The Enterprise AIRSpeed Journey
Strategic Direction and the Integration of the Theory of Constraints, Lean, and Six Sigma (TOCLSS) to Achieve Focused System Improvement – This detailed case study describes AGI’s work to improve the aircraft maintenance and supply support system for all of U.S. Naval and Marine Corps aviation around the world.
Corning Display Technologies
Supply Chain Success Through Demand Pull – This brief case study describes Corning’s improvement in providing higher sales volume with lower inventories to its glass customers in the TFT-LCD (thin film transistor-liquid crystal display) industry.
TIMCO Aviation Services
The Importance of Strategic Alignment for Successful Solutions – This brief case study emphasizes the value of strategic alignment to guide improvement and operations decisions in TIMCO’s project management of diverse aircraft MRO (maintenance-repair-overhaul) operations.
Gunze
Using the TOC Supply Chain Solution, a division of Gunze (Japan) realigned its business systems to meet 2004 goals by the third quarter of 2002.
Kiowa Corporation
With TOC, Kiowa has been able to reduce its start-up time on new projects by 60%, resulting in increased business with existing customers, and landing new customers which created a 40% growth in revenue.
Seagate Technology
Working with AGI, Seagate implements Critical Chain Project Management and brings the first 15,000 rpm disc drive to market ahead of its competition, causing all competition to pull out of the market.
F-22 Project Raptor
Lockheed Martin, The Boeing Company and the F-22 Special Program Office are using Critical Chain Project Management to build the most sophisticated stealth fighter in the world.
An AGI Client
In a memo to his boss, an AGI client discusses his history of success using TOC.
BAE Systems
In this article which originally appeared on ets-news.com, BAE President John Pitts discusses the organization's success using Critical Chain Project Management.
Valmont Industries
Valmont has been a successful TOC company for more than ten years.
The Clowes Group
Using TOC, this UK printing company addressed its sales constraint, won back lost clients, and is exceeding revenue expectations.
Antarctic Support Associates
ASA used Critical Chain for several projects with excellent results. This write-up discusses a project that was already underway - and already behind schedule - when the project team switched to Critical Chain scheduling.
Lucent Technologies
Using Critical Chain, Lucent's Outside Plant Fiber Optic Cable Business Unit reduced its product introduction interval by 50%, improved on-time delivery, and increased the organization's capacity to develop products.
Lord Corporation
After applying Critical Chain in its multi-project environment, capacity has increased, cycle time improved, and operating expense remained the same.
Cartiva, Inc./Rydell Group
Using TOC to identify and address constraints, this group of car dealerships has realized results which include net profit up by more than 300% in a year and annual inventory turns up from four to 12.
Synergis Technologies Group
Read how Synergis has successfully implemented Critical Chain to manage more than 200 concurrent projects in nine locations, making on-time delivery their top priority.
Kreisler Manufacturing Corporation
In 1996, Kreisler was in its fifth straight year of losses. Read how the company turned itself around after implementing TOC for Production.
Media Automotive
Read how this South African auto parts distributor achieved success using the TOC Thinking Processes to make an Unrefusable Offer to a parts manufacturer and meet the needs of the market.
Alphamet (UK) Ltd.
This story describes how Alphamet, a UK trading company, moved from a position of barely keeping its head above water ot generating a pre-tax profit improvement in excess of 3500% using the TOC Thinking Processes and tools and presenting Unrefusable Offers to its vendors and customers.
Brickman Group
Read how this landscaping company applied TOC for Production to its operations and made its already-successful organization even more so. Schedules are now being met, customer satisfaction is up dramatically, and the bottom line has increased by more than 50%.
Bal Seal Engineering Company
Shortly after implementing Drum-Buffer-Rope, net profit doubled, inventory decreased by 50%, OE was down, lead times shortened, customer satisfaction increased, and employee quality of life enhanced considerably. Read their story in the Midrange ERP magazine article.
United States Air Force Healthcare System
The USAF is using the TOC Thinking Processes to deal with downsizing and cost-cutting without compromising on quality of service and meeting patients' needs.
Habitat for Humanity
Using Critical Chain scheduling, a project team for Habitat for Humanity in New Zealand built a four bedroom home in just three hours, 44 minutes and 59 seconds -- setting a new world record!
URS Printers
In an open letter to Eli Goldratt, an executive from URS describes the success achieved after reading The Goal and then implementing it in his company.
Harris Semiconductor
This Midrange ERP magazine article summarizes the phenomenal success achieved by Harris Corporation using Critical Chain scheduling to manage the construction of its $250 million wafer fabrication plant.
Rockland Manufacturing
After implementing Drum-Buffer-Rope scheduling, Rockland quickly realized increased throughput, reduced WIP inventory, and a nearly 100% on-time shipment rate! Also described in this Midrange ERP magazine story is the success the Rockland staff is having using the TOC Conflict Resolution tools in their personal lives.
Orman Grubb Furniture
Using the TOC Thinking Processes, Orman Grubb has found solutions to its problems and is staying ahead of its competition. Read Midrange ERP magazine's write-up of Orman Grubb's success.
Ellwood City Forge
This Midrange ERP magazine write-up examines the turnaround at Ellwood City Forge after implementing Drum-Buffer-Rope and applying the TOC Thinking Processes to sales and customer service.
Wendell August Forge
Read Midrange ERP magazine's write-up of the results at Wendell August Forge after implementing TOC Production scheduling.
Kent Moore Cabinets
Improvements in production lead to improvements in quality of life. Read Midrange ERP magazine's case study on Kent Moore Cabinets' success using TOC.
Oregon Glass
Making Unrefusable offers to the market.
Boeing's Printed Circuit Board Center
Thinking Processes and Drum-Buffer-Rope for significant improvements.
California Department of Corrections
TOC Thinking Processes
Balfour Beatty
Civil engineering projects using Critical Chain.
Security Federal Bank
TOC in the Banking Industry
Alderman Pounder Infant & Nursery School
Teaching children the TOC Thinking Processes
Lucas Varity
Success using the TOC for Production
Oregon Freeze Dry
Developing a competitive edge using the TOC Distribution solution
Dixie Iron Works
Better Online Solutions
Dolav
Imperial Oil
METEC
SilvaCel
