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EBM: Constraints

LDRLB

Theory of Constraints (TOC) is an overall management philosophy introduced by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt that is geared towarding help organizations continually achieve their goals. A constraint is anything that prevents the system from achieving more of its goal. Identify the constraint. Elevate the constraint.

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Systemically Non-Systemic: COVID-19 through the Deming Lens

Deming Institute

Deming’s “Appreciation for a System,” one of the four components of his System of Profound Knowledge. A knowledge of his systems approach provides a framework to help us understand how a pandemic such as we are experiencing occurs and even perhaps how it might be addressed. Nor am I an epidemiologist.

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