The best-seller “The Goal” by Eliyahu Goldratt described in the form of a novel how the Theory Of Constraints (TOC) could save a factory by quickly boosting its performance. But how exactly should one implement TOC (combined with Lean) in production? Philip Marris [...] presents the guiding principles: the 5 focusing steps. He presents 2 difference examples: one in the automotive industry and another in the aeronautics industry.

To Never Run Out. Isn’t that “The Objective” everyone wants right now? [...]  with Henry Fitzhugh Camp and Jake Lanning for the latest Episode of the Supply UnChained Podcast  [...]  They are now bringing to life their Material-as-a-Service concept called SupplyStream, which predicts the part demand, but also supplies the physical part at the right time. [...] We spoke about:
-How a few $100Ms of pooled aircraft parts can unlock $50 BN+ of value for the airlines and aerospace primes, and cheaper airfares. [...] 
-How software alone does not solve the parts problem, [...] 
-How SupplyStream can serve almost any industry in the US
-How they are maintaining 99.99% OTIF with their current set up
-How tethering an MRP with Demand Forecasts or Consumptions is not enough, [...]

The Theory Of Constraints applied to process industries. Presented by Philip Marris and Etienne Lecerf.

In sectors such as metallurgy, steel-making, foundries, plastics processing, and chemicals, industrial flows are often based on a V-shaped model: a limited number of raw materials at the input stage and a wide diversity of finished products at the output stage.

In these highly capital-intensive environments, where capacity decisions are costly and resources are relatively inflexible, flow management becomes particularly complex, especially [...] MRP quickly show their limitations.  [...] This rigidity often leads companies to produce in large batches, generating excess inventory, reduced agility, and operational tensions.  [...] Drawing on Marris Consulting's experience of process industries, this presentation shares practical insights for better managing and optimizing flows in V-shaped plants ...

Clarke Ching — author of The Bottleneck Detective — joins Rory Sutherland and Elfried Samba to unpack why progress stalls, how leaders quietly become constraints, and why fixing the obvious problem often makes things worse.

Most organisations don’t fail because of a lack of effort. They fail because effort is applied in the wrong place. From traffic systems and hospitals to founders, governments and scaling teams, this conversation explores how bottlenecks hide in plain sight — and why seeing them requires a different kind of thinking. 

MrBeast is the worlds most popular Youtuber. In this video he talks about the book The Goal and how he addresses the question of bottlenecks. Go to 19 mins and 50 seconds "Don’t Be The Bottleneck" 

A brief 5 minute summary of how one applies the Theory of Constraints in a production environment. It covers: the axiom of the unbalanced plant, the existence of bottlenecks, the Drum – Buffer – Rope flow control mechanism and the improvement strategy (the 5 focusing steps). Philip Marris has been applying the Theory of Constraints and Lean in production for over 35 years (since 1986), over 400 times in over 35 countries. 

I was just reading an article on CNCReport.com titled "Never Enough Magnetic Mounts".  The author was calculating how much money you'd save if you invested in

This is an extract from the 6-hour online course by Bill Dettmer on the Logical Thinking Process (of the Theory Of Constraints).

Stemming from the Theory of Constraints, the Logical Thinking Process consists of a structured way of reasoning and a set of tools or processes to help executives and system managers to design their organizational strategy, to plan its deployment, to evaluate its effectiveness, and to make corrections as needed in the shortest possible time.