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Are These Constraints Holding Your Business Back?

As the Theory of Constraints states, every system has a constraint that dictates the overall output of the system. They prevent the business from performing at higher levels. Most businesses are not aware of their constraints and spend significant amounts of vital resources to improve their processes but do not achieve the desired results. This is because the constraint was not identified and managed. As a result, the output is lower than the maximum output of the constraint, and as the constraint controls the overall output, the entire plant’s output suffers as a result. Most people assume constraints to be a physical thing, like machinery, or employee strength. This could not be farther from the truth. As any practitioner of the theory of constraints consulting in India will tell you, constraints come in many sizes and shapes. Primarily: •    Physical/Resource constraints •    Market constraints •    Policy constraints •    Dummy constraints •    Material constraints