Monthly Archives: March 2023

Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: Chapter 18 – “Additional Gates”

Posted on March 3, 2023 by flybrand1976

It’s easy to put on another hat and see Isaac as a terrible boss and father who doesn’t listen to his son / employee while withholding critical information – his untreatable terminal illness and pending sale of the company. Write this story with that angle and it becomes a warning tale about narcissism and other dark triad activity. Continue reading →

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Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: Chapter 17 – “Full-kit Before Production”

Posted on March 2, 2023 by flybrand1976

By having clear checklists and only kicking off projects that have the necessary ingredients for success, Marc sees his department is getting more done and the people appear to be happier. His sister, Sam, running the company’s plant is unhappy and calls to tell him so – because Marc’s team increased throughput is releasing more to her team than she is prepared to handle. Continue reading →

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Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: Chapter 16 – “Dosage”

Posted on March 1, 2023 by flybrand1976

Professor Richard Silver brings in two guests to talk about the concept of ‘dosage’ for projects, which is really the ‘batch size’ or ‘amount of work done’ for a project. One guest worked in aircraft maintenance and the other in corrections – the concept of dosage helped improve the flow of both of their processes. Continue reading →

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