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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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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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.
Solving the Two Biggest Mistakes Made by Manufacturers
Two common mistakes almost all manufacturers make, and simple solutions derived from the Theory of Constraints approach to Demand Driven Replenishment and Flow Issue Reporting.
What’s Next for Innovative Food Manufacturers? Increase Sales by 40%
A recent client success story where a food manufacturer ventured outside the box and took over the replenishment and assortment decisions for their product at a large retail food chain.
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.