Hi everyone, I can't remember who it was, but someone recently mentioned that the great little TOC book "The Cash Machine" used a different approach to...
Hi Clare It was Clare Maday who talked about this method. Jim Bowles Clouds? Hi everyone, I can't remember who it was, but someone recently mentioned that the...
Hi Jim, As usual ... you made me think ... and I don't like that ! :) ... Hmmm ... I like this technique. It is simple, but it has made me think slightly...
Hi Clark (I got the names mixed up last posting - put it down as a senior moment) It was the first time that I had used that method of surfacing assumptions ...
Hi again Jim, ... That's spot on Jim. It took me a long time to realise that this was indeed a big problem. As soon as customers realise that their change...
Charlie, Joy's proposal has its charms, but (because the approach assumes away variation) it sounds a touch "cost world" to me. Suggesting a modification to...
Dear Charles Since the case is of predicting a one time event demand, it becomes a little difficult as the TOC distribution solution is not fully compatible...
Charlie, The rapid replenishment logistics model (works for both distribution and supply; you just reverse the flows, and many inputs will have a single source...
Dear Members I was wondering if TOC simulators (software or games) are available for demonstrating DBR or distribution concepts. I have used the GSim and MICCS...
Dears members, In http://www.robertb.co.nz/CLCC.html I read: "Use of buffers in planning and control In order to contribute to the reduction in the overall...
Pere, Let's look at the excerpt you quited sentence-by-sentence. The first sentence: In order to contribute to the reduction in the overall project duration,...
Well, let's start by asking, of course: What does "scientific" means? :) Clearly, when you don't have historical data to base your calculations, the 50% rule...
Brian, Thank you very much being so clear and concise! Pere Coll "Brian Potter" <bpotter@...> Enviado por: cmsig@yahoogroups.com 08/08/2006 16:31 Por...
Dear all, It might be more valuable to comment on the whole article. It does raise some valid points, e.g. about critical resources: there may be more than 1 ...
Fred, Well said about considering the article in full. My blunder. Now, that I HAVE read the full article, I feel confident stating that most of the raised...
In a message dated 8/8/2006 10:33:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time, bpotter@... writes: This fallacy arises from the same deterministic thinking that makes...
Hi Brian - As I recall, the PERT model had provision for probabliistic estimates from the earliiest days. It used the formula, [(o+4m+p)/6], where o = ...
Some of you may be interested in a discussion taking place on the Critical Chain list Hi, Larry You wrote: “There are several assumptions (cases) that lead...
In a message dated 8/8/2006 3:27:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time, daniel.r.peters@... writes: [The PERT] method still choses a single value to estimate the...
Mickey, That traditional "keep the business running" imperative is a good start. It means that IT must SERVE the business rather than expect the business to ...
Jim, Remember, the "traditional" CC task network building exercise does not really changes "only" other than the estimation, planning, monitoring, and recovery...
Brian Thanks – you state the case in exactly the same way that I view things. Regards Jim Bowles PS How’s the job going? Jim, Remember, the "traditional"...
Jim, You are too kind. Now, that I've edited and corrected several mistakes in my first sentence (and a lower density of same, later on), I think I see what...
Mickey, Your two problems are two faces of the same problem. TDD (and IDD) measure total system performance for an entire business. Concepts like "internal...
I'm considering presenting our half-day Executive Roundtable workshop in the USA in late October / early November. Please read on if you are (or will be) in...
Hello, I got asked today an question which left me thinking and I found no answer. What is the difference, between adjusting a buffer level (in a make to stock...
Santi- I'd bet either method would work. The concern, I suspect is that the second method has the danger of being more complex than required. The point of ...
Hey folks, long time no talk (I hope both lists are active) Viable Vision Can someone give some feed back about VV process ? I mean it was launched in 2003 or...
