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

• Autore: Techt Uwe
• Pubblicazione: Stuttgart, Germany : , : ibidem-Verlag, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (175 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.5
• Soggetto topico: Theory of constraints (Management); Project management
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Goldratt and the theory of constraints
• ISBN: 3-8382-6737-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824120303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: QuiStainable business solutions ; ; Volume 4.