The Hyper-Competitive Environment
Back in 1982, it took about eight years to get a car from the drawing board to the market. Over the last two decades, that time has shrunk dramatically to five, then three, and even two years. Today, companies like GM (General Motors) and Ford (Ford Motor Co.) can design and launch a new product in just 18 months, and it's said that Toyota can do it in as little as 12 (source: WardsAuto.com).
This isn't an isolated phenomenon limited to the auto industry. Actually, "environmental turbulence" and "time compression" are expression of a hyper-competitive world. These trends hit every economic sector, especially those dealing with things like mature markets, evolving customer needs, and rapid technology changes.
In short, organizations are now forced to do more (and do it better) in less time and with fewer resources.
This means that traditional models are no longer able to create lasting strategic advantages. The level of quality demanded by the market is much higher than it used to be; today, no company can afford to have a quality level that isn't close to 100%! Beyond that, every business must strive for excellence—the best possible result, in less time, with fewer resources—in all its internal processes, from design and production to distribution and after-sales service.
Does your shop floor feel chaotic even when you're busy? Are late deliveries becoming the norm, or is WIP piling up between workstations? These are not resource problems — they're flow problems. And they're solvable.
How We Can Help
We implement Simplified Drum-Buffer-Rope (S-DBR), a proven TOC-based approach that:
- Cuts manufacturing lead time by 30% or more
- Drives on-time delivery above 95%
- Reduces work-in-progress inventory (freeing tied-up cash)
- Works with your existing ERP/MRP — no rip-and-replace
How 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 Simplified Drum-Buffer-Rope on its own data, not on textbook cases.
Implementation support
We stay with you through go-live, working with your ERP/MRP.
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 Simplified Drum-Buffer-Rope 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 ERP/MRP, release plans, priority tuning and ongoing improvement.
Best if your team is already stretched, or this is your first TOC implementation.