The Theory of Constraints Atlas
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About this book
The Theory of Constraints Atlas is a living document maintained by the Bartley engine. It is researched, written, edited, and deployed by AI agents operating under human-defined editorial standards.
Curated by Simon M. White. Sponsorship inquiries: Bartley Editions.
The form is Christopher Alexander’s A Pattern Language and the Gang of Four’s Design Patterns, adapted to a web-first field reference for the Theory of Constraints body of knowledge.
Reference, not advice. The book is a reference and a study companion for the TOCICO certification track, not consulting advice for any specific organization or implementation. Application to a specific operational, project, supply-chain, healthcare, software, or strategic context requires professional judgment and contextual knowledge the book cannot provide.
Conflict-of-interest disclosure. Wolf McNally, curator pro tem during the initial buildout, is the creator of Flying Logic (Arciem LLC, since 2007), one of the named software tools practitioners use to draw Thinking Process diagrams. The Theory of Constraints Atlas treats Flying Logic on the same neutral terms as Harmony Apps (Goldratt Research Labs), Velocity Scheduling System, and A-dato: listed when an entry describes the TP-diagramming tool category, never promoted above the peer tools. No entry in the initial release assumes the reader knows or uses Flying Logic. A future stand-alone article about any specific TP-diagramming tool requires the sponsoring organization’s (TOCICO’s) approval, applies on the same neutral basis to peer tools, and reiterates this disclosure inline.
Trademark and institutional acknowledgments. TOCICO (the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization), the Goldratt Research Labs, the Goldratt School, TOCPA (Theory of Constraints Practitioners Alliance), IT Revolution, McGraw-Hill (publisher of the TOC Handbook), North River Press (publisher of Goldratt’s books), and any other named institution in this book retain their respective marks and institutional identities. Names appear descriptively in support of analysis, never associatively.