In TOC, which term is described as the TOC analysis that determines general flow and identifies gating, convergent points, divergent points, and shipping points?

• A. United Nations Compact Management Model
• B. VATI Analysis
• C. Yokoten
• D. Zone

Answer: (A)

In TOC, this analysis is used to map how the parts move through the network at a high level and to pinpoint where flow is constrained. VATI analysis lays out the general sequence of steps and marks the gating point (the bottleneck), convergent points (where multiple inputs come together), divergent points (where a single input splits into multiple paths), and shipping points (where finished products leave). This view helps you see where capacity limits the system and how to pace and buffer work around the constraint. The other terms don’t describe this flow-mapping concept in TOC: the United Nations Compact Management Model isn’t a TOC tool, Yokoten refers to spreading improvements across the organization rather than analyzing flow, and Zone isn’t a standard TOC flow-analysis term.