Recommended TOC Books by Topic


Dr. Goldratt's business novel The Goal is the original classic that started the TOC movement, and serves a good starting point for anyone interested to explore the field.

Production Management & Scheduling

Classic Drum-Buffer-Rope
  • “Critical Chain” by Goldratt (Chapters 11, 12, and 15 contain summaries of what a character in this book learned while doing a year long sabbatical at UniCo – the company in “The Goal.”)
  • Production the TOC Way with Simulator (Goldratt)
Simplified Drum-Buffer-Rope
  • Supply Chain Management at Warp Speed (Schragenheim, Dettmer & Patterson) - Conceptual explanation of the latest developments
  • Ever Improve (Cohen) - Implementation handbook

Retail & Distribution: Rapid Reliable Replenishment

  • It’s Not Luck by Goldratt - "I Cosmetics" implements this solution ​
  • Isn't it Obvious (Goldratt) - Business novel set in the retail sector
  • The Choice (Goldratt) - Excellent examples from the fashion industry
  • Necessary but Not Sufficient by Goldratt - Chapters 16 & 17 nicely summarize the problems and solution
  • Supply Chain Management at Warp Speed (Schragenheim, Dettmer & Patterson) - Conceptual explanation of the latest developments

Finance & Measurement (Throughput Accounting)

  • The Haystack Syndrome (Goldratt)
  • The Measurement Nightmare (Smith)

Marketing & Sales: Segmentation & The Mafia Offer

  • It's Not Luck (Goldratt) - Goldratt's original work
  • Mafia Offers: Dealing with a Market Constraint (Lang)
  • The Cash Machine (Klapholz & Klarman) - TOC sales handbook

Project Management: Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM)

  • Critical Chain (Goldratt) - this easy-to-read classic explains the foundation of CCPM
  • Project Management in the Fast Lane (Newbold) - an advanced explanation including the finer nuances of CCPM
  • Lean Project Management (Leach) - step-by-step guide explains nuts & bolts implementing TOC in project management

Strategy

  • It's Not Luck (Goldratt)
  • ​Blue Ocean Strategy (Kim)

Technology Development

  • Necessary but Not Sufficient (Goldratt, Schragenheim & Ptak)

TOC Thinking Processes

  • Thinking for a Change (Scheinkopf) - concise guide to classical TOC Thinking Processes - current reality trees, future reality trees, prerequisite trees, transition trees, etc.
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