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Guaranteed reliability
CoursePlastigomez produces plastic sheets, rolls, and printed PE packaging for clients in Ecuador. Started in May 2006, the company is now seeing benefits two years later after a difficult initial period.
$19
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Keynote presentation: What is TOC?
CourseThe presentation defines TOC and its assumptions (reality is built on inherent simplicity; people are good) which combine to mean that a correct perception of reality and good intentions lead to TOC. It outlines a four-day workshop.
Free
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Make to availability and beyond: Using market buffers and / or capacity buffers to enable both growth and stability
CourseMTA is a commitment to maintain availability at a warehouse for immediate delivery, unlike MTS (no firm commitment). It's compared to MTS and MTO, focusing on market/capacity buffers, protection types, and load management (planned load < 80%).
$19
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Dealing with seasonality in distribution environments
CoursePresentation on four seasonality types, focusing on sharp demand changes. It compares Dynamic Buffer Management (DBM) and traditional forecasting, noting DBM's slow response to sharp demand changes. Steps for managing these changes are provided.
$19
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The theory of constraints initiative at Medgar Evers College to reduce student attrition: A progress report (no pdf)
CourseMedgar Evers College (CUNY) used Theory of Constraints (TOC) thinking processes to address its long-standing attrition problem, starting with 24 faculty-identified issues in 1998, with the goal of improving retention.
$19
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TOC & traditional IT systems: Integration & adaption
CourseTOC objectives: effective operations synchronized with sales and IT. Large-scale manual operations are impossible, necessitating IT solutions like building or modifying software for support.
$19