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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824120303321

Autore

Techt Uwe

Titolo

Goldratt and the theory of constraints : the quantum leap in management / / Uwe Techt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stuttgart, Germany : , : ibidem-Verlag, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

3-8382-6737-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (175 p.)

Collana

QuiStainable Business Solutions, , 2199-2975 ; ; Volume 4

Disciplina

658.5

Soggetti

Theory of constraints (Management)

Project management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Productivity (P)Investment Turns (IT); Food for thought; What keeps us from earning money?; There is a constraint!; Five steps toward continuous improvement; 1. Identify the constraint; 2. Decide how to optimize use of the constraint; 3. Everything else must be subordinate to thisone decision; 4. Elevate the constraint; 5. Start over if the constraint shifts; Food for thought; We are not producing enough!; Problem: Local optima; Dilemma: But we do need local optima!; Idle resources are a waste; Solution: Drum Buffer Rope; Drum; Buffer; Relay runner work ethic; Buffer management

The dangers of successShifting the constraint; Relay runner work ethic; Buffer management; The dangers of success; Shifting the constraint; Food for thought; What about finances?; Dilemma: Throughput vs. Costs; The chain analogy; Managing the chain in the "cost world"; Managing the chain in the "throughput world"; The core conflict; Do costs really follow the additive rule?; Solution: The Throughput accounting system; How much profit do we make from our products?; Find the constraint; Determine the throughput created by the product; Determine usage of the constraint

Calculate the relationship between throughput andconstraint usageBusiness profit; Is the investment worth it?; Impact of Investment on Throughput; Increasing the constraint's capacity; Increasing the demand for X; Decreasing the costs of raw materials or purchased



parts; Conclusions; Impact of Investment on Operating Expenses; Impact of Investment on Inventory and Investment Levels (I); Manufacturing yourself or purchasing?; What about inventory?; Food for thought; What lies behind the constraint?; The inherent simplicity of complex systems; An analogy: A visit to the doctor; Diagnosis