Partners

Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, delivers innovations that answer society's challenges, combining its operational technology, information technology, and products/systems. The Hitachi Group is an innovation partner for the IoT era, and it has approximately 307,000 employees worldwide. Through collaborative creation with customers, Hitachi is deploying Social Innovation Business using digital technologies in a broad range of sectors, including Power/Energy, Industry/Distribution/Water, Urban Development, and Finance/Social Infrastructure/Healthcare. Hitachi provides financial support for Japan’s annual TOCfE symposium and other training activities as well as volunteer service during TOCfE events.

Founded in 1978, The Bonadio Group is a nationally-ranked top 100 CPA firm with offices in Rochester, Buffalo, Alban, Syracuse, Utica, Geneva, Perry, New York City and Rutland, VT. They have grown and diversified from a firm offering auditing and tax services to a multi-dimensional accounting, IT consulting, business advisory, and financial services organization serving the needs of commercial, small business, public, tax-exempt and individual clients. The Bonadio Group donates supportive accounting services to TOC for Education.

Founded by Dr. Eliyahu M Goldratt, Goldratt Consulting is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel and has representatives around the world. Goldratt consulting uses the test TOC body of knowledge to create unprecedented performance and bottom line results. Goldratt Consulting is a major sponsor of TOC for Education conferences. Goldratt Consulting, Japan has launched and is sponsoring a comprehensive TOC for Education training initiative for the general population that has educated over 2,000 people from all walks of life and who are now sharing the TOCfE tools with family, friends and business associates. The facilitators and program staff are all volunteers.

NeoGrid has been at the forefront of supply chain collaboration for more than a decade, helping companies balance inventory, minimize out-of-stocks, increase sales and find the right suppliers with which to partner. With over 600 people working in nine languages across 34 countries spanning five continents, NeoGrid supports some of the largest retailers worldwide. According to Interbrand (2011), NeoGrid supports clients from 23 of the 100 most valuable brands in the world. Neogrid, Brazil is partnering with TOCfE and local education authorities in Joinville, Brazil to bring TOC thinking and communication tools to Joinville students through TOCfE seminars for teachers and counselors.

The Dr. Eliyahu M Goldratt Foundation is a non-profit organization organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes to fund fellowships and grants to innovate practical applications and broaden the advancement of knowledge of the Theory of Constraints. The Foundation wants to increase the awareness of TOC potential, increase the credibility of the TOC processes and generate excitement about TOC through new, significant successes. The process of on-going improvement is best served when TOC extends its application into new domains, improves its implementation methods, simplifies its tools, widens its applicability, deepnds the understanding of TOC principles and applies its tools to achieve important social goals. The Goldratt Foundation provided grants in 2013 for specific TOCfE projects in Israel, Peru and Mexico.

Rotary Clubs: Mid Bay of Niceville Fl and East Los Angeles of the United States; Makati Central, Cubao West and Metro Manila of the Philippines and Shouman of Bulgaria

Several Rotary Clubs have been working with TOCfE since 1997 to bring the TOC thinking and communication tools to children worldwide in order to leave behind a more peaceful and understanding world. Most recently Shuman Club of Rotary has become a major Rotary Partner. These Rotary Clubs have sponsored trainings for hundreds of teachers, sponsored booths at 4 Rotary International conferences and provided travel expenses for teachers to attend TOCfE International upgrade conferences. Applications of these trainings enable children to make responsible decisions, resolve conflicts and develop resilience.

TOC for Education - Australia Inc. provides workshops and training in the TOC logical thinking and communication tools to students, parents, caretakers, educators, education administrators, counselors, community groups and organizations. At the heart of their approach is the desire to contribute to a better world by teaching children and adults new and effective ways of thinking in order to improve their lives and opportunities now and in the future.

Designs and implements multi-project management processes for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), engineering and manufacturing organizations based on Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) and Kanban principles. Realization provided funding to print the first edition of a textbook on how to teach curriculum using three TOC thinking tools and to provide materials to launch the TOC ‘Chest of Secrets’ thinking program for kindergartners in the Philippines.