Screen LibraryGoldratt and the theory of constraints : the quantum leap in management /
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ibidem-Verlag,
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| Publisher Address: | Stuttgart, Germany : |
| Publication Dates: | 2015. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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QuiStainable business solutions. 2199-2975 |
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| Carrier Form: | 173 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9783838207377 3838207378 |
| Index Number: | HD69 |
| CLC: | C931 |
| Call Number: | C931/T255 |
| Contents: |
Machine generated contents note: What are the goals of the ToC? -- So what are the benefits to me? -- So who was Eli Goldratt? -- How did the ToC come about? -- Why "Theory ...?" -- "... of Constraints?" -- So where is the ToC today? -- What are my business targets? -- Earn money -- Excite markets -- Ongoing improvement -- Secure employment -- Profitable growth -- Food for thought -- Earning money -- what exactly does it mean? -- Throughput (T) -- Inventory/Investments (I) -- Operating expense (OE) -- Financial decisions -- How successful are we? -- What keeps us from earning money? -- There is a constraint! -- Five steps toward continuous improvement -- Identify the constraint -- Decide how to optimize use of the constraint -- Everything else must be subordinate to this one decision... -- Elevate the constraint -- Start over if the constraint shifts -- We are not producing enough! -- Problem: Local optima -- Dilemma: But we do need local optima! -- Idle resources are a waste -- Solution: Drum Buffer Rope -- Relay runner work ethic -- Buffer management -- dangers of success -- What about finances? -- Dilemma: Throughput vs. Costs -- Managing the chain in the "throughput world" -- Is the investment worth it? -- Manufacturing yourself or purchasing? -- What lies behind the constraint? -- inherent simplicity of complex systems -- analogy: A visit to the doctor -- methods of effective thinking -- What needs to be changed? -- Where should the change lead? -- How do we bring about these changes? -- Our stock levels are too high and often too low! -- Dilemma: Large warehouse or small warehouse? -- What is distribution? -- Constraint: The client willing to buy -- Using the constraint -- How high do stock levels need to be? -- What if ...? -- replenishment lead time -- Fluctuations balance each other out -- Solution: PULL -- From "Push" to "Pull" -- Reliability and effectiveness -- Our projects are taking too long! -- Projects are interdependent -- Problem: Bad multitasking -- Solution: DRUM-BUFFER-ROPE for projects -- Decide how to optimally use the constraint -- Everything else must be subordinate to the decision of optimally using the constraint -- How can projects become even faster? -- magic triangle -- Problem: Hidden safety nets -- Built-in safety buffers are lost -- Solution: The Critical Chain -- How are the projects managed? -- Our clients aren't queuing for our products -- constraint is in the market -- Problems in the market -- marketing dilemma -- Marketing's true task -- Rigorous market analysis -- irresistible offer -- Yes, but -- How can I convince everyone else? -- Problem: I have a great idea! -- Cause-and-effect relationships -- Is it my problem? -- And this is supposed to solve our problem? -- This won't work -- We will never manage! -- And yet nothing happens -- So is ToC a corporate strategy? -- basis of a sound corporate strategy -- Viable Vision: Turn total sales into net profit within 4 years -- Segmenting the market -- quantum leap -- Status check -- Flexibility -- Food for thought. |