Throughput Economics: Making Good Management Decisions

Introduction. Chapter 1 The need for an improvement over ‘Cost Accounting’　methodology – Daily Bread, Part 1. Chapter 2 A Conceptual, yet Natural, Way to Make Decisions. Chapter 3 Information is derived from Hard Data, Intuition and Assessment of Uncertainty. Chapter 4 Throughput – a key concept pointing in a sensible direction – Daily Bread, Part 2. Chapter 5 More on the problematic nature of capacity. Chapter 6 Analyzing a Simple Case – P&Q, Part 1. Chapter 7 Some thoughts about accounting principles and standards. Chapter 8 A more realistic case – Daily Bread, Part 3. Chapter 9 Using what-if analysis to support mutual decisions. Chapter 10 T-generators and Critical Resources – Two new required terms. Chapter 11 Finding more to sell – Choco-for-You, Part 1. Chapter 12 Evaluating the next leap in performance and its required investment – Choco-forYou, Part 2. Chapter 13 Analyzing the significant decisions as explored in the Choco-for-You case. Chapter 14 The Role of Time and Timing in Decision Making. Chapter 15 Cash as a special critical resource. Chapter 16 The Quality of Earnings – from the perspective of a TOC minded CPA. Chapter 17 Now, it’s time for a Big Move- Daily Bread, Part 4. Chapter 18 An Analysis of Acquisitions. Chapter 19 Management attention as a special critical resource. Chapter 20 The Critical Nature of Metrics. Epilogue: What we have Covered Together. Appendix A. Modeling and data Requirements for Performing the What-If Scenarios. Appendix B. Specifics on What Metrics to Use and When they are Applicable. Appendix C. Table of Figures. Appendix D. Table of Tables.