Compelling examples and case studies explain Goldratt's revolutionary Theory of Constraints (as outlined in his bestselling book The Goal). Managers and trainers will learn to identify and overcome the system constraints that inhibit an organization's overall performance.
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A World-Class Book,
By Arie Kadosh (Tel-Aviv Israel) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Breaking the Constraints to World-Class Performance (Hardcover)
As someone who read the entire series of Goldratt's books and as someone who has been practicing TOC in project management for a few years, I rate this book '5 stars' only because six is not an option. Step-by-step and in a didactic manner, Mr. Dettmer takes the reader into the world of TOC. If you read Goldratt's books and left with the test but without the 'know how' then this is the book for you. Mr. Dettmer explains the basic building blocks and the terminology of the 'Thinking Process Toolkit' and he then, step by step, explains the 'how'. How to build a Current Reality Tree - The tool for understanding the one core problem (few root causes) preventing your organization from achieving its goal. How to discover and solve conflicts that cause your company to stagnate. How to systematically verify that the solution you want to apply will actually lead to the desired effects, without causing other adverse ones. How to systematically understand what conditions should be fulfilled in order to reach the company's goal, and how to build a 'winning plan' to achieve the goal. I also read the first book of Mr. Dettmer on the subject (Goldratt's Theory Of Constraints) and I liked this one better. At last, I think that every executive who wants to do something beneficial to his company should get this book. Tip: Read Appendix D first and then go back to page one.
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Best summary of TOC and Thinking Tools I've read,
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This review is from: Breaking the Constraints to World-Class Performance (Hardcover)
Bill Dettmer has written the best summary of Goldratt's Theory of Constraints and Thinking Tools that I've read. Dettmer's writing style is clear, easy to read, and loaded with examples. Physical bottlenecks are often easy to spot and fix, but policy and management practices are not. Dettmer's book primarily focuses on how to use the Goldratt's Thinking Tools to surface and eliminate the core problems behind almost any kind of constraint in the system, tangible or intangible. Teachers, consultants, and anyone interested in improving their systems and processes should read this book.
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A TOC book that is a pleasure for Executives to read.,
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This review is from: Breaking the Constraints to World-Class Performance (Hardcover)
I have just finish reading the new book called "Breaking the constraints to World Class Performance", I must say it is very good, better than the last in terms of synthesizing the materials....this is an excellent book to teach "Jonah like" classes.... I wish I had this when I was taking my executive team and several of the board of directors at the bank through TOC.... I plan on using this book as a text book in classes to "bankers","financial services executives" and senior executives in various industries.....who want a complete and short course on TOC without having to do the "drill downs" required for technicans... Great job! really!
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A traditional smokestack industry, once the envy of the world, America's steel industry has largely gone into the tank over the last 25 years, the victim of foreign competition. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
data processing priorities, future reality tree, rent reality tree, conflict resolution diagram, prerequisite tree, single core problem, constraints thinking process, cause sufficiency, transition tree, excessive repair costs, company throughput, legitimate reservation, positive reinforcing loop, five focusing steps, reward cost reduction, aft field joint, information systems director, negative branch, causality existence, basic injection, cause insufficiency, reality trees, operational date, boost pumps, sirable effects Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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A traditional smokestack industry, once the envy of the world, America's steel industry has largely gone into the tank over the last 25 years, the victim of foreign competition. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
data processing priorities, future reality tree, rent reality tree, conflict resolution diagram, prerequisite tree, single core problem, constraints thinking process, cause sufficiency, transition tree, excessive repair costs, company throughput, legitimate reservation, positive reinforcing loop, five focusing steps, reward cost reduction, aft field joint, information systems director, negative branch, causality existence, basic injection, cause insufficiency, reality trees, operational date, boost pumps, sirable effects Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sparrows Point, United States, Edwards Deming, New York, General Motors, North American Free Trade Agreement, North River Press, Goldratt's Theory of Constraints, Quality Press, Vector One, Great Barrington, Hare Krishna, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, William Dettmer, Betsy Dance, Readers Digest, Spectrum Publishing, The Washington Monthly, Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary New!
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- Manufacturing at Warp Speed: Optimizing Supply Chain Financial Performance (The CRC Press Series on Constraints Management) by Eli Schragenheim in Front Matter, page 24, and page 54
- Management Dilemmas: The Theory of Constraints Approach to Problem Identification and Solutions (The CRC Press Series on Constraints Management) by Eli Schragenheim in Front Matter
- Stepping Up to ISO 9004:2000 by Russell T. Westcott in Back Matter
- The Handbook for Quality Management by Thomas Pyzdek in Back Matter
- Focused Operations Management for Health Services Organizations by Boaz Ronen in Back Matter
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