2020 TOCICO International Conference

CASH – The new constraint

Abuhab discusses how manufacturers and retailers, impacted by the pandemic and the new constraint of cash, previously exploited past constraints and how they can exploit the new constraint in this presentation. Video: 1:00:07. PDF: 32 slides.

DDR – Demand driven replenishment

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The lecture introduces two core TOC concepts used in Neogrid solutions: DBM (Dynamic Buffer Management) for inventory management based on demand, and Mafia Offer for analyzing operations performance using indicators like TVD and IVD.

How to achieve breakthrough improvement in healthcare services applying TOC principles and tools

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Rising healthcare demand and ineffective management are causing capacity issues. Applying Theory of Constraints (TOC) and three POOGIs offers a quick, low-cost solution with reported improvements in productivity and timeliness.

TOC and Blue Ocean Shift: A perfect match

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The text explores the Blue Ocean Shift process, its strengths, and shortcomings, integrating it with Viable Visions and the Theory of Constraints (TOC) to create new competitive advantages and an overall S&T process for developing new Viable Visions.

Bringing out the best in people with focus

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This presentation explores the complementarity between Aubrey Daniels' positive reinforcement tools and TOC solutions. It details how integrating these views and methods can lead people to new levels of performance and satisfaction.

Crucial lessons from the Covid pandemic

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Dr. Alan Barnard will share lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic response, focusing on how decision makers can avoid under- or over-reacting. He will discuss how the theory of constraints can guide responses to exponential growth and finite resources.

Using a project portfolio digital twin to show the impact of TOC’s critical chain project management rules: A gas turbine case study

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A turbine manufacturer's project portfolio was delayed. GRL used a Project Portfolio Digital Twin to test scenarios, including CCPM, to find planning/execution rules to maximize performance and profitability.

Boosting operational performance with the theory of constraints

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McDonald’s France, a difficult but innovative market, used Theory of Constraints and Lean to redesign operations ("Made for You"). This reduced service times, increased efficiency, and proved successful for global implementation.

Using CCPM for better agile

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Focus on turning Agile MVP software projects into Most Valuable Projects using Critical Chain Portfolio Management. Learn to control changes and manage shared resources in matrix organizations to optimize story points and win the game of MVP.

Theory of constraints, an integral part of SAP

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Alkyone, SAP, and Sabesoft are implementing fully compliant Theory of Constraints (TOC) ERP software. This presentation details Alkyone's work with SAP, integrating native TOC functionality into SAP modules to boost ERP ROI.

TOC as a service vs consulting

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TOC experts are underappreciated. We can eliminate resistance and ensure companies benefit from TOC through TOC Services, delivering the outcomes clients need. Video length: 29:00. PDF: 31 slides.

Best of CCPM

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Presentation aims to deep dive into the CCPM strategy and tactic trees, sharing a "Best of" implementation via case studies across various sectors. Focus is on a Cryogenic oil & gas case study showing how fever charts drive performance (POOGI).

Cash crisis with Covid-19 and what to do & and what not to do

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Supply chain issues cause shortages, hurting sales/profits. Cash management is critical as it constrains over 50% of organizations. The presentation gives tips for managing cash, inventory, and suppliers.

Weekly review - An alternative review process

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Monthly reviews fail due to long delays. Weekly reviews, using a 13-week moving average, cut time, boost team skills, increase goal achievement, and lessen local optimization, making them more effective.

Theory of constraints… the journey at Tata Steel (3 case studies)

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Avneesh Gupta reviews Tata Steel's journey and 3 case studies: 1) Achieving world benchmark using CCPM for Turret replacement. 2) HR Capability Development using TOC 'Change Matrix Cloud Process'. 3) Resolving "Niche vs Regular Product" dilemma.

Critical chain is powerful, but is it sufficient for managing projects?

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This presentation integrates CCPM, the premier project scheduling method, into the PM body of knowledge. It covers CCPM's execution-only limits and shows how the Theory of Constraints (TOC) can broaden the project management toolkit.

Anchor points: Navigating oceans of data to drive to the goal

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The "anchor points" concept merges Theory of Constraints (TOC) and Lean to refocus management. It uses throughput accounting (T, I, OE) and TOC tactics like Drum-Buffer-Rope to identify critical information for decision-making and system control.

Precedence based program management; the next s-curve in product and platform development

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Boeing addresses Agile's shortcomings in hardware. They propose Precedence Based Program Management (PBPM), a hybrid model merging TOC, systems engineering, CCPM, and Agile to improve program management in hardware-oriented industries.

