I am a TOC consultant. I teach and implement TOC. I have been studying and trying TOC over a decade.

I am an ardent fan of ToC. For past few years, reading about TOC has moved me from “I am impressed” to “I like it” to “I want to know more…”. I did not realize when it became a passion for me. Now, I eat, sleep, walk and breath TOC.

By sheer accident, I came across the famous book “The Goal” and that changed my life. I went on reading Goldratt’s next book “Its not luck” and thereafter I read all his books. Fortunately, Internet is a great source of information and it opened up the wealth of knowledge for me.

As I did more and more research on TOC, I felt the need for crystallizing and documenting the knowledge that I gained. I created my own training material and conducted a two-day workshop on TOC in my company. Thanks to Internet, I kept on enriching my Training material.

Apart from my own consulting, I had the opportunity to work on a large TOC implementation called "Viable Vision". The project was implemented by Goldratt Consulting.

As a part of the project, I had undergone training from various experts from Goldratt Schools such as Oded Cohen, Mickey Granot, Philip Wiljoen, Eli Schragenheim, Humberto Baptista, Kiran Kothekar and Martin Powell.

Apart from the training and on the job experience, study of Goldratt’s webcast, Strategy & Tactics Trees, TOC Insights, TOC Simulators (GSIM, MICSS, PM SIM, and Distribution), TOC Games and TOC SLPs have helped me to enrich his TOC related knowledge.

My passion for learning, experimenting, sharing knowledge and achieving results continues...

Sou Consultor de Gestão na area da ToC (Theory of Constraints - Teoria das Restrições) e Operações, sou Auditor e Formador. Fui Diretor de Operações na Indústria Alimentar cerca de 25 anos, com experiência nas áreas da Produção, Qualidade, Ambiente e Higiene & Segurança, Manutenção, Compras e Logística/ Supply Chain. Tenho 7 anos de experiência na Indústria Automóvel num dos fornecedores principais de OEM. Os meus clientes provêm da areas; alimentar, têxtil, energia, aviação, FMCG, retalho, logística e agro-industrias. Tenho experiência internacional como associado da Goldratt Consulting (Brasil, Portugal) e nos mercados Polaco e Angolano onde efetuei projetos varios projetos de melhoria.

Trabalho com a ToC desde 2003 e sou membro certificado da TOCICO. Tal como muitas outras pessoas encontrei acidentalmente o livro de Eli Goldratt "A Meta" e esta foi a obra que até hoje mais me impressionou em termos de negócios. Considero a ToC como a "rainha" das metodologias de gestão e melhoria organizacional e aquela mais radical e disruptiva na sua abordagem.

Sou Autor/Co-Author de oito livros sobre a ToC nas áreas Geral, de Operações (Produção), de Distribuição, de Projetos e de Apoio à Decisão.

Tenho também conhecimentos de Lean Manufacturing (antes TPS) e de Six Sigma (antes TQM) e nos últimos anos tenho integrado e aplicado estas melhores metodologias numa abordagem TLS (ToC, Lean, Sixsigma) que penso ser a melhor forma de atacar e resolver os problemas sistémicos das organizações. Tenho experiência de ensino e formação nestas áreas desde 2007 e esta abordagem interessa-me em vários tipos de indústrias e serviços, tendo desenvolvido um curso MBA online sobre TOC em 2016, em parceria com a CLT Services.

A minha formação base é em Engenharia Química (IST) tenho um MBA em Gestão Geral e um Mestrado em Gestão (ambos NOVA SBE).

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/loumat/

I am a Management Consultant specializing in ToC (Theory of Constraints), Operations and Systems, as well as an Auditor and Trainer. I spent about 25 years as Operations Director in the Food Industry, gaining experience in Production, Quality, Environment, Health & Safety, Maintenance, Purchasing, and Logistics/Supply Chain. I also have 7 years of experience in the Automotive Industry, working with a main OEM supplier. My clients come from food, textile, energy, aviation, FMCG, retail and agro-industry sectors. I have international experience as an associate with Goldratt Consulting (Brasil, Portugal) as well as in Poland, and Angola markets, where I have conducted several improvement projects.

I have been working with ToC since 2003 and I am a certified member of TOCICO. Like many others, I accidentally came across Eli Goldratt’s book The Goal, which remains the most impactful business book I have ever read. I consider ToC the “queen” of management and organizational improvement methodologies—both the most radical and the most disruptive in its approach.

I am the author or co-author of eight books on ToC covering General, Operations (Production), Distribution, Project, and Decision Support areas.

I also have knowledge of Lean Manufacturing (formerly TPS) and Six Sigma (formerly TQM). In recent years, I have integrated and applied these best practices through the TLS approach (ToC, Lean, Sixsigma), which I believe is the most effective way to tackle and solve organizational problems. I have been teaching in these areas since 2007, and this integrated approach interests me across a wide variety of industries and services. In 2016, I developed an online ToC MBA course in partnership with CLT Services.

I also have knowledge of Lean Manufacturing (formerly TPS) and Six Sigma (formerly TQM). In recent years, I have integrated and applied these best practices through the TLS approach (ToC, Lean, Sixsigma), which I believe is the most effective way to tackle and solve organizational problems. I have been teaching in these areas since 2007, and this integrated approach interests me across a wide variety of industries and services. In 2016, I developed an online ToC MBA in partnership with CLT Services.

My academic background is in Chemical Engineering (IST), and I hold an MBA in General Management and a Master’s in Management (both NOVA SBE).