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Author Dettmer, H. William.

Title Breaking the constraints to world-class performance / H. William Dettmer.

Imprint Milwaukee, Wis. : ASQ Quality Press, c1998.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  658.5 D485b 1998    ---  Available
Description xv, 288 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents System or Process? -- The Theory of Constraints -- The Tools -- A Logical Foundation: The Categories of Legitimate Reservation -- Identifying the System Constraint: The Current Reality Tree -- Generating Breakthrough Ideas: The Conflict Resolution Diagram -- Designing Tomorrow's Systems: The Future Reality Tree -- Anticipating Disaster: The Negative Branch -- Overcoming Obstacles to Change: The Prerequisite Tree -- Assignment and Accountability: The Transition Tree -- The Human Side of Logic -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Cause and Effect: An Example -- Appendix B: The Challenger Accident -- Appendix C: Ill-Advised Tax Policy: A Knowledge Tree -- Appendix D: Vector One Corporation: "Why is Our TQM Effort Failing? A Case Study."
Subject Theory of constraints (Management)
Organizational change.
Success in business.
ISBN 0873894375 (alk. paper)
9780873894371 (alk. paper)

 
    
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