Theory of Constraints Success: Knowledge Power

From Theory of Constraints at MALS-14 Creating a Knowledge Chain, Knowledge Power in U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Logistics, Major Bill Ivory, USMC, Operation Officer Marine Aviation Logistics 14 Squadron, and Tim Sheppard, on assignment with Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer, write ...

... "The aggregation of individual successes, however, did not synergize into a global success for improved readiness. A strategic shift in philosophy was needed to synchronize islands of excellence on a broad spectrum. A mastery of processes was necessary in order to accomplish the mission with the effective use of maintenance resources. These processes were forged when the Dragons adopted and implemented the Theory of Constraints (TOC) philosophy of management. Developed by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt, the Theory of Constraints (TOC) is a philosophy of Thinking Processes which, when applied to a system, provides tools to understand why things happen the way they do and a subsequent method for improving the system. Goldratt states that any system has at least one constraint. TOC is explained through the use of a chain analogy. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link." ...