“Dr. Lisa” Lang is one of the foremost Theory of Constraints experts in the world and a sought after job shop scheduling expert having been named the "Manufacturing Trendsetter" in the USA Today, "Manufacturing Champion" in Newsweek and having appeared in CBSNews’ Moneywatch.com, Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch.com, Yahoo Finance.com, About.com, NYDailynews.com, CNBC.com, The Boston Globe.com, The Miami Herald.com, Morningstar.com, and others.
She is active in the NTMA, PMA, and AMT communities having helped over 500+ highly custom jobs shops to reduce their lead-times and improve due date performance.
She worked with Dr Goldratt who is the father of Theory of Constraints and author of the bestselling book, The Goal. Dr Lisa is past Chairman of the Board for the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO.org).
Dr Lisa's lends her expertise and supports the Reshoring Initiative and www.ReshoringMfg.com, a website that culls reshoring and onshoring information, news, and articles from around the web.
Dr Lisa is the President of the Science of Business specializing in increasing profits of highly custom manufacturers by applying Theory of Constraints, Lean and Six Sigma to operations with Velocity Scheduling System and to engineering/design with Project Velocity System and to marketing with Mafia Offers.
Before becoming a consultant, Lisa was in operations, strategic planning, purchasing, and R&D while working for Clorox, Anheuser-Busch and Coors Brewing. In addition to consulting, Dr Lisa is a highly sought after Vistage/TEC speaker on “Maximizing Profitability”. Dr Lisa also provides professional keynote speeches and workshops for organizations like: TLMI, ASC, NTMA, NAPM and private events for corporations like: TESSCO, Bostik, GE, and Sandvik Coromant and (more importantly) many small shops you've never heard of.
About The Author
Dr Lisa Lang
Job Shop Scheduling Expert, President Science of Business Inc
Dr. Lisa is the developer of VSS and iVSS. She has 20+ years helping 500+ job shops cut lead times, improve due date performance with less chaos. Dr Lisa is considered the foremost expert in the world on applying Theory of Constraints to job shop scheduling, machine shop scheduling and to marketing. She is a TOCICO Lifetime Achievement Award winner. She's been named a “Trendsetter” in the USA Today and a “Manufacturing Champion” in Newsweek for her Velocity Scheduling System program and her work helping highly custom job shops and machine shops to become more productive and more globally competitive. She has appeared in USA Today, Newsweek, CNBC, CBS, The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo Finance, The Fabrication, NTMA, Gear Technology, PMA, and IMTA to name a few .
Dr Lisa is the President of the Science of Business, a consulting firm specializing in helping companies to achieve bottom line results. She has served as the Global Marketing Director for Dr Eliyahu Goldratt, father of Theory of Constraints and author of The Goal.
Dr Lisa has a PhD in Engineering from the University of Missouri – Rolla and is one of the few TOCICO certified experts in Theory of Constraints worldwide. She also serves on the TOCICO Board of Directors.
Before becoming a consultant, Lisa was in operations, strategic planning, purchasing, and R&D while working for Clorox, Anheuser-Busch and Coors Brewing.
Speaking Engagements
In addition to consulting, Dr Lisa is a highly sought after Vistage/TEC speaker on “Maximizing Profitability”. Dr Lisa also provides professional keynote speeches and workshops for organizations like: TLMI, ASC, NTMA, NAPM and private events for corporations like: TESSCO, Bostik, GE, and Sandvik Coromant.
Published Works and Contributions by Dr Lisa Lang
| Title: AI Scheduling vs ERP: Why Job Shops Still Struggle Published in Velocity Scheduling System Blog; Publishing Date: Sep 2, 2025; Last updated: Sep 5, 2025 link: AI Job Shop Scheduling Vs ERP: What The Data Shows | VSS |
| Title: SMART Goals for Manufacturers DON’T Work Published in Velocity Scheduling System Blog; Publishing Date: Jan 7, 2025; Last updated: link: SMART Goals For Manufacturers DON’T Work |
| Title: Does Lean manufacturing work in job shops and machine shops Published in Velocity Scheduling System Blog; Publishing Date: Apr 1, 2024; Last updated: link: Does Lean Manufacturing Work In Job Shops And Machine Shops? |
| Title: Setup Reduction to Increase Flow and Productivity for Job Shops and Machine Shops Published in Velocity Scheduling System Blog; Publishing Date: Mar 20, 2024; Last updated: link: Step-by-Step Setup Reduction For Job Shops » Velocity Scheduling System |
| Title: How to measure Due Date Performance so you CAN improve it! Published in Velocity Scheduling System Blog; Publishing Date: Feb 1, 2020; Last updated: link: How To Measure Due Date Performance So You CAN Improve It! |
| Making Your Technology Investment Pay Off Published in MoldMaking Technology; Publishing Date: Nov 1, 2012 link: Making Your Technology Investment Pay Off | MoldMaking Technology |
| Marketing Miracles Chapter 6: The Ultimate Market Offer – The Mafia Offer Book Publisher: Celebrity Press; Publishing Date: July 20, 2012 link: Marketing Miracles |
| 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. Published in Wire Forming Technology; Publishing Date: Fall 2011 link: Dr Lisa Featured In Wire Forming Technology International |
| Job shop scheduling – the secret to getting on time and reducing lead times Published in International Metal Tube magazine; Publishing Date: Nov 11, 2011 link: High mix, fast delivery–on time |
Published in Fastener Technology International; Publishing Date: Sept 30 2011 link: Reshoring U.S. Manufacturing — A 3 Part Article Series |
| Job Shop Scheduling – The Secret To Getting On Time & Reducing Lead Times Published in Roll-Kraft Newsletter; Publishing Date: Feb 14 2011 link :Job Shop Scheduling – The Secret To Getting On Time & Reducing Lead Times |
| Mafia Offers: Dealing with a Market Constraint (Chapter 22 of Theory of Constraints Handbook) Book Publisher: McGraw Hill; Publishing Date: Apr 30, 2010 link: Mafia Offers Ebook |
| Title: 9 Challenges to Scheduling Your Job Shop and Why Your Schedule is Dead on Arrival Publisher: Throughput Publishing; Publishing Date: Nov 1, 2008; link: Free Scheduling EBook PDF » Velocity Scheduling System |
| Increasing Cash Velocity Book Publisher: Throughput Publishing; Date: Jan 1, 2006 link: Increasing Cash Velocity |
| Achieving a Viable Vision Book Publisher: Throughput Publishing; Date: Jan 1, 2006 link: Achieving A Viable Vision EBook & MP3 |
| Maximizing Profitability: The Theory of Constraints Approach to Maximizing Profits Book Publisher: Throughput Publishing; Date: Jan 1, 2006 link: Maximizing Profitability EBook & MP3 |
| Trendsetters: Velocity Manufacturing Book Publisher: Celebrity Press; Publishing Date: Jan 1, 2006 link :Velocity Manufacturing EBook |
Media Features – Dr Lisa Lang