Boosting rocket production using theory of constraints

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EuroCryospace implemented TOC and CCPM in late 2016 to address production difficulties, identifying the welding bench as the bottleneck. This resulted in quality control wait time down 85%, bottleneck down 60%, and delivery rate up 25%.

The BIG mistake most make-to-order companies do that hurts the bottom line: How to turn that into a small fortune – FAST!

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A presentation on Throughput Compression and a Smart Pricing Decision Support Tool, detailing how an Australian family business boosted sales by 50% and conversion rates to over 95% in 6 weeks, reversing profit decline.

Building a happier career through resolving conflicts among our desires

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Obstacles to a happy career (and life) include limited awareness of basic desires and conflicts between them. The content introduces 16 basic desires and a procedure to diagnose and resolve career discontentment using pairs of these desires.

Theory of agile constraints

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Evan's theory of agile constraints posits that an org's agility is limited by its least agile division, which is no longer IT, but often the PMO, HR, finance, or legal dept. Learn how TOC enables orgs to become high-performing & adaptable.

Adaptive sales and operations planning: Embracing change and driving adaptation

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Explore S&OP's history, objectives, and prerequisites. Discover the Demand Driven Demand Adaptive Enterprise Model, which helps organizations connect strategy to operations and adapt to complex, volatile supply chains.

How TOC Dramatically Improved The Delivery of Chemotherapy Treatments in a Large Public Hospital

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A public hospital applied the Theory of Constraints (TOC) to operational issues. A TOC-based trial reduced patient wait times and staff overtime, while increasing satisfaction and efficiency.

Risk management and buffer management

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The text discusses the need to re-evaluate buffer management (BM) methodology in project management, especially against uncertainties beyond regular delays, such as late project starts, resource unavailability, Grey Swan, and Black Swan events.

Practical Guide – How to integrate agile into CCPM or vice versa

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Workshop on integrating Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) with Agile methodologies for implementation supporters and top managers. Topics include CCPM-Agile connections, WIP control, team buy-in, scalability, and TOC fit.

The bluedolphin or how to get rid of the constraint of the theory of constraints

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The popularity of the "theory of constraints" (TOC) is down to about 15% of its 2005 peak. "Scrum" is a popular alternative that outperforms TOC by 1:100. A hard constraint likely prevents TOC from becoming mainstream.

Golden goose: Use your clients’ interference diagram to hatch a goal tree

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This presentation examines how Theory of Constraints (TOC) principles provide powerful solutions for government to meet global issues, sharing case studies on applying TOC to common pain points and assessing the results.

Revolutionize government with TOC

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TOC principles offer government powerful solutions. Presentation examines situations where TOC was applied to government, assessing results and providing examples of symptoms, knee-jerk responses, TOC cures, and outcomes.

Dark matter (the real reason our methodologies work)

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Rob Newbold explains that "process dependencies" (multitasking, deadlines) cause most cycle times. He shows how TOC, Agile, and Lean address these dependencies to boost speed and cut waste.

Theory of constraints - A success in open pit mining

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Research on "Theory of Constraints - A success in open pit mining" shows how TOC can increase productivity and profits for African mining companies, analyzing its dramatic effect after implementation in South African mines.

To plan or not to plan? Breaking this dilemma to achieve the goal

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Facing workforce stress from tight deadlines, regional jet market leader Embraer used Theory of Constraints (TOC) principles, including Current Reality Tree and Evaporating Cloud, to find root causes and set goals via a Strategy and Tactics Tree.

The goal: Effective risk assessment

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Goal Tree (GT), or Strategic Intermediate Objectives Map, is used to identify goals, critical success factors, and necessary conditions. This paper describes developing a GT for risk assessment and testing its utility.

Throughput: Ai-powered operations leveraging your existing data

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ThroughPut Inc.'s AI product, ELI, helps leaders create smart supply chains during the COVID-19 crisis by leveraging existing data to eliminate bottlenecks, optimize operations for quality control, and generate free cash flow.

Flourish or perish, the 5E model for growth and well-being

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Presentation on the 5E model (Entrepreneurial growth, Evaluation, Ecosystem, Exploration, & Emotional regulation) and TOC tools, analyzing company adaptation post-COVID-19 with a case study of Netflix vs. Blockbuster.

