welcome to the club... i have asked goldratt about his opinion of the Open Source software movement. he told me, "you do not want to know my opinion." and has...
"Jim Bowles" <j_m-bowles@...> wrote: In DBR we say that "half the current lead-time" is a "good enough" starting point for the buffer times. In CCPM...
"Jim Bowles" <j_m-bowles@...> wrote: You are still expressing an "opinion" based on your understanding of a method (assumptions). But are we talking...
Hi Richard [Is there anyone doing a 3-cloud-like approach that does NOT include this step?] YES I don't do that in the way that you describe. [REZ] If,...
Hi, Richard Well, it isn't basic but the best text on RCA is one that Bill Cocoran has done. There is some good stuff in the archives of the RCA group. Check...
Let me first start off by saying I am not necessary speaking specifically about Critical Chain or some mechanical systems such as DBR or SPC. Those stuff are...
Hi, Jim You are right about TOC not having an agreed upon standard. Most of us ancient Jonah's Jonahs went through the Core Problem approach, and only ever...
Larry I am thinking that I would like to take your question a few steps forward. That would be for me offer a service to anyone on this list the chance to go ...
I don't have it handy to check, but I believe Cohen and Lepore's book Deming and Goldratt ( http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0884271633/focusedperfor-20)...
Larry and all- This doesn't define the approach, but there was a great graphic in some materials that Lisa Ferguson presented last summer in her role in...
I may have missed the answers to this question from last week. These were questions we ran into and it's worthwhile understanding some of the thinking behind...
Jack Thanks for directing me to the file. It's good but as you rightly say it shows the flow of the process or with the "what" - But not the how to. It is the...
Hi'ya, I have an interesting question. A client I am talking with develops fairly involved custom kitchens. Each kitchen in it's components is fairly...
Hi all I have worked with several Kitchen Manufacturers like this and have always used DBR. The Routing is almost always the same for any kitchen, the only...
Hi, Frank Mine is handy. Yes, you are right. They explain it as Eli G did when he first presented it. They make the leap to the core conflict from three UDE...
Interesting. I can see that DBR would make sense. This environment is more project management and MS Project scheduling focused (small number of complex...
Hi Eric - Templates are good. They are widely used in CCPM implementations for the reasons you describe. Now - is it a CCPM or DBR application? That's a...
this is great use of this group (in my not so humble opinion)... when, or should i say how, are we going to determine the best tool for the task at hand? i use...
My copy was handy and you are correct. Chapter 4 in the book is called the Thinking Processes. It starts on page 121 and has a section on page 124 with a...
OK Let's me put this line of enquiry to bed! It's a digression from the main point I made. The point being that there are better ways (and easier to use) than...
Opps! sorry about the typos Moral - don't edit an email whilst a virus check is running: Corrected text. OK Let me put this line of enquiry to bed! It's a...
i have yet to see it, but i KNOW it is going to be exceptional... www.bloglines.com/blog/ski?id=110 also, i would like to know what kind of airplay this movie,...
Hi, Eric Templates work fine for CC project plans. The concerns are the same as with any template or checklist: people can become dependent on them, and not...
Larry But you'd definitely need a project software to implement the solution, right? When do you use personally the TOC project solution and when do you use...
Hi Ski Well, since Project Management requires software, I tend to the DBR or S-DBR Solution. However, I know the difference between the two, taking into...
Hi, Santiago I specialize in projects. However, the application for very simple repetitive projects can look a lot like simplified DBR. As I see it, the...
Hi larry Thanks What I see as a problem when implementing the TOC project solution, in an environment where both can fit equally well, is the software and the ...
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