| Article ID: | iaor20003242 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 2 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 17 |
| End Page Number: | 21 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1998 |
| Journal: | Journal of Systems Improvement |
| Authors: | Franks Richard L. |
| Keywords: | theory of constraints |
A quantitative model of theory of constraints (TOC) sufficiency trees is developed. The model is used to re-emphasize the TOC focus on achieving intermediate objectives rather than just on taking actions or instituting injections.