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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.
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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...

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Applying the Theory of Constraints in Health Care: Part 1—The Philosophy

TL;DR: The Theory of Constraints is an emerging philosophy that rests on two assumptions: (1) systems thinking and (2) if a constraint “is anything that limits a system from achieving higher performance versus its goal,” then every system must have at least one constraints or limiting factors.
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Competitive factors and performance measurement: Applying the theory of constraints to meet customer needs

TL;DR: Modifications to the traditional manufacturing planning and control model to reflect the principles of the Theory of Constraints (TOC), along with the selection of proper competitive factors provide a means of synchronizing the production process to an ever-more demanding market.
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Delineation of Potential Sites for Rice Cultivation Through Multi-Criteria Evaluation (MCE) Using Remote Sensing and GIS

TL;DR: In this article, a land suitability map of rice cultivation season was calculated using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectro-radiometer (MODIS) time series datasets for the complete year 2014.
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On the strategy of supply chain collaboration based on dynamic inventory target level management: A theory of constraint perspective

TL;DR: This paper explores the strategies of supply chain collaboration by utilizing theory of constraint to achieve the goal of adjusting the target inventory level dynamically using three time-series-data-mining techniques to detect the timing of market demand change.
Book

Supply Chain Management at Warp Speed: Integrating the System from End to End

TL;DR: In 2000, Schragenheim and Dettmer published the ground-breaking Manufacturing at Warp Speed (MATSP) book as discussed by the authors, where the cutting-edge ideas expressed were the original work of the authors and not well-known beyond the book's audience.
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