Theory of constraints: review and bibliometric analysis

LM Ikeziri, FB Souza, MC Gupta… - … Journal of Production …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents a bibliometric analysis of the Theory of Constraints (TOC) research ie a
total of 1009 journal articles published since 1984. From a bibliometric point of view, the …

Value adding and non-value adding activities in turnaround maintenance process: classification, validation, and benefits

W Shou, J Wang, P Wu, X Wang - Production Planning & Control, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The increasing popularity of lean thinking has made the analysis of value-adding (VA) and
non-value adding (NVA) a popular activity to eliminate waste and improve productivity …

A process framework for theoretically grounded prescriptive research in the project management field

F Ahlemann, F El Arbi, MG Kaiser, A Heck - International Journal of Project …, 2013 - Elsevier
Prescriptive research is at the heart of the project management (PM) disciplines. For
decades, researchers and practitioners alike have been searching for methodological …

Inclusion of strategic management theories to project management

DW Parker, N Parsons, F Isharyanto - International Journal of …, 2015 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore the benefits of integrating the theory of
constraints (TOC), resources-based theory (RBT), resource advantage theory (RAT), with a …

Lean management framework for improving maintenance operation: Development and application in the oil and gas industry

W Shou, J Wang, P Wu, X Wang - Production Planning & Control, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Lean production theory and techniques have been widely applied in the manufacturing and
construction sectors to improve process efficiency by reducing the waste and increasing the …

Incorporation of activity sensitivity measures into buffer management to manage project schedule risk

X Hu, N Cui, E Demeulemeester, L Bie - European Journal of Operational …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Critical Chain Scheduling and Buffer Management (CC/BM) has shown to provide
an effective approach for building robust project schedules and to offer a valuable control …

Current status and future potential of the research on Critical Chain Project Management

M Ghaffari, MW Emsley - Surveys in Operations Research and Management …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) is a relatively new method introduced
by Eliyahu Goldratt in 1997, which attempts to improve the traditional practice of project …

Improved critical chain project management framework for scheduling construction projects

G Ma, A Wang, N Li, L Gu, Q Ai - Journal of Construction …, 2014 - ascelibrary.org
Construction projects are subject to a wide range of constraints, such as project complexity,
resource scarcity, and duration uncertainty. The critical chain project management (CCPM) …

An improved fuzzy critical chain approach in order to face uncertainty in project scheduling

E Roghanian, M Alipour, M Rezaei - International Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This paper proposes an improved critical chain method with fuzzy approach to schedule
projects under uncertainty. Utilizing fuzzy numbers can be wise because of the natural …

Multi-objective optimization model for multi-project scheduling on critical chain

W Wang, X Wang, X Ge, L Deng - Advances in Engineering Software, 2014 - Elsevier
In this paper, a multi-project scheduling in critical chain problem is addressed. This problem
considers the influence of uncertainty factors and different objectives to achieve completion …