Managing Customer Value
Lean for many years has promoted the idea of a flow-based system tied to actual demand and TOC has helped solve other associated problems with Drum-Buffer-Rope. Both of these systems offer flow-based thinking which I believe is a current minimum requirement over the cost-based systems of the past. However, they both start breaking down when Read More …
This is a great offer, even as a refresher if you are dealing in the supply chain field. I think preparing for a “New Norm” in Supply Chain Management should be at the forefront of our thinking right now. I can’t think of a better foundation than these courses. If you want to work with Read More …
This is a collection of Business901 Podcast Transcriptions that focus on the Theory of Constraints. Guest include Bill Dettmer, John Rickers and both Ari and Eli Schrangenheim. Theory of Constraints Stacks are a new way to organize your own publications, as well as any other publications that you find interesting. For your own publications, after Read More …
Can you explain for someone about uncertainty and applying uncertainty to a forecast? – jd Eli Scrangenheim: Forecasting tries to give me some information. Let us say partial information about the huge question about what will happen tomorrow. How much will I sell tomorrow? How much work will I be able to finish tomorrow or Read More …
A favorite podcast of mine was with Bob Sproull, an experienced manufacturing executive with a distinguished track record of achieving improvement goals in Manufacturing, MRO, Quality, Product Development, and Engineering. In the podcast (Related Podcast and Transcription: Can Theory of Constraints, Lean and Six Sigma Co-Exist), I asked Bob; “Why do we need all three? Read More …
Personal Kanban notable Jim Benson of Modus Cooperandi in a recent podcast explained how he views constraints. Related Podcast and Transcription: Drowning in Work Joe: Well, you have a matrix in the book where you talk about constraints and some of them bad and good. Can constraints be like your throttle for your work? Jim: Read More …