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In 1984, Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt published The Goal, a seminal management-based novel focused on his innovative management idea, the Theory of Constraints (TOC). Fundamentally, TOC is a management method that looks to reduce the amount of...

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For manufacturing and production operations, there is a limit to what can be produced within a given day.

This can be due to space limitations in warehousing or a maximum number of items that can be processed on a machine in a given time frame.

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A major challenge within any given supply chain is adequately coordinating its various components so that you have the correct amount of materials, equipment capacity, and labor required to complete production with optimal efficiency.

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