The Theory of Constraints (TOC) is a management philosophy that is focused on identifying and relaxing the constraints that limit an organization's ability to reach a higher level of goal attainment. It can be integrated with other business methodologies such as Lean and Six Sigma. While Lean is focused on waste reduction and Six Sigma on reducing variation, TOC is focused on throughput maximization by identifying and improving the system's bottleneck. Therefore, these methodologies can complement each other to improve overall business performance.
The Goal uses simple reasoning as a tool to teach the Theory of Constraints (TOC) by presenting the...
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