Enhancing Efficiency in Chennai Metro Through Theory of Constraints (TOC): A Review of Strategic Project Management Practices

Abstract

The Chennai Metro Rail Project (CMRP) is a prime example of a high-impact urban infrastructure project in which the cost, schedule, and quality were successfully managed thanks to the use of adaptive governance, digital management, and Theory of Constraints (TOC) principles. With the real images highlighting the real-time impact of TOC, this review evaluates constraint identification, digital tools, cost tracking, and sustainability outcomes in CMRL's project execution by bringing together academic and industry viewpoints.