How to achieve reliability and agility in production?

The “Theory of Constraints” concept and the required software support.

A one-day seminar by Eli Schragenheim

The Goldratt Schools

The author of “Management Dilemmas”

The co-author of “Manufacturing at Warp Speed” (with H. William Dettmer)

A co-author of “Necessary but Not Sufficient” (by Eliyahu Goldratt and Carol Ptak)

A collaboration between The Goldratt Schools, the organization that spread the knowledge and Inherent Simplicity, the organization that develops the software based on the most updated knowledge in the Theory of Constraints

How much more market demand would you be able to generate if your due-date performance will be truly reliable?
How much markup could you charge if, whenever your client really requires it, you could deliver in half the standard time?

Simplified-Drum-Buffer-Rope (S-DBR) is just a name for an effective planning methodology that is able to do just that. It is based on the principles of Drum-Buffer-Rope (DBR), of which Dr. Goldratt, the famous management guru, has described in his bestseller book The Goal. The methodology has been since further evolved into a very simple and focused approach that has proven itself in reality and in very wide range of manufacturing environments.

Coupled with a powerful execution methodology, buffer management, which provides very sensible priority mechanism effective even in the most complicated production floors, the overall approach achieves a level of performance that can be described as “impossible”.

And, the supporting arm of the production management is an add-on kind of software, built upon your ERP, or whatever IT system you have, that gives all decision makers, management and operators, a true decision support to draw very reliable delivery to clients and thus help you in achieving as much demand as you can really handle, without having to yield to constant pressure to reduce price. Coupling the common-sense managerial thinking, with just what is required to make the implementation successful is the essence of this seminar.

The seminar will present the most advanced thinking and procedures in make-to-order manufacturing organizations. The insights will be clearly verbalized and how they really work will be demonstrated using a sophisticated simulation.

Then, the application software, which comes on top of your own system, will be demonstrated to how it supports the concept and focuses the mind of operators and managers alike to what really matters. This is a combination target at achieving results.

Eli Schragenheim is an educator at the service of spreading the knowledge of that unique managerial approach known as the Theory of Constraints, developed by Dr. Goldratt. Eli Schragenheim is known for his books on TOC and manufacturing as well as for the computerized simulations he developed for educating managers all over the world. Now, in his capacity as a director in The Goldratt Schools, he combines the thinking and the software required to make a real improvement in manufacturing.

When and how to produce to stock?

Offering perfect availability and reducing the risk.

The “Theory of Constraints” concept and the required software support.

A one-day seminar by Eli Schragenheim

The Goldratt Schools

The author of “Management Dilemmas”

The co-author of “Manufacturing at Warp Speed” (with H. William Dettmer)

A co-author of “Necessary but Not Sufficient” (by Eliyahu Goldratt and Carol Ptak)

A collaboration between The Goldratt Schools, the organization that spread the knowledge and Inherent Simplicity, the organization that develops the software based on the most updated knowledge in the Theory of Constraints

If you are producing to stock you are aware how difficult it is to keep perfect availability without holding too much stock.
And what if you could promise perfect availability (without inflating your inventory) – would your clients appreciate it? Would you be able to capitalize on this extra appreciation?
If your client is now buying for his own stock, like all distribution chains, then how good it’d be if you could collaborate to make much better match between the consumer demand and your production.

Make-to-availability, sometimes referred as just make-to-stock, should be very distinct from make-to-order! The quantity and the priority are actually depended on the most current consumption. However the common practice to treat make-to-stock as if it is for order, meaning giving it a due-date. What a mistake!

Simplified-Drum-Buffer-Rope (S-DBR) is just a name for an effective planning methodology that does the necessary distinction between make-to-order and make-to-stock. It is simple, yet very effective, in maintaining low stock, while protecting the availability.

Coupled with a powerful execution methodology, buffer management, which provides very sensible priority mechanism effective even in the most complicated production floors, the overall approach achieves a level of performance that can be described as “impossible”.

And, the supporting arm of the production management is an add-on kind of software, built upon your ERP, or whatever IT system you have, that gives all decision makers, management and operators, a true decision support to maintain excellent availability, thus spoiling your clients and get free of having to yield to constant pressure to reduce price. Coupling the common-sense managerial thinking, with just what is required to make the implementation successful is the essence of this seminar.

The seminar will present the most advanced thinking and procedures in make-to-availability for manufacturing organizations. The insights will be clearly verbalized and how they really work will be demonstrated using a sophisticated simulation.

Then, the application software, which comes on top of your own system, will be demonstrated to how it supports the concept and focuses the mind of operators and managers alike to what really matters. This is a combination target at achieving results.

Eli Schragenheim is an educator at the service of spreading the knowledge of that unique managerial approach known as the Theory of Constraints, developed by Dr. Goldratt. Eli Schragenheim is known for his books on TOC and manufacturing as well as for the computerized simulations he developed for educating managers all over the world. Now, in his capacity as a director in The Goldratt Schools, he combines the thinking and the software required to make a real improvement in manufacturing.

How to significantly improve inventory turns while keeping even better availability on wide range of item?

The “Theory of Constraints” concept and the required software support.

A one-day seminar by Eli Schragenheim

The Goldratt Schools

The author of “Management Dilemmas”

The co-author of “Manufacturing at Warp Speed” (with H. William Dettmer)

A co-author of “Necessary but Not Sufficient” (by Eliyahu Goldratt and Carol Ptak)

A collaboration between The Goldratt Schools, the organization that spread the knowledge and Inherent Simplicity, the organization that develops the software based on the most updated knowledge in the Theory of Constraints

This seminar is for companies specializing in distribution of goods. The business is to provide availability of the goods close to the potential buyers. The business problem is having to purchase and store huge amount of inventory in order to ensure adequate availability, while facing large fluctuations in the demand. The ramifications are that such a company holds very large amount of cash in its inventory, which is always either too high or too low.

Suppose there is a simple logical approach to maintain even better availability with considerably less inventory. This would increase the inventory turns, free a lot of cash for you to purchase higher variety of items and increase sales.

Do you wish to learn more on how this could be achieved? The concept behind it is based on sound logic. It focuses the managerial efforts on what could really help. Then, there is the software, to be added on whatever IT system you’ve got. The software focuses the attention on what is truly urgent and points to where inventory should be reduced and where it should be increased to sustain the excellent availability.

The proposed method is part of the more general managerial approach known as the Theory of Constraints (TOC) that was developed by Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt, the famous author of The Goal. While TOC has evolved from the production floor and its techniques for planning and executing the flow of materials are still valid as ever, the next step in the supply chain, that of the geographical distribution of the physical end-items has been evolved, explored and implemented in various organization for quite some time.

The concept of the right way to handle the uncertain demand in distribution will be the center of the one-day seminar, presented by one of the most known figures in TOC. The concept is going to be demonstrated by a simulation.

Then the application software that is required will be demonstrated, emphasizing the truly required information for decision making. The concept and the software work together to achieve “impossible” performance.

Eli Schragenheim is an educator at the service of spreading the knowledge of that unique managerial approach known as the Theory of Constraints, developed by Dr. Goldratt. Eli Schragenheim is known for his books on TOC and manufacturing as well as for the computerized simulations he developed for educating managers all over the world. Now, in his capacity as a director in The Goldratt Schools, he combines the thinking and the software required to make a real improvement in manufacturing.