The Elliot Strickland suicide prevention lecture

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Presentation challenges the view that mental illness is the primary driver of youth suicide, suggesting crisis and pain are often the cause. It proposes a TOC framework with cloud/goal tools to shift a young woman from suicidal thoughts to hope.

IT management: When the solution becomes the problem

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IT systems, essential for business, now pose a constraint due to rapidly expanding requirements and high costs, despite poor client satisfaction. The presentation introduces the "Frugal IT Management Manifesto" to address these issues.

The emerging threat of the flood of new technologies

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New technologies like AI and e-commerce present threats and opportunities. Organizations must evaluate them strategically to gain a DECISIVE COMPETITIVE EDGE (DCE), focusing on Goldratt's six questions and analyzing related negatives.

Intuition as a necessary element in a structured decision-making process

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Intuition, though ambiguous, is vital for management and personal decisions. The approach blends intuition with hard data, translating observations into a high-confidence range of values for superior, informed decision-making.

Active clear thinking- your password to a happier life

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Deepak advocates 'thinking' as a vital life skill for happiness, blending Eli's 'Thinking Clearly' with principles from Daniel Kahneman and Swamy Parthasarathy to complete the 'Thinking jigsaw puzzle'.

Improving service delivery fast: Lessons from 15 years of implementing TOC in service organisations

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Hans & Michel, with 14 years of experience helping not-for-profit service orgs with long waits and high WIP, will cover creating insight into WIP/lead-times, cutting WIP, eliminating waiting lists, and increasing output.

How to take a TOC journey from build to capitalize-pivoting a business offering due to COVID

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South African aeronautical company Aerosud successfully applied the Theory of Constraints (TOC) starting in 2010, achieving 98% on-time performance in manufacturing, supply chain, and new product development. Post-COVID, they redefined strategy.

The process of ongoing improvement for profit

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TOC defines POOGI using the five focusing steps, the change question sequence, and buffer management, but notes there is no POOGI for profit. The presentation will unveil how to institute POOGI for profit using throughput accounting.

Managing the TOC way: how to stop warring divisions & work together to reach the goal

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This presentation is for leaders who want to add at least 5 percentage points to their bottom line in the next twelve months using Throughput Accounting. The focus is on making real money and achieving star-performer results.

Smash the Bottleneck: Fixing Patient Flow - A Provider's Guide to TOC in Healthcare

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Christopher Strear and Danilo Sirias used Theory of Constraints (TOC) to improve hospital patient flow. Strear's application of TOC eliminated ambulance diversion, reduced patients leaving without being seen, and lowered inpatient length of stay.

Building a bridge of understanding

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Change agents must guide their audience toward accepting new ways, especially when current norms, rules, and regulations are outdated. The session focuses on fostering understanding to ensure acceptance of necessary changes.

The Erlanger NICU prototypes: A bridge from “The Goal” to COVID 19 and back to the future

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TOC thinking processes, identifying constraints, and adapting CCPM to healthcare can simplify complex situations like the pandemic. Exepron Health at Erlanger Children's Hospital NICU manages LOS, using AI and data analysis.

TOC in a VUCA world, bridging the world of agile and TOC

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Agile approaches developed to handle VUCA in digital businesses, but don't fully apply Theory of Constraints (TOC). TameFlow is a novel approach that integrates TOC with popular agile methods like scrum, SAFe, kanban, and DevOps.

Why you should use scenario planning to optimize your project portfolio and pipeline

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Scenario planning is key to overcoming current economic uncertainty. Ad Vermeulen will share best practices on how to use it to optimize your project portfolio and pipeline, helping businesses become more predictable.

Critical chain: Then, now and future

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Project management evolved from computer algorithms (1960s) to Critical Chain methodology (1997). The next breakthrough requires challenging assumptions and leveraging advances in computing and software to create new knowledge.

How lead and lag measures are vital for rapid implementations

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Presentation on fast results and rapid implementation, sharing developed approaches and client results. Discusses using lead and lag measures, overcoming resistance to change, minimizing disruption, and ensuring buy-in.

Reliable, repeatable MRO with critical chain: The LIF/BAE systems journey

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BAE Systems Australia used Critical Chain to address declining performance in their lead-In fighter program's deep maintenance. This presentation covers the issues, solution, enactment, results, and challenges of sustaining the methodology.

Critical thinking in...the bedroom

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Relationships are a "laboratory" for practicing self-awareness and critical thinking. The presentation uses Theory of Constraints (TOC) tools (branch and cloud/assumptions analysis) to illustrate relationship issues and decision-making.