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Manufacturing and Theory of Constraints Expert Dr. Lisa Lang Featured in USA Today

January 19, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Manufacturing and Theory of Constraints Expert Dr. Lisa Lang Featured in USA Today and Other Major Media Outlets Dr. Lisa Lang, of the Science of Business, was recently featured in USA Today as well as major online media outlets, including Yahoo!Finance, Morningstar, CNBC, MarketWatch and many others. Green Valley, AZ – January 9, 2012 – “Dr. Lisa”

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Custom Machine Manufacturer gets results with Velocity Scheduling System

January 19, 2012

Bent River Machine, Inc. designs, builds, tests, delivers, and installs factory automation for companies in several different markets to help manufacturers become more efficient. Bent River also produces a custom line of photovoltaic, flat panel laminators, low flow pumps, conveyors, handlers, valves, and pick and place systems. They work at being a valued part of their customer’s team, through current

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Job Shop Scheduling featured in International Metal Tube Magazine

December 9, 2011

Dr Lisa’s Job Shop Scheduling article was featured in the Nov/Dec International Metal Tube magazine. The article explains the secret to getting on time and to reducing lead times for highly custom job shops and machine shops. You’ll be surprised to discover the secret. And, it’s not hard to do, but it is counter intuitive. Check out the article by

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Dr Lisa and Theory of Constraints featured in Wire Forming Technology International

December 4, 2011

Dr Lisa was featured in the Fall 2011 Wire Forming Technology International magazine with an article titled: Velocity Manufacturing: Stop focusing on efficiency and focus on velocity to reduce lead and queue times, and to increase lead-time predictability, on-time deliveries, quality and cash flow. The article explains how highly custom job shops and machine shops can schedule and change their

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Here’s why it’s hard to REALLY improve (Theory of Constraints Continuous Improvement)

November 13, 2011

It’s hard to improve because it’s difficult to get perspective on your own business. Here’s a demonstration of perspective … What’s this picture of: (Click the picture to see the answer.) And what’s this a picture of? (Click the picture to see the answer.) That demonstration is from the movie Soul Surfer. And I think it shows the power of

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Manufacturing Expert Dr. Lisa Lang Hits Amazon.com Best Seller List With “Trendsetters”

November 10, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Manufacturing Expert Dr. Lisa Lang Hits Amazon.com Best Seller List With “Trendsetters” Dr. Lisa Lang, of the Science of Business, recently hit two separate Amazon.com best-seller lists with the new book “Trendsetters.” Orlando, Fla. – October 6, 2011 – “Dr. Lisa” Lang, President of the Science of Business, recently joined a select group of business experts and

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Dr. Lisa: Breaking the Mold and the Constraints in Custom Manufacturing

November 10, 2011

by Audrey Perrott In a male-dominated industry, Dr. Lisa Lang hasn’t just made a name for herself—she’s become the name. As a student and former Global Marketing Director of Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt, internationally renowned father of the Theory of Constraints (TOC) and author of The Goal, Dr. Lisa has become one of the leading TOC experts out of only about

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Improving your strategic sourcing decisions: Total cost of ownership and total risk profiling

October 4, 2011

Here is a recently published report on reshoring manufacturing back to the US: Improving-Your-Strategic Sourcing-Decisions-Total-Cost-of-Ownership-and-Total-Risk-Profiling This report covers how it is imperative that manufacturers consider and analyze the benefits, risks and costs of all available sourcing options in order to meet business and profit goals, including: Offshoring – Complete or partial manufacturing sourced overseas Reshoring (also known as backshoring or

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Theory of Constraints, Lean and Six Sigma (TLS): Better Results Together

September 30, 2011

This APICS magazine article provides the results of a test of Theory of Constraints (TOC), Lean and Six Sigma (TLS) across 21 plants. Lean accounted for 4% of the savings realized. Six Sigma accounted for 7% of the savings. But Theory of Constraints (TOC), Lean and Six Sigma, when used together, accounted for 89% of the savings! And if you

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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants by Eliyahu M Goldratt

September 30, 2011

To read this 2008 article by Dr Eliyahu M Goldratt, just click the link below. The hand written comments in the article were provided for Velocity Scheduling System clients. VSS is a visual scheduling system for highly custom job shops and machine shops –so keep that in mind as you read the comments. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants by

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