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A vertically integrated supply chain case
CourseFollow-up on LaTourneau Technologies presentation, detailing differences, supply chain overview, Jonah course education, and lessons learned (control points, bottleneck capacity). Discussed critical chain, DBR, replenishment, and ASR.
Free
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Critical chain: Short-duration tasks
CourseRobert Richards of Stottier Henke discussed modifying project management software with critical chain features, used by NASA. Hilbert noted the presentation's goal was feedback from TOC experts, not a description of their work.
$19
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The art of change: Making TOC stick
CourseThe presentation addresses the difficulty of sustained change in implementations (ERP, EPM, etc.). It proposes thinking from the "changes'" perspective, suggesting a "cycle of results" framework for implementation plans to make change stick.
$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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Strategy and tactics for selling a TOC robust solution
CourseCovers business profiles, buying influences, the universal buying cycle, launching the offer, winning the sale (trust-building), and the proposal. Key points: choose easy accounts, call on all buying influences, and selling is learning.
$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