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Constraints...

...we all have them and they are limitations of our systems that can be used to our advantage.  Understanding what they are, how they govern the system, and how you can exploit them enables customer expansion with greater profit margins.

Let our trained experts employ the logical tools that guide a process of on-going improvement (POOGI)!

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LOGICAL THINKING PROCESS
Consider the products of LTP as your roadmaps to sustained success. Clearly identifying constraints in every aspect of your business and market enables deliberate decision-making to gain and maintain the competitive edge.

Logical Thinking Processes apply to strategic, operational, and tactical conflict resolution.

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CONSTRAINT MANAGEMENT
1. Identify
2. Exploit
3. Subordinate
4. Elevate
5. Avoid Inertia

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DRUM - BUFFER - ROPE (DBR) SCHEDULING

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BUFFER MANAGEMENT - LEAD TIME - TIME TO RELIABLY REPLENISH

Making the right information available for decision-making and prioritization comes from proper buffer status accessibility.

What happens when we discover significant overdue tasks? We expedite. But what do we do when we catch up to sustain full, on-time future completions.

A simple SharePoint example gives real-time status of performance assessments and clearly shows workers how to prioritize, when to plan response to delays, and when act to avoid late delivery.




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STANDARD WORK
Identifying the critical component to business success provides the foundation for Leader Standard Work. Being able to quickly identify deviations and process challenges may be necessary. But emphasizing the wrong critical component can be devastating to operations by shifting focus to secondary impacts or symptoms.

Standard Work keeps the Big Picture in view so that decisions and influence are consistent with the true goals of the organization.

See our page on Visual Management for additional Standard Work implementation.

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