Manufacturer's Guide to Implementing the Theory of Constraints »

Everyone in business today has heard of the Theory of Constraints (TOC), developed by Eli Goldratt in his groundbreaking book The Goal. However, very few people know how to implement it in a manufacturing organization. The Manufacturer's Guide to Implementing the Theory of Constraints answers all your questions and more.

Written by Mark Woeppel, the leading expert on (TOC), this is the only complete step-by-step guide for implementing TOC in a manufacturing organization. It serves simultaneously as a guide and a workbook with a scope that includes the logistical, pricing, and measurement systems.

The author provides a complete implementation checklist, sample policies, and procedures documents that are included as boilerplates in the appendix. He explains the rationale behind the implementation process and includes real life "war stories" that illustrate it.

The Manufacturer's Guide to Implementing the Theory of Constraints - containing advice and examples - presents a proven method of implementation and short cuts to success. You will find a wealth of resource material, procedures, and policies that help you avoid costly mistakes and speed up your implementation process.

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A guide and workbook on the changes an organization needs to make to implement constraint management, a theory developed by Eliyahu Goldratt. Also referred to as synchronous manufacturing, common-sense manufacturing, and continuous flow manufacturing, constraint management is a set of techniques to optimize manufacturing activity by getting managers and workers to coordinate their labor and reduce bottlenecks. Woeppel, a Texas-based consultant on continuous- improvement processes, covers the nuts and bolts of logistical, pricing, and measurement systems, providing an implementation checklist, sample policies, and procedure documents. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)