Workforce Development Workforce Development for manufacturers or anyone really, is a topic I’ve never given much thought to. I’ve owned a custom manufacturing shop and now help custom job shops and machines shops to reduce lead-time, improve due date performance, and...
Theory of Constraints Thinking Processes
Live from the eye of the storm (Negative Branch Reservations)
A Lesson on Theory of Constraints Negative Branch Reservations (NBR) "Now let's go live to Suzy who is reporting live from the level 5 hurricane... Suzy, how is it out there?" "Well Bob, I can barely stand up as I'm getting pelted with hail in 70 mile per hour winds. ...
Theory of Constraints Conflict Resolution Evaporating Cloud
From my first Stompernet faculty office hour where I covered the Theory of Constraints Thinking Process tool called the Cloud or the Evaporating Cloud. The cloud is used to understand the root cause of undesirable effects and/or conflicts. While the cloud is part of...
Resistance to Change
Check out this new post and video on the Velocity Scheduling System blog covering how to overcome the resistance to change. https://www.velocityschedulingsystem.com/blog/overcome-resistance-to-change-with-change-management/ The Velocity Scheduling System Coaching...
Your “To-Do” List May BE the Problem! A Theory of Constraints Lesson
You know that song by Sugarland called All I Want To Do? There’s a line in it that goes something like “I got better things to do than my to do list anyway …” Every time I hear that I just think – then you’re not doing your “to do” list correctly! I know, I know – I’m...
Theory of Constraints Lesson on Evaluating an Idea
This text is from a county emergency manager in Minot, North Dakota WEATHER BULLETIN Up here in the Northern part of North Dakota we just recovered from a Historic event --- may I even say a "Weather Event" of "Biblical Proportions" --- with a historic blizzard of up...
Theory of Constraints Cloud Thinking Process Tool 4 Conflict Resolution
I just completed my first Stompernet faculty office hour where I covered the Theory of Constraints Thinking Process tool called the Cloud or the Evaporating Cloud. The cloud is used to understand the root cause of undesirable effects and/or conflicts. While the cloud...
Theory of Constraints Overcoming Resistance to Change (BEHIND THE SCENES)
FUNNY "Behind the Scenes" of the Overcoming Resistance to Change video. This was recorded at the TOCICO conference BEFORE the video was released. Watch Eli (Eliyahu M Goldratt) draw the mermaid! Theory of Constraints Resistance to Change and Isn't It Obvious book are...
Theory of Constraints Overcoming Resistance To Change
Here's a couple of my TOCTips from Twitter. Both are on the subject of overcoming resistance to change from the Theory of Constraints perspective. [TOC Tip241] Want people 2 accept change? Present THEIR + – 2 change & their + - 2 not changing. Theory of...
The biggest constraint we Theory of Constraints consultants find is … (part 3)
This is Part 3 of a multi-part series that will be posted on the Velocity Scheduling System Coaching Program blog. We covered the biggest constraints we find as Theory of Constraints consultants. Read Part 3 here:...