Objective: Demonstrate the ability to analyze any environment and its Supply Chain Logistics system using the four fundamental questions of the Thinking Processes. Why Change? > Understand the goals of the Supply Chain Logistics function. What to Change? > Recognize how failures in Supply Chain Logistics impact other entities in the system. > Understand the fundamental limitation(s) the TOC Operations and Distribution solutions address. > Understand the core conflict in Operations and Distribution systems and related conflicts. > Verbalize the key assumptions underlying these conflicts and how they create common UDEs. > Identify they system's constraint(s) (internal supply chain, total supply chain, operations, distribution). What to Change To? > Create injections that overcome erroneous assumptions in any organizational system and logically connect them to predicted effects across functions. > Identify when additional injections are needed and apply TP tools to create customized solutions and support by-in. > Explain how the Five Focusing Steps (Process of Ongoing Improvement) apply to Supply Chain Logistics. How to Cause the Change? > Identify predictable obstacles, derive intermediate objectives (IOs), and communicate them effectively. > Create IO Maps and PreRequisite Trees (PRTs). > Understand and apply the key metrics/measures needed for successful Supply Chain Logistics implementations.

Objective: Demonstrate understanding of the TOC Operations solution and the ability to compare and contrast Drum-Buffer-Rope (DBR) and Buffer Management with Lean/JIT and MRP. > Compare and contrast conventional rules and practices (layout, capacity, scheduling, control metrics) with DBR and Buffer Management, explaining the impact on operational and financial performance. > Apply the Operations solution in all four VATI plant types. > Understand when Critical Chain should be applied instead of S-DBR. > Apply Simplified DBR (S-DBR) in make-to-stock (MTS), make-to-order (MTO), and mixed environments. > Create an S-DBR schedule, including buffer locations and sizes, raw material release timing, batch-size policies, and handling of idle time at non-constraints. Explain appropriate operational measures of performance. > Effectively apply buffer management: : Know how and when to expedite, : Understand buffer resizing, : Use buffer statistics to improve system performance. > Explain how to overcome layers of resistance using the buy-in steps.

Objective: Demonstrate understanding of the TOC Distribution solution and the ability to compare and contrast it with other supply chain solutions presented in the exam. > Compare and contrast conventional distribution / logistics rules and practices with the TOC distribution solution, including the operational and financial impact of each. > Explain the appropriate measures of performance for distribution environments. > Apply the Distribution solution in environments with and without aggregated demand, including: : Determining buffer sizes and locations, : Explaining inventory and lead-time impacts > Explain how to overcome layers of resistance through the buy-in steps.