Lean and Theory of Constraints form a powerful combination

Lean and Theory of Constraints form a powerful combination
Theory of Constraints and Lean; the uneasy relationship that should be a solid win/win

While it would be ideal to talk about a TOC/Lean marriage, and while there ARE tremendous opportunities for synergy (this is the only time I use this over-worked word in this entire web site, by the way) the reality is that there IS perceived competition between Lean and Theory of Constraints because in reality many Lean practices appear counter-productive, sub-optimal, and, ironically, wasteful from a TOC perspective while many TOC practices are contrary to a by-the-book Lean perspective.