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.
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About APICS
Section I : Constraints Management Logistics Basics
Chapter 1 : What is Constraints Management?
Chapter 2 : The Production Planning and Control Framework
Chapter 3 : The Five-Step Focusing Process
Chapter 4 : The Drum-Buffer-Rope Scheduling Method
Chapter 5 : The V-A-T Logical Structure Analysis
Section II : Case Studies of Constraints Management Facilities
Chapter 6 : An Overview of the Cases and Analysis
Chapter 7 : Valmont/ALS, Brenham, Texas
Chapter 8 : The Trane Company, Inc., Macon, Georgia
Chapter 9 : The Stanley Furniture Company, Stanleytown, Virginia
Section III : Overview of Other Constraints Management Tools
Chapter 10 : Performance Measurement
Chapter 11 : Goldratt’s Thinking Processes
Index
