Learning the Basis of DBR and Buffer Management

Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Rami Goldratt


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Level of TOC knowledge acquired:

Intermediate

Designed for:

Executives, Managers, Consultants, Academics, Business owners, Implementers, Leaders, Shop Floor workers, Students and Supervisors

Topics:

Ongoing Improvement and Operations/Production

Application:

Buffer Management, Drum-Buffer-Rope and Five Focusing Steps

Language:

English, Spanish, Czech and Portuguese

Format:

CD-Rom and Download

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Understanding the basis of DBR and Buffer Management for Operations and Production

The key to replicate Alex Rogo\\\'s achievements described in The Goal, lies in the ability to transform production from the cost-world mentality into the throughput-world mentality procedures: the Drum-Buffer-Rope (the logistics) and Buffer Management (the control).

The set includes:

  • TOC Self Learning Program (SLP) / GSP Session on Operations
    • Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt answers the three questions of improvement for the operations environment, to fully understand the TOC application called Drum-Buffer-Rope and Buffer Management.
  • TOC Insights into Operations.
    • Developed in an interactive type presentation for self-learning it complements the TOC-SLP on Operations to deepen the knowledge and understanding into the concepts of Drum-Buffer-Rope, Buffer Management, the differences between Plant type A, type T and type I.
  • Downloadable Workbook

TOC SLP/GSP content

What is the problem?

  • System approach
  • Things to improve - An example
  • Current Reality in the steel industry
  • Evaporating Cloud: The inherent conflict in operations
  • Dependent resources

What is the solution (what to change to)?

  • An hour lost at the bottleneck is an hour lost for the entire system
  • What is the damage in doing additional set-ups on a non-bottleneck?
  • What are the benefits?
  • The Roadrunner Rule.
  • DRUM-BUFFER-ROPE (DBR) System
  • Wandering bottleneck phenomena

How to cause the change?

  • Implementing Drum-Buffer-Rope
  • Operational Issues
  • Tactical Issues
  • Buffer Management

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Q&A

TOC Insights Content

What to change (what is the problem)?

Part 1: Why an holistic approach?

Part 2: The core problem

Part 3: Organization types V,A,T and I

Part 4: Underlying every problematic policy there is a constraint

Part 5: The core conflict

Part 6: Process of eliminating a conflict

Part 7: Challenging local measurements

Part 8: Reviewing the process

What to change to (what is the solution)?

Part 9: Activating a resource and utilizing a resource are not synonymous

Part 10, 11 & 12: The paradigm shift

Part 13: The Roadrunner rule

Part 14: Drum-Buffer-Rope

Part 15: Wandering bottlenecks

How to cause the change?

Part 16: Identifying the constraint

Part 17: Choosing the size of the Buffer

Part 18: Tying the Rope in V,A,T and I types

Part 19: What to do with non-bottlenecks?

Part 20: Success, the danger and the defeat: the way out!

Part 21: Buffer Management

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TOC-SLP Download/CD-ROM
TOC Insights Web Access

GSP Session Web Access
TOC Insights Web Access
(1 year access)

Company Access
GSP Session & TOC Insights

Type of License

Single user, Single viewer
(Windows)

Single user, Single viewer
(Windows, Mac, Android, iOS)

Multiple users, multiple viewers

Format

TOC Insights: Web Application
TOC Self Learning Program:
Download or CD-ROM

TOC Insights: Web Application
GSP Session:
Web Access or TOC Player

LMS (online access through intranet)

Language

English & Spanish

English & Spanish

English & Spanish

Price

US$ 249.00

US$ 129.00

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Notes:

  • TOC Insights are made available on the TOC Inisghts Web Application (English & Spanish only).
  • TOC Self Learning Program is available on CD-Rom (English, Spanish, Portuguese & Czech) or Download format (English & Spanish only). You will be able to install and view the sessions onto up to two computers (Windows) for your personal use and viewing for unlimited time.
  • The GSP Session is available in English, Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese.

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Downloadable version of the TOC-SLP:

Within 48 hours after your order is placed, you will receive a confirmation email with details to Download and Install your TOC Self Learning Program. The TOC Insights are NOT downloadable and can be accessed on the TOC Insights Web Application ONLY.

Working Notebooks:

The working notebooks are available for users to aid their self learning process when using the TOC-SLP

Click here to download the working notebooks in PDF format (purchase of product and login required)

TOC-SLP Serial Numbers:

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System Requirements for the TOC-SLP:

  • Microsoft Windows
  • 32 MB of RAM minimum
  • Internet connection
  • CD-ROM Drive (for the CD-Rom version only)

Uninstalling the TOC-SLP:

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TOC Insights Access keys

    You must have an ACCESS KEY to access each TOC Insights. Access Keys are asigned upon purchase of the product.

System Requirements for the TOC Insights>

  • Web Browser
  • 32 MB of RAM minimum
  • Internet connection

Notes to access the TOC Insights:

  • The TOC Insights are available on the TOC Insights WEB APP only.
  • An internet connection is required at all times.
  • Each TOC Insight requires the activation of an Access Key assigned to the user.
  • User may access the TOC Insights as many times as required.

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