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DBR / lean scheduling: shorter lead times, increased capacity, less inventory, lower costs
CourseGraphicast, a NH manufacturer since 1978, reduced 16-week lead times to 4 weeks using a DBR module, eliminating overtime. They also reduced power 15%, WIP 30%, and doubled capacity. Sales/marketing is now the primary issue.
$19
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Dealing with change in hospitals quickly and efficiently by means of horizontal leadership and TOC
CourseDutch hospitals face balancing compassionate care and efficiency due to rising demand & staff shortages. The solution is 'the process concept' & horizontal leadership. A Rotterdam hospital tested these principles using TOC from 2006-2009.
$19
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New technology and new product value assessment
CourseRudolf Burkhard's presentation for Eli Schragenheim evaluates new technology using Dr. Eli Goldratt’s six questions. Key insights: new technology must eliminate a barrier, and economic worth requires bypassing existing workarounds.
$19
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Hitachi Tool case study (delivered in Japanese)
CourseHitachi applied the Theory of Constraints to its low-margin drill bit market, focusing on drill breakage. With an Unrefusable Offer, they tripled sales and made the business profitable in 2007.
Free
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The psychology of mafia offers
CourseA paper details the old (rational), middle (emotional), & new (decision-making) brain, noting six old brain stimuli. It links the four selling steps (diagnose, differentiate, demonstrate, deliver) to the buy-in process.
$19
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The foundation of the theory of constraints: What is theory of constraints?
CourseGoldratt discusses the Theory of Constraints (TOC), its evolution from throughput accounting (1981) to critical chain (1986), the five focusing steps (1987), and the thinking processes (TP) (1989-1992) for identifying core problems.
Free