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~ In times of recession, it often becomes imperative to streamline one's business operation and cut back on waste. It is precisely at times such as these - when belts are tight and nothing can be wasted - that the tools and techniques of TOC become even more important for implementing business improvements. TOC can make sure that you are not tightening your business belts because you’re getting thin and frail, but because you’re getting fit and healthy.
The latest Newsletter from our sister organisation, the TOC-Lean Institute, looks at these issues and introduces our 8-day intensive course, "Breaking the Cash Constraint", which is aimed at top managers and their teams.
Please click here to download the Newsletter.
Previous TOC-Lean Institute Newsletters can be viewed here

~ A DAY WITH JONAH! Those of you who have read Dr Goldratt's 'The Goal' will remember how Alex Rogo's old professor, Jonah, is instrumental in changing Alex's thinking, setting him on the path to success. Well, now you can have Jonah visit your own plant! We are offering the opportunity to have a TOC expert "troubleshooter" come to your company, to look at things with a fresh eye and ask questions - at times very searching questions - about how things are running and what could be done to make an improvement in your business operations. Click here to find out more.

~ Our LEAN-FLOW BODYSHOP SOLUTION is generating a great deal of interest within the car body repair industry. We are delighted to announce that two of the bodyshops we have been working with have achieved Gold and Bronze Lean-Flow membership status for their excellent process flow improvements.
Read the press releases here.
For more information about the Lean-Flow Bodyshop Solution can be found here.

~ WHAT COULD 'THE GOAL' DO FOR YOU? We have launched a new 'Goal' on-site training package, aimed at bringing the Theory of Constraints fundamentals as set forth in Dr Eli Goldratt's book 'The Goal' right to the heart of your company. At £250 per morning or afternoon session (not per person), this is a great value opportunity. Please click here for more information.

~ Dr Eli Goldratt will publish a new book this autumn. 'The Choice' reveals how it is possible, by examining causal relationships and removing root conflicts, to change the damaging yet prevailing mindset that assumes complex problems must require complex solutions. Click here to read a pre-release review.

~ We have also added an in-depth overview of 'The Goal'. Join fictional plant manager Alex Rogo on his now famous journey to success here.

~ We have been engaged by a major NHS Hospital Trust to address the issues related to patient flow. This is in respect of meeting the national target of 18 week Referral to Treatment (RTT) and ensuring that the constraints to flow are properly addressed.

The unique 'process flow' principles of TOC - the Theory of Constraints - can be enormously beneficial when applied to both manufacturing and service industries where the efficient flow of goods, services - or people - is crucial to the success of the organisation.

Please contact us if you would like to find out more:
Telephone: 01664 502860
Email: tedh@constraintmanagement.co.uk