Technology is Necessary but Not Sufficient Last Updated: August 7 2025 New technology typically allows us to do more stuff faster. And generally that can be a good thing. But it does not necessarily lead to:• more sales;• reduced operating expenses; or• reduced...
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The biggest constraint we find is … (part 3)
Theory of Constraints for Job Shops 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...
Throwing Darts in a Tornado
We are surrounded by complexity. People don't show up for work, machines go down, jobs take longer to run than we estimated, customers call and change delivery dates, and the list goes on. This tornado of chaos makes it difficult to meet customer commitments and...
The secret to improving operations is …
… 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...
Gear Technology Magazine
I was interviewed about Theory of Constraints by Gear Technology magazine. You can read that article here: Gear Technology article by Dr Lisa Lang.
FREE Special Report for Machine Shop Owners
Click the link below to download the free special report for machine shop and job shop owners titled: "The 9 Biggest Challenges to Scheduling YOUR Job Shop and Why Most Schedules are Dead on Arrival!" by Dr Lisa Lang. https://www.VelocitySchedulingSystem.com/ebook/...