Resources
Resources to help you solve persistent operations and supply chain problems for more productivity, revenue and profitability.
Essential reading
The Goal
What it is
One the world’s most-influential business books. In it, renowned author Eli Goldratt explains why traditional efficiency improvement methods fail, and offers a breakthrough alternative.
Why we recommend it
Everything we do is based on the Theory of Constraints methods outlined here. There’s no better way to learn what it is, and how we use it to drive-up performance.
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Essential reading
Necessary But Not Sufficient
What it is
“To realize value, bottom-line value, technology is Necessary but Not Sufficient.” NBNS outlines why most ERP investments, while often necessary, are not sufficient to deliver sustainable business results. System-wide based business management methodology and associated behaviour changes need to be driven outside of a technology platform to solve supply chain and operations management problems.
Why we recommend it
In its analysis of supply chain technology, NBNS ultimately outlines the basis for Demand Driven Replenishment and Production Management approaches and prescribes how to leverage your ERP investment to increase availability, reduce inventory and maximize system throughput.
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Increasing shareholder value with Theory of Constraints
TOC applications resulted in significant improvements to five companies’ performance and bottom line results
Critical Chain Project Management
Improving project management for new product launch and development processes is an often overlooked way to boost your bottom line.
Throughput Velocity reveals where your profit really lies
Cost-per-unit is a flawed analysis process to assess business profitability. Here’s why you should use Throughput Velocity instead.
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The Right Stuff: How to Set Inventory Levels and Get Buy-In from the CFO
Presented by Pete Milroy, VP of CMS Montera at the 2012 APICS Innovation Conference.
Gain Control Over your Projects with Critical Chain Project Management
Presented by Pete Milroy, VP of CMS Montera at the 2013 APICS Innovation Conference.
Critical Chain Project Management Transformation Challenges
Presented by Jack Warchalowski and Haell Khatib of CMS Montera at the 2015 TOCICO International Conference in CapeContinue reading “Critical Chain Project Management Transformation Challenges”
Transforming Manufacturing by Combining Replenishment, Complex BOMs and Seasonality
Presented by Duncan Patrick and Pete Milroy of CMS Montera at the 2015 TOCICO International Conference in CapeContinue reading “Transforming Manufacturing by Combining Replenishment, Complex BOMs and Seasonality”
I Promise – Marrying Materials and Capacity to Determine Realistic Promise Dates
Presented by Duncan Patrick and Pete Milroy of CMS Montera at the 2016 TOCICO International Conference in Leesburg,Continue reading “I Promise – Marrying Materials and Capacity to Determine Realistic Promise Dates”
Flow Management System Maximizes Business Revenue and Profitability
An overview of the Flow Management System that CMS Montera clients can implement in order to improve profitability.