#3. WIN-WIN A house divided cannot stand. People want to do good, but sometimes our perspective of the system gets in the way. Constraints Management fosters a scientific, humanistic, win-win approach where all stakeholders benefit. Resistance to change is therefore minimized, speeding up the rate of adoption and improving the likelihood of success for Lean […]

#4. EXECUTION Performance improvement initiatives are projects. When projects are poorly executed, benefits are lost and penalties are incurred. This includes opportunity costs associated with wasted resource potential. Critical Chain Project Management, a component of the Theory of Constraints toolkit, accelerates Lean Six Sigma projects and is the gold standard for resource management. 12 Days […]

#5. ANALYTICS Our current analytics point us in the wrong direction. Constraints Management applies thinking techniques and graphical analytics to harness intuition, solve problems and build rigorous improvement roadmaps aimed at achieving stability, growth, and prosperity – while safeguarding against the Law of Unintended Consequences. 12 Days of Constraints Management That’s another reason and another […]

# 6. TOOLSET When you are good with a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Let the problem define the tool. Avoid diminishing returns due to an incomplete toolset. Constraints Management includes a range of applications unique to process improvement such as supply chain logistics, finance, strategy, marketing and more. 12 Days of Constraints Management […]

To get us into the spirit of the holidays, I’m running the “Twelve Days of Constraints Management.” This holiday series focuses on why integrating Constraints Management (or Theory of Constraints) with Lean Six Sigma can be a force multiplier for your organization. Here’s another great reason to think about adding Constraints Management to your improvement […]

To get us into the spirit of the holidays, I’m running the “Twelve Days of Constraints Management.” This holiday series focuses on why integrating Constraints Management (or Theory of Constraints) with Lean Six Sigma can be a force multiplier for your organization. Here’s another great reason to think about adding Constraints Management to your improvement […]

 The most successful healthcare organizations know this: Increasing revenue is always good, but cutting costs with a red pen is not always the answer. Implementing healthcare lean Six Sigma training practices is not as scary as it sounds, and improving hospital processes can significantly increase profitability and impact your bottom line.  In fact, hundreds of healthcare […]

To get us into the spirit of the holidays, I’m running the “Twelve Days of Constraints Management.” This holiday series focuses on why integrating Constraints Management (or Theory of Constraints) with Lean Six Sigma can be a force multiplier for your organization. Here’s another great reason to think about adding Constraints Management to your improvement […]

To get us into the spirit of the holidays, I’m running the “Twelve Days of Constraints Management.” This holiday series focuses on why integrating Constraints Management (or Theory of Constraints) with Lean Six Sigma can be a force multiplier for your organization. Here’s another great reason to think about adding Constraints Management to your improvement […]

To get us into the spirit of the holidays, I’m running the “Twelve Days of Constraints Management.” This holiday series focuses on why integrating Constraints Management (or Theory of Constraints) with Lean Six Sigma can be a force multiplier for your organization. You may have seen #12 just before we all broke for a giant […]