Theory of Constraints Next Step Appendix

A Guide to Implementing the Theory of Constraints (TOC)
PowerPoints	Preface	Introduction	Contents	Next Step	Advanced

There are a number of pages which don’t have headings of their own; rather they are accessed by links off other pages. To make is easier to access these pages they are also listed here along with the heading page under which they can be found.

A description of the P & Q Question. This helps people to understand the erroneous signals that product costs can send. It can also be accessed from the section on measurements.

A description of the P & Q Answer – part one. This helps people to understand the erroneous signals that product costs can send. It can also be accessed from the problem description or from the section on measurements.

A description of the P & Q Answer – part two. This helps people to understand the erroneous signals that product costs can send. It can also be accessed from the section on measurements.

A description of the P & Q Answer – part three. This helps people to understand the erroneous signals that product costs can send. It can also be accessed from the section on measurements.

A description of the P & Q Answer – part four. This helps people to understand the erroneous signals that product costs can send. It can also be accessed from the section on measurements.

A description of more layers of resistance obtained by subdividing the original 5 layers of resistance. This can also be accessed from the bottom line section on agreement to change.

A description of the P & Q Answer using Solver. This shows how to use Excel’s linear programming module to solve product mix and constraint problems. It can also be accessed from the page on accounting for change.

A description of the strategic importance of the 5 focusing steps – our plan of attack. This can also be accessed from the page on accounting for change.

A description of the entrenched misunderstanding of buffers in drum-buffer-rope. This can also be accessed from the page on drum-buffer-rope.

A description of some definitional changes concerning the buffers in drum-buffer-rope. This can also be accessed from the page on drum-buffer-rope.

A description of buffers using a local safety argument. For those with experience in MRP-based systems, this approach is sometimes an easier way to understand the power of strategically placed global safety. The page can also be accessed from the production section on implementation.

A description of an important subtlety for manufacturers when considering supply chain replenishment. This reiterates that buffers in manufacturing are a subordination phase concerned with timeliness. The page can also be accessed from the supply chain section on replenishment.

A description of a cloud method for overcoming day-to-day fire fighting known as the lieutenant’s cloud. This can also be accessed from the production section on alignment.

A description of the categories of legitimate reservation used in proofing logic trees. This can also be accessed from the section on the Thinking Process called Tool Box.

A description of how to construct a current reality tree. This can also be accessed from the Tool Box section on current reality trees.

A description of the OODA Loop and its overall implications to our thinking of Theory of Constraints. This can also be accessed from the Tool Box section on clouds & from the Strategy section on paradigms.

A graphical description of using the cloud for destroying the box, not just thinking outside of it. This can also be accessed the Tool Box section on clouds.

A description of numerous common clouds. This can also be accessed from the Tool Box section on clouds.

A description on how to construct a future reality tree. This can also be accessed from the Tool Box section on future reality trees.

A description of a Japanese Perspective of the goal and necessary conditions and a comparison with North-American perspectives – suggesting some limitations in both cases due to a failure to achieve sufficiency in critical necessary conditions. This can also be accessed from the page on paradigms in the Strategy section.