Theory of Constraints

Where should I improve first? Where should I focus? This question has caused people to lose sleep worrying about where to apply limited resources to make a significant improvement to their flow of products or services. ...

I have found using the Theory of Constraints Thinking Processes helpful. Specifically current reality trees and future reality trees. These are not new. I had to buy a paper copy of Thinking for a Change, Putting the TOC Thinking Processes to Use, by Lisa J. Sheinkopf because there was no ebook. They did not make ebooks back in when the book was published. I’ve also been listening to the audio book of It’s Not Luck, by Eliyahu M. Goldratt. It was published in 1994, but is still applicable today because using our brains has not changed much the 25 years since Goldratt published this book. Goldratt’s book is in a novel format with a story that blends in how to use the techniques. ...