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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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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Using Inventory Replenishment to Raise Prices and Gross Margins
How large clothing distributor and retailer changed the replenishment approach of their distribution centre and retail shops to drive higher average selling prices.
Is the Problem Really That Your Forecast is Inaccurate?
How a large publishing company discovered their primary problem was not trying to predict how many novels to have printed, but instead where and when to ship them.
Extreme Drum-Buffer-Rope and Extreme Buffer Management
Presented by Duncan Patrick and Jack Warchalowski of CMS Montera at the 2019 TOCICO International Conference in Chicago, Illinois.
Why Use TOC to Increase Shareholder Value
Presented by Harold Karp of Applied Process and Jack Warchalowski of CMS Montera at the 2018 TOCICO International Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.