Posts Tagged ‘theory of constraints’
How?
There are so many voices telling us how to succeed, how to achieve success, how to scale, how to leverage our capital, how to produce more with less, how, how, how. But, what we lack far too often are the practical measurements to know when we have reached the how they recommended, or even more…
Read MoreConsistency
When I think of Consistency, One-Piece-Flow always comes to mind. Our preprogrammed, or default nature is to batch things, and most of us think bigger batches are better than smaller batches, which is the exact opposite of One-Piece-Flow. I’m not saying you can’t be consistent with your big batches, just that human nature is to…
Read MoreTo be, or not to be a Systemologist
When God gave Moses the law, he was providing a “System” that would enable the Hebrew people to cooperate so they could live and trade in community. One of the really basic systems was how the tabernacle would be moved each time they set out for a new location, using loops, poles, and specific people…
Read MoreInefficient Efficiency
Peter Drucker’s clever arrangement of words just rolls off the tongue, and most of us would say Amen every time we hear it, but can you name the things you are doing with great efficiently that you should not be doing at all? Can you name ONE thing you are doing with great efficiently that…
Read MoreEntrepreneurs’ Biggest Problem
Being a fan/advocate for Theory of Constraints Thinking, I find Mike Michalowicz’s statement to be very accurate, especially when you subscribe to the thinking process that says the “Constraint” is the ONE THING that keeps a company from reaching its GOAL. Not knowing your Constraint is a BIG PROBLEM. The converse is knowing where your…
Read MoreAutomation is Delegation
Automation is nothing more than delegating things to technology, and like delegating something to a person, we need to first determine if we should delegate the task at all (maybe we should eliminate it). That’s a framework worth remembering.
Read MoreRinse and Repeat – Step 11 of 11
In the last OneThingLean Blog post, we talked about Step 4, or Elevate the Constraint, Today we will look at the last step in this 5 step process, Rinse and Repeat. For context, lets review our Five Steps one more time. Identify the Constraint Exploit the Constraint Subordinate every other decision to the Constraint Elevate…
Read MoreElevating the Constraint – Part 10 of 11
In the last OneThingLean Blog post, we talked about Step 3, or Subordinating every other decision to the Constraint. Today we will look at step 4, Elevate the Constraint. For context, lets review our Five Steps one more time. Identify the Constraint Exploit the Constraint Subordinate every other decision to the Constraint Elevate the Constraint Rinse…
Read MoreSubordination Consternation – Part 9 of 11
In the last OneThingLean Blog post, we talked about Step 2, or Exploiting the Constraint. Today we will look at step 3, Subordinate every other decision to the Constraint. For context, lets review our Five Steps one more time (I may repeat myself often as it relates to these 5 steps). Identify the Constraint Exploit the…
Read MoreCan Exploitation ever be a Good Thing? – Part 8 of 11
In the last OneThingLean Blog post, we talked about Step ZERO, or determining our Goal. Having already covered the first of the five step process in the two articles prior, finding or identifying the constraint, today we will look at step 2, Exploit the Constraint. For context, lets review our Five Steps one more time…
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