Theory of Constraints (TOC)
is a business management approach that identifies and manages the constraints
in your business that limit your ability to achieve your goals.
Proven Results:
Increase profit margin
Improve on-time delivery by more than 40%
Reduce chaos throughout the business
"There really is
no choice in the matter. Either you manage constraints
or they manage you. The constraints will determine the output of the system whether
they are acknowledged and managed or not."
— Noreen, Smith, and Mackey,
The Theory of Constraints and its Implications for Management Accounting (North River Press, 1995)
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
ENGAGE
EDUCATE
EMBED
Assess the opportunity
Develop the plan
Outline potential results
Teach change management concepts that generate sustainable change
Apply a five-step process of ongoing improvement to impact throughput and profit
Facilitate the development of an action plan to measure and manage constraints
Help make it yours
Evaluate results
Coach you to achieve real change
Contact Mike Willett at 319-234-6811 or
mwillett@iastate.edu to discuss how to meet your goals by challenging the way you think.