Goldratt UK is a management consultancy specialising in the application of the Theory of Constraints (TOC) to improve flow and capacity in Operations and Project environments.

The team have over 25 years’ experience implementing TOC within client organisations to deliver rapid results which stick. A key element of Goldratt UK’s solutions is sustainability.

Goldratt UK’s TOC experts will work with your in-house team to coach and mentor your people in the tools and techniques so that your business can flourish long after the implementation comes to an end.

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The Theory of Constraints (TOC) is a successful management philosophy which was developed by Dr. Eli Goldratt in the early 1980s. Eli noticed recurring inefficiencies and systemic issues in production environments and posited that any system – particularly a manufacturing system – is limited in achieving its goal by a small number of Constraints. The performance of the system could be drastically improved through identifying and effectively managing these Constraints.

In 1984, Eli published his business bestseller ‘The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement’ bringing these concepts to a much larger audience. It follows the protagonist, Alex Rogo, a Plant Manager attempting to save his factory using TOC. ‘The Goal’ became highly influential and is still a staple among business leaders across many sectors.

Eli continued to expand and develop the theory through subsequent books, seminars, and consulting work in client organisations. He presented the Five Focusing Steps which offers a framework to get people started identifying and managing their business Constraints.

Initially focused on manufacturing, TOC was later applied to other areas: project management, supply chain management, sales, and more.

When Eli sadly passed away in 2011, his legacy was continued through his work and his children. Dr. Efrat Goldratt-Ashlag, his daughter, published her book ‘Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: The Principles of The Goal Applied to Projects’ in 2022.

In it, Efrat discusses some of the obstacles to implementing the principles and focuses on the importance of measures in driving the right behaviours. This is a great introduction to Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) – which is TOC applied to projects.

This inspired a new approach at Goldratt UK. Watch the video (28-minutes) to hear Efrat explain her book in her own words.

Interesting three case studies in one Phillip Marris presentation.

Case Study A – Flight Control Systems Equipment Manufacturer

Case Study B – Large Sophisticated Aero Ball Bearings Manufacturer

Case Study C – Small Aero Ball Bearings Manufacturer

Exciting results were achieved in each story.

Already advocates of the Theory of Constraints, the team at Tesseract have had to think about how to ensure the sustainability of the solution.

“What we don’t want to see is somebody doing TOC because they have to do it. We want them to do TOC because that’s the right way of doing maintenance.”