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The science of successful TOC holistic implementation
CourseThe Viable Vision (VV) and Strategy & Tactics (S&T) tree guide management to focus on inventory turns. A company adopting S&T saw major benefits: 50% shorter lead times, doubled productivity, eliminated shortages, and 20% higher sales.
$19
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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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Another method to run MTS & MTO company (concept and case study)
CoursePresentation details TOC replenishment/time buffers in MTS/MTO production, simulation results, a TKF case study, and lessons learned, deriving the max buffer level rule & addressing 3 key questions for target levels.
$19
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Decisive competitive edge in auto after market
CourseFleetguard implemented the theory of constraints (TOC) in its India supply chain (5 plants, 90 distributors, 5,000 retailers). Focus was on aftermarket growth using TOC tactics: build (produce to availability), capitalize, and sustain.
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Mistakes in implementing TOC: Let's learn from mine and yours
CourseImprove future implementations by setting realistic expectations, addressing insufficiencies, and learning from mistakes across areas like goals, finance, production, DBR, buffer management, distribution, projects, sales, HR, management, and lean.
$19