Theory of Constraints

Theory of Constraints: Tales from India is an intricately woven narrative of experiences and encounters that explores the known truth - how a system's performance is invariably limited by a few constraints. Come, join us, as we follow our acquaintances or their acquaintances across diverse domains, to see TOC in action in manufacturing, service operations, entrepreneurial and social settings. 

We go grocery shopping to the PDS store, watch software developers build lines of code, refl ect on shipbuilding operations over a cup of coff ee, accompany KMN to collect his pension, trek to the plantations in the Western Ghats, meander through the Manimala river, travel to work on IST, listen to Bibi Biden's exhortations, assess the strength of the weak force, speculate on fuel consumption, pick a few lessons on Total Football, get trapped in the Kerala floods, and even get treated for a hamstring injury in our travail. Along the way, we also stop by to catch a glimpse of Vimal's strategic Queen's Gambit, the casualties of the two US Generals, Seena's tryst with the last mile, Shananya's craftsmanship at her artisanal vegan outlet, and Jarvis in healthcare. 

It is not easy to see the whole system when we are inside the system. As we follow these tales, we explore, how being there, we can best handle it so that we do not pass pain down the chain.