A guide and workbook on the changes an organization needs to make to implement constraint management, a theory developed by Eliyahu Goldratt. Also referred to as synchronous manufacturing, common-sense manufacturing, and continuous flow manufacturing, constraint management is a set of techniques to optimize manufacturing activity by getting managers and workers to coordinate their labor and reduce bottlenecks. Woeppel, a Texas-based consultant on continuous- improvement processes, covers the nuts and bolts of logistical, pricing, and measurement systems, providing an implementation checklist, sample policies, and procedure documents. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)