About this Presentation
This presentation is two parts. The first part describes using the TOC thinking processes (TP)to solve a major problem facing most developing countries: a water shortage. The second part describes using TOC thinking processes, the five focusing step, and drum buffer rope in small to medium firms to make them competitive. INWEnt is described as a capacity building international non-profit organization dedicated to developing human resources. They see TOC as a major way of solving big chronic problems internationally that in the past were and are unsolvable with break through thinking. The background of InWEnt and its use of TOC are provided. The traditional approaches to water shortage problems are described and compared to the cost of a TOC solution. Several examples of applications to small business operations are provided. The lotsizing problem is discussed and a current reality tree provided. Before and after results are provided.
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