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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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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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Job Shop Scheduling – The Secret To Getting On Time & Reducing Lead Times

February 14, 2011

This article was just published in the Roll-Kraft newsletter and on their website, let me know what you think by leaving a comment. To download and print this article, click here: Job Shop Scheduling SECRET By “Dr Lisa” Lang There’s no question that scheduling a custom job shop has it challenges. And every time we encounter one of the many

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The biggest constraint we Theory of Constraints consultants find is … (part 3)

May 10, 2010

PART 3: Products Do NOT Have Costs or Profits! Being Theory of Constraints consultants, we have worked with companies around the globe and the constraint is always the same. It’s how we think. In particular, it’s how the business owner or leader of the company thinks. You buy the same equipment as your competitors. You hire from the

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The biggest constraint we Theory of Constraints consultants find is … (part 2)

April 14, 2010

We have worked with companies around the globe and the constraint is always the same. It’s how we think. In particular, it’s how the business owner or leader of the company thinks. Last time, in Part 1, we discussed the efficiency mind-set and how focusing on efficiency can lead you astray. I made the case that efficiency is NOT a precursor

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The biggest constraint we Theory of Constraints consultants find is … (part 1)

March 30, 2010

We have worked with companies around the globe implementing Theory of Constraints, Lean and Six Sigma and the constraint is always the same. It’s how we think. In particular, it’s how the business owner or leader of the company thinks. You buy the same equipment as your competitors. You hire from the same labor pool. The only difference is how

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The secret to improving operations is …

July 10, 2009

… changing your patterns. The patterns — including our policies, procedures and measures — we use to run our machine shops / job shops are perfectly getting us the results we are currently getting. So if we want to improve, we have to change our patterns. We have to change what and how we do things. No big surprise there.

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Job Shop Scheduling using the Velocity Scheduling System

May 10, 2009

I was interviewed about Theory of Constraints by Gear Technology magazine. You can read that article here: Theory of Constraints article Share and Enjoy:

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Conventional Wisdom vs “Off the Shelf TOC” vs Velocity Scheduling System

February 16, 2009

Here is the second FREE Special Report. This report takes an in-depth look at the differences between conventional wisdom, “Off the Shelf TOC” (Traditional DBR & Simplified DBR), and the Velocity Scheduling System. I think you will find it enlightening. It’s something that most TOC consultants don’t even understand. Please leave your comments and questions after reading it. http://www.VelocitySchedulingSystem.com/ebook2/ Share

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