Theory of Constraints: Concepts and Principles
Esta serie de cursos fue desarrollado por expertos en Teoría de Restricciones (TOC), esta compuesta de seis cursos de 4 horas de duración, el principal objetivo es exponer el como implementar TOC en las áreas especificas y críticas de su negocio.
Use los links siguientes para más información (temarios) sobre cada taller
Materiales de estudio en ingles, explicación del instructor en español.
Constraints Management Overview
Hours: 4 – Slides: 128
This workshop covers the basics of constraints management including the business system and various types of transformation processes(production, projects, and supply chain), the goal of business systems, and the types of constraints. Theory of constraints performance measurements and simple drum-buffer-rope concepts are introduced through Socratic exercises and games.
Workshop Objectives
- To provide an overview of the theory of constraints
- To identify the various types of constraints and provide examples of each type
- To provide simple but effective solutions to each type of constraint
Workshop Topics
- Theory of Constraints (TOC) Basics: Includes system transformation processes, goals and constraints, and defining TOC.
- Types of Constraints: Includes policies and procedures constraints, performance measure constraints, and resource constraints.
Performance Measures
Hours: 4 – Slides: 131
This workshop introduces participants to the problems using traditional performance measurements. Cost-world measurements of managerial accounting versus the throughput-world measurements of theory of constraints are illustrated through the use of the evaporating cloud of technique of TOC thinking processes. A case study on production batch sizing is used to illustrate the focus of cost-world thinking versus the focus of throughput-world thinking. The relationships of drum-buffer-rope scheduling and buffer management to each step of the five-focusing steps are introduced
Workshop Objectives
- Explain how management accounting with TOC provides relevant decision-making information.
- Explain management’s core conflict.
- Recognize cost-world" and throughput-world" measurements.
- Explain how to develop effective measurements to exploit and subordinate to the constraint.
- Construct a measurement conflict cloud.
Workshop Topics
- Management Accounting and TOC
- The Thinking Processes (TP) and Clouds
- Management’s Core Conflict
- Building Clouds: An Exercise
- Batching and Efficiency Case Study
- Drum-Buffer-Rope (DBR)
- Exploitation and Subordination
- Measurement Clouds
Critical Chain Project Management
Hours: 4 – Slides: 82
This workshop introduces participants to the basics of managing a single project using constraints management. The four-step process of scheduling a project using critical chain scheduling is illustrated and compared to traditional project management. Several major problems existing in project environments are presented, and solutions are illustrated using games and exercises. The concepts of strategic buffering, project decision support systems, and multiproject scheduling using critical chains are introduced.
- Give participants a basic familiarity with critical chain project management.
- Enable participants to judge the applicability of the critical chain concepts to their world.
- Provide some basic practical concepts that participants can immediately apply and benefit from.
Workshop Topics
- Problems and Opportunities
- Single Project Management
- Multiple Project Management
- Practical Application of Critical Chain
Production Management
Hours: 4 – Slides: 81
This workshop introduces participants to the production paradigm of constraints management. Simple games comparing balanced capacity and constraints-based capacity production environments are used to illustrate the impact of statistical fluctuation and dependent events on line throughput. The control points in a production environment are described, and how to plan and control these points using the drum-buffer-rope scheduling methodology is illustrated. VAT analysis and buffer management are described.
Workshop Objectives
The participant will be able to effectively explain and demonstrate
- the effects of traditional performance measurements on production
- the effects of balancing capacity
- a system constraint
- the basic components and behaviors of drum-buffer-rope (DBR) scheduling
- drum-buffer-rope (DBR) scheduling
- VAT analysis
- buffers
- orders and materials scheduling
Workshop Topics
- Simulating Variability
- Traditional Performance Measures
- Balancing Capacity
- System Constraint
- Drum-Buffer-Rope (DBR) Defined
- DBR Scheduling Exercise
- VAT Analysis
- Buffers
- Orders and Materials Scheduling
Supply Chain Management
Hours: 4 – Slides: 114
This workshop introduces participants to the basics of managing a supply chain using constraints management. Topics include the process of identifying the constraints (internal and external) of supply chain, chain performance and flow concepts, the core problems and basic solutions for different links in a supply chain, and the dilemma of supply chains—holding too much inventory versus too little inventory.
Workshop Objectives
- Give participants a basic familiarity with the theory of constraints view of supply chain management
- Enable participants to judge the applicability of the supply chain concepts to their world
- Provide some basic practical concepts that participants can immediately apply and benefit from
Workshop Topics
- TOC Overview
- TOC Applied to Organizations
- TOC Applied to Production
- TOC Applied to Project Management
- TOC Applied to Distribution
- TOC Applied to Organizations and Human Relations
- TOC Applied to Marketing and Sales
Thinking Processes
Hours: 4 – Slides: 89
This workshop introduces participants to the theory of constraints thinking processes. These powerful logic tools provide skills to answer the three basic questions facing a manager today—what to change, what to change to, and how to create the change without creating resistance. An in-depth discussion of the use of the evaporating cloud technique is presented. This tool is used to solve problems by uncovering and challenging assumptions related to the way we view the problem. (Recommended for those new to TOC)
Workshop Objectives
To convey knowledge of the TOC thinking processes in a way that
- makes them user friendly
- enables you to start using at least one of the
- tools as soon as you walk out the door
- provides you with the fuel to want to learn more.
Workshop Topics
- An overview of the theory of constraints (TOC)
- The thinking processes (TP)
- The evaporating cloud (EC)
- Your take-home tool!