Thinking process
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Thinking processes in theory of constraints are the five methods initially developed by Eliyahu M. Goldratt to enable the focused improvement of any system (especially business system).
The purpose of the five thinking processes is to help one answer three questions essential to achieving focused improvement:
- What to change?
- What to change to?
- How to cause the change?
The five thinking processes are:
- current reality tree
- evaporating cloud (a.k.a. conflict resolution diagram)
- future reality tree
- prerequisite tree
- transition tree.
Books
- Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox. The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement. ISBN 0884270610
- Eliyahu M. Goldratt. It's Not Luck. ISBN 0884271153
- Eliyahu M. Goldratt. Critical Chain. ISBN 0884271536
- Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Eli Schragenheim, Carol A. Ptak. Necessary But Not Sufficient. ISBN 0884271706
- Eli Schragenheim. Management Dilemmas: The Theory of Constraints Approach to Problem Identification and Solutions. ISBN 1574442228
- Lisa J. Scheinkopf Thinking For a Change: Putting the TOC Thinking Processes to Use. ISBN 1574441019
- William H. Dettmer. Goldratt's Theory Constraints: A Systems Approach to Continuous Improvement (contains some errors in the models presented). ISBN 0873893700
External links
- Goldratt Institute web site (http://www.goldratt.com/)
- Common Sense Systems web site (http://www.common-sense.com/)