Walmart's Theory Of Constraints

Goldratt believes that physical restraints are easier to identify. If the time constraint is overcome by company, another constraint will appear in store. Often appear market restrictions (when there is insufficient demand for any product), this situation sometimes makes managers think that the constraint is out of their control as they are only the provider of other’s products to the direct customer. On many other occasions, the constraint is self-created by the same management through the definition of internal policies. Goldratt, "hardly find a company with a real market restriction, as all are with ruinous policies marketing restrictions” (Oglethorpe and Heron, 2013).

Noreen; Smith & Mackey, consider that; it is very difficult to identify

As it is compared with Walmart as well since Walmart has executed theory of constraints in its company and now as a retailer, Target Corporation has potential to implement the theory of constraints within the organisation in order to sustain with the company’s objective and to achieve the company’s critical success factors.

Goldratt defends financial measures as the primary basis for evaluating the goal of the organisation (which is economic in nature). The same author goes on to state that; non- financial measures are equivalent to anarchy. Theory of Constraints proposes the use of three measures closely related to what the company pursues in its actions, i.e. goal. The three measures: net income, return on capital employed and cash flow are very important because they generate answers to the questions that matter most managers, such as:

1. How much money is generating the

Moreover, the definition of this goal helps management of Target to take decisions local and global focus their energies and resources on the critical aspects that determine the overall result.

The basic principles of TOC could help Target in supporting elements which contribute to improving managerial reasoning in the management of processes and interactions among resources, activities and people of company. Finally, it is valuable to identify the impediments that affect the achievement of the result that Target aims to achieve system (constraints). In particular, it is necessary to know whether the constraints are internal (in the process, resources, policies), or if external (the supplier market, the buyer 's market). After identified the restriction is advisable to apply the continuous improvement process proposed by the