Global Certificate in Theory of Constraints: Smarter Practices

• Introduction to Theory of Constraints (TOC): Understanding the core principles and history of TOC, its application in various industries, and the role of constraints in system optimization.
• Identifying Constraints: Techniques for systematically identifying bottlenecks, including the Five Focusing Steps and the Thinking Processes.
• Exploiting Constraints: Strategies for maximizing the performance of constraints, such as drum-buffer-rope scheduling and the Theory of Constraints Applications (TOC-A) hierarchy.
• Subordinating Non-Constraints: Methods for aligning non-constraints with constraints, including the TOC-A tactical solutions and managing the Decisional Conflict.
• Elevating Constraints: Techniques for removing or mitigating constraints through investment or redesign, including the TOC-A strategic solutions and the Make-Before-Break (MBB) approach.
• Buffer Management: Buffer management principles, including buffer types and sizes, buffer allocation, and monitoring buffer penetration.
• Visual Management in TOC: Techniques for visual management, including TOC-specific tools such as the Cloud, the Current Reality Tree (CRT), and the Future Reality Tree (FRT).
• Change Management in TOC: Strategies for managing change within an organization, including creating buy-in, overcoming resistance, and sustaining improvement.
• TOC Metrics & Measurements: Performance measurement and tracking in TOC, including Throughput Accounting, the Throughput, Inventory, and Operational Expense (TIE) metric, and the Throughput Quotient (TQ).