Last Updated: August 28, 2025 What is POOGI? POOGI stands for Process Of On-Going Improvement. POOGI is what we call the process we use in Theory of Constraints to continuously improve. POOGI is also the sub-title of the book The Goal. And, POOGI is a systematic...
Dr. Lisa: So business owners cope with the issue in several ways. Many let the problem happen to them. They have long-standing vacation policies that dictate how much time off people get, most often dictated by length of service. Many times, the employees get to...
Dr. Lisa: Each employee has a life outside his or her job in a business. They have family, financial and other pressures. Time off is sometimes needed. Brad: Of course, but business owners have to run the business to satisfy their customers, as well as make enough...
So how do we get the key people in a highly custom job shop to do the totally counter intuitive steps of the Velocity Scheduling System (based on Theory of Constraints Simplified Drum Buffer Rope)? Well, instead of pushing the steps of a system they don’t understand,...
In Theory of Constraints we follow a process to improve. First we decide "what to change". To do this, of course, we need to agree on the problem(s). Once we have consensus on the problem we then work on the solution or "what to change to". And after that, we decide...
Brad: It’s been three years since we joined NTMA as National Associate Members. Shortly after we joined, after seeing the benefits Theory of Constraints (TOC) could have for NTMA members, you developed the “Velocity Scheduling System.” It is for scheduling machine...
Brad: Next, we have a choice. Most business owners have a desire to transfer the business to one or more "insiders", but the business may be worth more and the business owner would make more money sooner if the business was sold to a third party. So, it's helpful to...
Dr. Lisa: Let me start. We established in our last article that Exit Planning is consistent with Theory of Constraints, Lean and Six Sigma because business owners need processes that will increase profitability and business value. So now, let's help business owners...
Dr. Lisa: What’s the impact of the economy on exit planning? If sales are down due to a depressed economy, how does that impact exit planning? Brad: Unless the business managed to maintain its sales and profit levels and growth rates, the business is probably less...
There is nothing as fundamentally important as having an Exit Plan. The purpose of exit planning is for owners to achieve their financial and lifestyle objectives after they leave their business. It covers when you plan to exit, how much you’ll want or need from a...