AGI-Goldratt Institute - [TOC for Healthcare/For-Cause Organizations]

In this section we will bring to you articles and other material on how TOC is being applied in For-Cause Organizations.

Articles

Quality Management in Health Care
"Applying the Theory of Constraints in Health Care: Part 1 - The Philosophy" by Anne M. Breen, MD, Tracey Burton-Houle, MS, and David C. Aron, MD, MS
Spring 2002
The purpose of this article (Part 1 of a two-part series) is to introduce the basic concepts of TOC and illustrate their application to a "simple" problem.

TOC Times Quarterly Newsletter
"What if my organization's goal is not to make money?" by Tracey Burton-Houle, Partner, AGI
This article is the first in a series discussing the application of TOC in the healthcare environment.

Midrange ERP
"TOC Case Study: United States Air Force Healthcare System"
April 1999
This write-up covers the use of the TOC Thinking Processes by the U.S. Air Force to manage downsizing and cost-cutting in their healthcare system without compromising on quality of care and serving the needs of the patients.

Health Management
"Hitting the bottleneck" by Belinda Phipps
February 1999
This article discusses the problems of waiting lists in the U.K. NHS and addressing this issue with TOC. Outlined is the case study of The Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford.

Success Stories

Habitat For Humanity World Record
A Habitat For Humanity project team in New Zealand set a new world record using Critical Chain Scheduling. The team built a four bedroom house in three hours, 44 minutes, and 59 seconds!

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