented a considerable amount of capacity is revealed. The answer is that in the conventional mode of operation, which is dominated by the desire of people to look busy (and the need for high level of management interventions), the free capacity cannot be estimated by observing - or even measuring - the time that the relevant resources are standing idle. The only effective way to reveal the capacity is to change the mode of operation from pushing to be on the right hand side of the "U curve", to operating within the plateau.
TOC Insights into Operations
Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Rami Goldratt
The TOC Insights into Operations will deepen the understanding of TOC beyond the knowledge available in any other material for Production. They were carefully produced to ease its usage and maximize the learning experience. The users can learn at their own speed and easily review any of the material, as they need.
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TOC for Managers - Personal Challenges in Implementing TOC | top
Personal Challenges in Implementing TOC
By Oded Cohen
Implementing even one injection in reality may be challenging.
Our extensive experience with implementing TOC solutions reveals that some people in a system will accept the proposed change as common sense and be willing to embrace it, while others find it too difficult. TOC, as a managerial approach, suggests that managers should see their roles as continually improving the performance of the system under their responsibility. As every improvement is a change, managers have a crucial role in leading their people through it. In preparation for the change, managers should answer the key questions for improvement: What to Change?; What to Change to?; and How to Cause the Change? In order to handle the third question, TOC suggests using the "layer of resistance" to address the logical reactions and reservations of persons necessary for the change.
However, that may not be enough.
Strategic Solutions European Program 2011
Six-module program conducted by Goldratt Schools
Designed for managers of all levels and consultants in various management areas, the Strategic Solutions European Program held in the area of Como Lake, Italy, provides significant theoretical and practical knowledge of managing the Theory of Constraints (TOC) way.
Among the improvements achieved through applying Theory of Constraints:
- Significant reduction in inventory and work in progress,
- significant reduction in lead time of production orders and projects,
- major improvement in due date performance,
- significant improvement of availability of products throughout the whole supply chain,
- drastic reduction in shortages of fast moving goods and therefore - reduction in lost sales,
- significant increase in inventory turns,
- significant improvements in the decision making process,
- significant improvements in operational processes,
- significant improvements in people management, and many others.
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For our Friends in Academia - TOC Fundamentals Workshop | top
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