A. Explain the five steps of the theory of constraints (TOC) process. To what processes might the company in the case study apply TOC? Why would applying TOC to these processes be advantageous?
For the Theory of Constraints you can list the steps as described on page 316 of our OM textbook.
You may find it helpful to list out as follows:
Step 1-Identify the constraint. During this step, BYD would…
Step 2-Develop a plan for overcoming the identified constraint, BYD would
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