This Focused Performance Weblog is a "business management blog" containing links and commentary related primarily to organizational effectiveness with a "Theory of Constraints" perspective. TOC is noted for its applications in Project Management and Multi-Project Management (Critical Chain) and Operations Management (Drum-Buffer-Rope), as well as in Marketing, Strategic Planning and Change Management (TOC Thinking Processes). If you are on an archive page, current postings are found here.
Wednesday, September 04, 2002
•Six Sigma and the Theory of Constraints With my reputation as a vocal proponent of the Theory of Constraints as a framework for management and improvement I often get asked about how it compares with Six Sigma. Coming from a pre-independent background that included working for a pre-six-sigma, mature TQM, Baldrige-winning company that was big into process management, I feel pretty comfortable in both realms. (Despite being a "sans-a-belt" practitioner.) The two approaches do come to improvement from different directions, although that is not to say that they are in any way incompatible. (more...) posted by Frank - Permanent Link -
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