TOCPRENEUR is a 10-Session Online Interactive Program with the motto BUILD TO SUCCEED.

The program shows how to use Theory of Constraints (TOC) for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) with the aim of helping them benefit from understanding where to focus and what managerial actions to take.

Why MSME? According to World Bank (https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/smefinance):
“Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a major role in most economies, particularly in developing countries. SMEs account for the majority of businesses worldwide and are important contributors to job creation and global economic development. They represent about 90% of businesses and more than 50% of employment worldwide. Formal SMEs contribute up to 40% of national income (GDP) in emerging economies. These numbers are significantly higher when informal SMEs are included. According to our estimates, 600 million jobs will be needed by 2030 to absorb the growing global workforce, which makes SME development a high priority for many governments around the world. In emerging markets, most formal jobs are generated by SMEs, which create 7 out of 10 jobs.”

We see TOCPRENEUR as a great opportunity to contribute to this vast and important part of global economy.

TOC is widely known for its effective solutions for production, supply chain, and project management. However, majority of micro, small and medium enterprises operate in other areas: such as small-scale construction, providing child care, running a guest house, beauty salon, or a local bakery, providing cleaning services, or having a small manufacturing facility. Even if in manufacturing, retail or construction, MSME often feel that they do not have enough scale of operation to rigorously learn and implement standard logistical solutions of TOC. At the same time, any company, regardless of its size and area of operations, can benefit greatly from applying the central concept of TOC – the 5 Focusing Steps.

TOCPRENEUR is the program to see how to apply 5 Focusing Steps of TOC in your specific environment.
Each session of the program focuses on one important subject and is presented in the form of a two-hour webinar session (an hour and 40 min presenting the subject, and 20 min for online questions and answers and discussion).

Participants can enroll in the whole program, or chose the sessions of their particular interest. Attending Session 1 is obligatory to participate in any other session. Each session includes a self-test that participants will take after the session to check their understanding of the session material.

TOCPRENEUR Program:

Session 1:
The Power of System Thinking
by ODED COHEN
Seeing your system and understanding the flow: learning from Deming and Goldratt.

Session 2:
What to do with your constraint
by JELENA FEDURKO-COHEN
What are the clues in your operations that can guide you to understand where the constraints are located? Practicing 5 Focusing Steps for working with identified constraints.

Session 3:
From craftsmanship to management
by NERIUS JASINAVICIUS
The key elements of entrepreneurship.

Session 4:
Know what to measure
by ODED COHEN
Looking into the difference between TOC operations measurements and conventional measurements and understanding how to use TOC measurements for managerial decisions.

Session 5:
Making your system more effective
by JELENA FEDURKO-COHEN
The tools for system analysis and improvement.

Session 6:
Sorting out conflicts and dilemmas
by JELENA FEDURKO-COHEN

Session 7:
Hacking sales
by NERIUS JASINAVICIUS

Session 8:
Right Stock – Right Place – Right Time
by GIEDRIUS BALNYS

Session 9:
Projects on time within budget
by NERIUS JASINAVICIUS

Session 10:
Strategy for success
by ODED COHEN