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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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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The hidden cost of releasing too much work
After implementing Drum-Buffer-Rope, our client’s lead time dropped, they’re now shipping almost 20% more than they did a year ago, and revenue is up 20%.
Why you can have a warehouse full of inventory—and still be short
Traditional ERP/MRP logic wasn’t built for today’s supply chain variability. Demand-Driven Replenishment ensures the right materials are available at the right time.
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.
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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.
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 Cape Town, South Africa.
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 Cape Town, South Africa.
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, Virginia