The Theory of Constraints (TOC) thinking process gives an incorporated problem-solving methodology by structuring the solutions. The TOC thinking process enhances communication and day-to-day effectiveness through empowerment and delegation skills. All systemic conflicts that reduce achievement are the result of unexamined assumptions that can be identified and can be corrected for a true win-win solution.

The source of constraint management lies in the Theory of Constraints (TOC), conceived in the 1980s by a physicist named Eliyahu M Goldratt (Weis, 2001). According to Dettmer (1997), TOC is a set of concepts, principles and tools designed to help manage systems better. TOC was also defined as an example of a management philosophy built upon a limited number of assumptions and designed to provide a process of continuous ongoing improvement (Sivasubramanian et al., 2003). Fredendall et al. (2002) defined TOC as a set of tools to examine the entire system for continuous improvement. TOC defines the goal of a business as making money now and in the future (Chakravorty and Atwater, 1996).

Identification of the system constraints: The weakest links should be improved first. Here, we should see the procedure, processes, resources to achieve the organizational goal. Decide how to exploit the constraints: Decision must be made about how to change the tasks of the constraint so that work can be done effectively and efficiently. Goldratt developed the Thinking Process (TP) methodology to solve the constraint, using common sense, intuitive knowledge and logic. While dealing with constraint, managers are deciding what to change, what to change to and how to cause the change.

Goldratt developed the Thinking Process (TP) methodology to solve the constraint, using common sense, intuitive knowledge and logic. While dealing with constraint, managers are deciding what to change, what to change to and how to cause the change.

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