Products
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Reaching the goal
CourseDr. Goldratt explores how goals and success are defined/measured in for-profit vs. for-purpose organizations. He notes that objectives can form a "circle of identicals" and warns that quantified measures often overshadow non-quantified ones.
Free
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Standing on the shoulders of giants
CourseThe presentation details industry evolution ("standing on the shoulders" of Whitney, Ford, Ohno) and explains the four flow concepts that form the basis of Ford's assembly line and Ohno's Toyota Production System.
$19
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Lessons learned: The power of cause-and-effect and TOC = focus
CourseGoldratt argued that the perceived reduction in demand for electronic chips was a mirage, resulting in massive layoffs. Key takeaway: always use a global (supply chain) view and cause-and-effect logic.
Free
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Increasing cash in a short span of time
CourseThe presentation details the five focusing steps, constraint identification, defining and managing a cash constraint, increasing cash-to-cash velocity, and elevating cash, with rules and guidelines provided.
$19
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Strategy and tactics trees: Part 1
CourseThe presentation defines strategy/tactic, introduces the strategy node template, and discusses growth/stability curves (red/green). It explains the S & T tree structure and node details (necessity, strategy, parallel, sufficiency assumptions).
$19
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Simplifying innovation: Applying the 5-steps for doubling speed to market and new product profits
CourseA five-step innovation approach, based on critical chain project management, focuses on profitably servicing unexpressed market needs. Key metrics are throughput and new product cycle time. Constraints and guided innovation mapping are included.
$19