Breaking the Constraints to World-Class Performance by H. William Dettmer

by H. William Dettmer

Executives and managers seeking an alternative or complementary approach to TQM for systematic improvement of business results can realize impressive results with Breaking the Constraints to World-Class Performance. Best-selling author, William Dettmer explains how to identify and optimize the system constraints that inhibit your organization's overall performance, which is the key to becoming world-class.If you have little experience with Eliyahue Goldratt's Theory of Constraints (TOC), Dettmer's second book is for you. It is intended for anyone who wants to learn how to apply the TOC and understand how to use the thinking tools, without going into a lot of theory and details about Goldratt's concepts.Dettmer believes that any organization's performance is constrained in some way, and learning to break the constraints that impede your progress will put you on the road to becoming world-class. The process of constraint-breaking is an exercise in incremental improvement and learning how to manage it can realize continued successful performance.For more explanation and a thorough interpretation of the TOC, please refer to William Dettmer's first book, Goldratt's Theory of A Systems Approach to Continuous Improvement,(item H0935).Loaded with excellent examples, success stories, and case studies that all readers can relate to.Describes several high profile cases such as Bethlehem Steel, Ford, GM, AOL, and the Challenger accident that convey the kinds of results others have experienced.Learn how to apply constraint management using the easy-to-follow diagrams and flow charts.

Genres: Business

Hardcover

First published July 1, 1998