The Constraints Management Handbook [Hardcover]

A new approach to improving the production of goods and services, Constraints Management (CM), recognizes the powerful role of the constraint (the limiting resource) in determining the output of the entire production system. By learning about and mastering CM concepts, managers can improve their companies' present output and plan for future growth as well.Section I: Constraints Management Logistics Basics
What is Constraints Management?
The Production Planning and Control Framework
The Five-Step Focusing Process
The Drum-Buffer-Rope Scheduling Method
The V-A-T Logical Structures Analysis
Section II: Case Studies of CM Facilities
An Overview of the Cases and Analysis
Valmont/ALS Brenham, Texas
The Trane Company, Inc., Macon, Georgia
Stanley Furniture, Stanleytown, Virginia
Section III: Overview of Other CM Tools
The Constraints Management Measurement System
The Constraints Management Thinking Processes
Index