1. Establishing the goal of the system, the units of measurement and the operation measurements

   2. Seeing the system

   3. Making the system stable

   4. Identifying the constraint and carry out the Five Focusing Steps

   5. Implementing buffer management

   6. Reducing the variability of the constraint and the main processes

   7. Creating a suitable management structure

   8. Eliminating the external constraint: selling the excess capacity

   9. Bringing the constraint inside the organization when possible

   10. Setting up a continuous learning program