Rules for Bottleneck Scheduling in TOC:

Proprietary scheduling systems for TOC by Goldratt start aggressive marketing of software, Optimized Production Technology (OPT). The principles included in OPT are helpful in handling bottlenecks in the scheduling of the production systems. These rules are such as.

Rule 1

Rule 1 : Balance Flow, Not Capacity

Line balancing, which is an instance of traditional system, attempts to balance the capacity of each workstation. Work-stations are so designed that their capability is nearly same and, therefore, there is a high utilization factor. OPT, by using TOC on the other hand, targeted on balancing the flow within the plant (instead of resources as in line-balancing). This shall ensure the identification of bottleneck (or constraint). Once the bottleneck is handled for enhancement, the throughput of the system increases.

Rule 2

Rule 2: The Level of Utilization of Non-bottleneck Resource is resolute Not by Its Own Potential but by Some Other Constraint in the System.