Iteration 10Theory of Constraints
with David Alpert & Steve RogalskyTwitter hash tag #agilewpg
The Hike
Balance
Round 1
Imbalance
Round 2
No Idle Time!
Ahhhhh….
What is the Goal?
Cost Accounting- Net Profit- ROI- Cash Flow
Throughput Accounting- Throughput - Inventory - Operating Expense
"There is more value created with overall alignment than with local
excellence"
- Don Rienertsen
5 focusing steps
1. Find the constraint
2. Exploit the constraint
3. Subordinate everything to the constraint
4. Elevate the constraint.
5. Again
The hike (instance: bob the mallard)
1. Constraint2. Exploit3. Subordinate4. Elevate5. Again!
Ballpoint game (class: duck)
1. Constraint 2. Exploit.3. Subordinate.4. Elevate. 5. Again!
Predictability
Recycling waste
In Closing
1. A balanced system… isn’t.2. Every system has a constraint. • Find it, exploit it, subordinate
to it, elevate it, repeat.3. What is the goal?4. Shift from Individual to
Team measurements.5. And once again…
Limit WIP, Limit Inventory
Contact Info
David Alperthttp://lmgtfy.com/?q=David+Alpert+Winnipeg#
Steve Rogalskyhttp://lmgtfy.com/?q=Steve+Rogalsky#
