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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Tariff playbook: your most profitable path forward
Tariffs are outside your control. But you can control where you focus your constrained manufacturing capacity — and which markets you pursue.
How measuring efficiency can reduce productivity
Most manufacturers measure success at every work center. Here’s why that makes you less productive overall, and what to do instead.
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%.
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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
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.
Manufacturing Tech Insights – CMS Montera – Bridging the Gap between Business and Operations
CMS Montera is featured as the Company of the Month in Manufacturing Tech Insights’ October 2015 issue and makes the publication’s Top 10 list of Manufacturing Execution System providers.
Gaining Competitive Advantage through Reducing Project Lead Times
This Whitepaper by Duncan Patrick and Jack Warchalowski of CMS Montera published as part of the 2013 PMI Global Congress Proceedings.
Continuous Improvement Trio
Why LEAN and Six Sigma should always be implemented under the focusing umbrella of TOC. Written by Pirasteh and Farah, and published in the May 2006 issue of APICS.