A Viable Vision Making profits a reality in a global recession

摘要

Most business and supply chain strategies focus on reducing cost at each link in the chain, and thus they create adversarial relationships. However, the theory of constraints (TOC)-which has the goal of making more money-generates harmony. Implementing TOC successfully requires multiple functions to embrace several radical changes in thinking. But while many companies have successfully implemented TOC in one function, there are few examples of holistic success.