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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Why you can have a warehouse full of inventory—and still be short
We were recently working with a manufacturer that had been struggling at the start of 2025, running at 70% availability … with warehouses full of stock. The Operations Manager described the situation bluntly: Sound familiar? Like most manufacturers, our client assumed: But the reality is: Traditional ERP/MRP logic wasn’t built for today’s supply chain variability.…
Why projects are always late (and how to fix it)
The biggest driver of late projects isn’t bad planning: it’s bad multitasking, related to how projects are structured and managed. Here’s what to do instead.
Escape the manufacturing capacity / stockout trap
A manufacturer was losing sales due to poor product availability. We cut inventory by 42% and increased availability. Sales jumped 12% YOY.
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The case for an MTO / MTS alternative
Make to Availability, the evolution of Make to Stock, follows the principles of Demand-Driven Replenishment, a TOC approach to supply chain management.
MTO, MTS or MTA: What’s best for your manufacturing business?
Explore the pros and cons of Make to Order and Make to Stock strategies vs Make to Availability, a Demand-Driven Replenishment alternative.
Discover the benefits of CCPM at Critical Chain 2024
Montera presents “How CCPM Helps Manufacturers Successfully Launch New Products and Increase Business Profitability” at Critical Chain 2024.
Is inventory imbalance killing your KPIs?
Too much and not enough inventory at the same time destroys your plant and business performance. Here’s how to stop the Stock Shock effect.
Does MRP Have a Role in a Volatile Market Place
Presented by Pete Milroy, VP of CMS Montera at the 2011 APICS Grand Valley Chapter Innovation Conference.
Speeding Innovation to Market: More Projects in Less Time
Presented by Duncan Patrick and Jack Warchalowski of CMS Montera at the Cambridge Technology Organization’s Communitech Peer2Peer meeting on October 19, 2011 at the Cambridge Mill.