Late deliveries aren't a capacity problem. They are a flow problem.
Projects, production orders, store shelves: in each one, a few rules decide what arrives on time. I help project-driven companies, manufacturers and retailers find the constraint that sets the pace, and manage the whole system around it.
Referenced by Google AI among the top CCPM consultancies in Italy and Europe.
Same logic, three environments: protect flow with buffers, act on the colour.
Where are you starting from?
You run many projects with the same people
- Everything is priority one, so nothing is.
- Engineers switch between four projects a day.
- Due dates are met with overtime and heroics, or not at all.
- More people and more tools haven't shortened lead times.
What changes: fewer projects in progress, each one finished sooner. Critical Chain, run on Lynx.
CCPM for project-driven companiesYou make to order, and the factory is always busy
- High utilisation, poor on-time delivery.
- Queues in front of every work centre.
- Expediting decides what gets made next.
- Quoted lead times keep growing.
What changes: work is released at the pace of the constraint, and due dates start holding. Simplified Drum-Buffer-Rope.
TOC for manufacturersYou sell from stock, and the stock is never right
- Stock-outs and overstock at the same time.
- Orders follow the forecast, and the forecast is wrong.
- Cash tied up in slow movers.
- Stores wait for the warehouse, the warehouse for suppliers.
What changes: replenishment follows actual consumption, with stock buffers that adjust themselves. TOC replenishment.
Replenishment for retail and distributionHow we work together
It starts with an introductory call: the issues you face and whether we're the right partner. If we both agree to go further, the engagement follows five steps.
Discovery
Interviews and data review with your team: how work flows, where it waits, and what you've committed to your market.
Diagnostic
We support your team in mapping the current system, finding the real bottleneck and the rules that keep it in place.
Training
Your team learns the approach on its own data, not on textbook cases.
Implementation support
We stay with you through go-live, working with your existing systems.
Ongoing improvement
Measuring results, adjusting buffers, then moving to the next constraint.
Two ways to engage
After the diagnostic, you choose how much support you want.
Training: your team leads
We teach your people to implement the approach in your environment. They run the roll-out; we remain available for questions.
Best if you have internal capacity to drive the change.
Training and consulting: we implement with you
Training plus hands-on support through steps 4 and 5: integration with your existing systems, release plans, priority tuning and ongoing improvement.
Best if your team is already stretched, or this is your first TOC implementation.
Advice from someone who has sat on your side of the table
Before consulting I spent three decades inside businesses: a shoe factory, ERP roll-outs, IT distribution, general manager of a paper company, turnaround CEO. I've been the one missing the due date.
That's why I work on the system, not on the people. Most delays are held in place by rules and measures, not by lack of effort.
My storyRecent field notes
All articlesOne Logic, Two Labels
Back from Manchester, still a bit buzzed from Wednesday's session. "One Logic, Two Labels" came out of something I noticed while writing
ManufacturingWhy Your Factory Is Always Busy But Never Fast Enough — And What S-DBR Does About It
Most factories run at high utilization but still miss delivery dates. The problem isn't capacity — it's how work flows through the system. Here's what Simplified Drum-Buffer-Rope does differently
Critical Chain Projects ManagementHow to Implement CCPM in a Multi-Project Environment
Managing multiple projects with shared resources is where traditional scheduling breaks down completely. Here's how Critical Chain Project Management solves the multi-project problem — and how to implement it in practice.
What's setting the pace in your business?
The introductory call takes 30 minutes: the issues you face and whether we're the right partner. Bring your current project list or your late orders. No pitch.
Prefer to read first? Get new field notes by email.