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Revolutionizing supply chain management the theory of constraints way: a case study
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TOC's holistic approach helped the company to double its profits and improve its cash position during the Great Recession and help the company achieve a significant reduction in its finished goods, raw material and work-in-process inventories at various levels across the supply chain.Abstract:
This research describes in detail an application of theory of constraints (TOC) and its resulting benefits on the supply chain performance of India's largest lock manufacturing company over a perio...read more
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Extending dynamic capabilities towards lean thinking in humanitarian supply chains
TL;DR: Humanitarian supply chain (HSC) research is still in its infancy and remains an enigma, due to its profound differences with the much-researched field of global supply chains as discussed by the authors.
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Theory of constraints based mafia offer for supply chains of deteriorating products
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TL;DR: The results from the analytical model show that the mafia offer increases the profits of both the producer and the retailer in a deteriorating items' supply chain.
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The constraints of theory: What is the impact of the Theory of Constraints on Operations Strategy?
Diego Augusto de Jesus Pacheco,Diego Augusto de Jesus Pacheco,José Antônio Valle Antunes Júnior,Celso Augusto de Matos +3 more
TL;DR: This paper extends the operations strategy to the TOC context to examine with more precision the influence of TOC elements upon the competitive priorities high speed, on-time delivery, high flexibility, low cost, and high quality, and provides prescriptive strategies to firms for prioritising managerial efforts and resources while implementing T OC elements.
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Service profit chain and throughput orientation: a manager-employee-customer triad perspective in services
TL;DR: By integrating a service-operations based perspective of service employees at a triadic level, the importance of throughput orientation in service profit chains is demonstrated.
Strategies to Implement Efficient Closing Cycles
TL;DR: Strategies to implement Efficient Closing Cycles by Mary C. Scott MBA, Webster University, 2004 BS, University of the Ozarks.
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Supply chain management integration and implementation: a literature review
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the literature relating to the integration and implementation of supply chain management practices from a strategic viewpoint is presented, focusing on three perspectives: supply chain integration, strategy and planning.
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Essentials of Supply Chain Management
TL;DR: In this article, Hughes describes how the supply chain operates and discusses the issues and techniques that are relevant for companies seeking to improve the management of their supply chains, each chapter contains tips, techniques and real world examples.
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The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
TL;DR: The Goal is a novel about a manufacturing plant manager’s quest to improve his factory that learns that since any organization has one goal, improvements must directly address that highest organizational goal.
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Goldratt's Theory of Constraints: A Systems Approach to Continuous Improvement
TL;DR: Goldratt's Theory of Constraints as discussed by the authors addresses bestsellers' unique approach to dramatically improving corporate performance, found throughout his books, The Goal (North River, 1992) and It's Not Luck (NorthRiver, 1994), as well as detailing for the reader exactly how to problem solve using TOC.
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