
The Constraints Management Handbook
CRC Press
1st Edition
Published on 24. September 1997
Book
Hardback
342 pages
978-1-57444-060-7 (ISBN)
Description
A new approach to improving the production of goods and services, Constraints Management (CM), recognizes the powerful role of the constraint (the limiting resource) in determining the output of the entire production system. By learning about and mastering CM concepts, managers can improve their companies' present output and plan for future growth as well.
Reviews / Votes
"The Constraints Management Handbook is an excellent attempt to unify the pieces in production: sorting through the fog of classification, the overlap between MRP, JIT and TOC, and clarifying the implications on one of the most important aspects-the measurements. On these topics they have done a comprehensive work. But they don't stop there. They also introduce the reader to the power of using logic in a systematic way-the thinking processes-so that more people will help in the effort to turn the field of management into a hard science."-Eli M. Goldratt, author of The Goal, It's Not Luck, and Critical Chain
"I congratulate Jim Cox and Mike Spencer on an excellent book. As pioneers of constraints management in the academic community, it is fitting that they author the first comprehensive handbook on the topic. The book takes all the facets of constraints management: logistics, focusing steps and the thinking processes and presents them in an easy-to-understand and logical manner. The robustness of their real case study examples are excellent. If an organization or executive is considering embracing constraints management as part of their approach, this book along with The Goal is a must read."
-John Covington, Chesapeake Consulting Inc.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Bosa Roca
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Academic, Postgraduate, Professional, and Professional Practice & Development
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
681 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57444-060-7 (9781574440607)
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III Cox | Michael S. Spencer
The Constraints Management Handbook
E-Book
11/2024
CRC Press
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III Cox | Michael S. Spencer
The Constraints Management Handbook
E-Book
11/2024
CRC Press
€115.99
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Persons
James F. Cox III; Michael S. Spencer
Content
Section I: Constraints Management Logistics BasicsWhat is Constraints Management?The Production Planning and Control FrameworkThe Five-Step Focusing ProcessThe Drum-Buffer-Rope Scheduling MethodThe V-A-T Logical Structures AnalysisSection II: Case Studies of CM FacilitiesAn Overview of the Cases and AnalysisValmont/ALS Brenham, TexasThe Trane Company, Inc., Macon, GeorgiaStanley Furniture, Stanleytown, VirginiaSection III: Overview of Other CM ToolsThe Constraints Management Measurement SystemThe Constraints Management Thinking ProcessesIndex