Hello , Sub:Six-sigma GB Module Basic Statistics file - Free download , Visit www.manufacturing-trends.com This week I will be sharing few thoughts about the...
from here: http://dnnproductivity.powerwebbook.com/Default.aspx?tabid=36&EntryID=118 Theory of Constraints: Was Goldratt Wrong? from Lean Insider by...
The variability in the dice game may be extreme, but it allows one to quickly illustrate the point of how systems with component variability interact. Should...
Hi Clarke If you want people to buy your products and services then one approach is to sell against the competition. They have clearly seen TOC as a competitor...
Jim writes: "Today, you will find that TOC starts with the premise that the market is the constraint." I hate to raise this old chestnut again, but I still...
Justin - ... I wish I could oblige, being at least older, but alas -- I agree with you. To say, "the market is the constraint" is either a cop-out or a poor ...
This is one of those cases where a little research shows up some interesting information. (And, note that Levinson is not the person who wrote the blog entry...
Kripanidhi But this argument breaks down in two areas: 1. The term 'market' refers not just to customers, but to the entire 'commercial universe' 2. Even if we...
Justin Interesting isn’t it what “peaks” our attention: As has been said before perhaps we should have a glossary of agreed terms. Since your expertise ...
"The variability of the dice game may be extreme"? How about a resource that produces hundreds or thousands of pieces a day breaks down and produces zero...
I too received the flyer with this book listed. The title got my attention. So marketing wise they got me to at least look at the bait. I haven't read the...
Kenn, Maybe I should explain why I call the dice game extreme. Plants in the industry I'm most familiar with, wood pulp production, run 24x7 most of the 365...
Jim - ... excess ... to ... to ... I think that's what most people say they mean. However, I think there's also a tendency - sometimes unconscious - to view it...
Rick: Thank you for your reply, I now understand your point of reference. Around 1985 I was "rolling the dice and passing the chips" with Sue Burgess. Sue was...
Hi Justin, Your point is sound, and just to add clarity, although I'm not older nor wiser than you ;-) At least in the VV realm and maybe also in Eli...
Hi Humberto I agree that the statement is easier to make, but I'm not sure that it's a valid shortcut. Let's assume that the organisation's customers are...
Hi Humberto While I'm stirring the pot, let me comment on the following (and yes, I note your bracketed disclaimer!). You said: "NPD can be new products or...
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Justin wrote: Let's assume that the organisation'-s customers are purchasing at a slower rate than last year. After an analysis we might conclude that the...
Jim Let me address what I suspect is the 'root cause' of our disagreement. You say that your (and Eli S's premise) is that the market (demand) is always the...
Jim I'm not sure if you received it, but yesterday's post in the 'Which function is responsible for offer-formulation.' thread lays out my argument. If you...
Jim, Justin, When I think of a constraint in the market, I'm reminded of the Atkins Diet scare of recent years. The carbohydrate manufacturing business (rice,...
Jim this is what I said today. Hi Tony To clarify my own thinking I spoke to one of the tutors who is with the VV Application Expert programme and asked the...
Hi everyone, Would you like to learn more about TOC? Do you live in the UK or EU? Would you like to meet like-minded individuals without costing a fortune? If...
If memory serves, in later versions of The Goal, Eli suggests that a company should expect that markets and perhaps even whole industries will go up and down. ...
Jim (F) Good case. Let's say that we're a manufacturer and distributor of pre-prepared pasta meals. Yesterday (pre-Atkins) our production order book was full....
Hi John, Even hindsight doesn't help in this case. Could you imagine a potato processor diversifying into meat processing? Meat and potatoes, hmmm... nah. ...
Hi Justin, Forgive me, I clipped your post below to the three things that caught my ear. During the Atkins years, there was no NPD for a carb producer that ...
This is tragic: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6746153.stm *A 52-year-old award-winning surgeon is quitting Britain to work in Switzerland and blames...
