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Goldratt’s 8 Rules Of Flow

Goldratt’s book ‘Rules of Flow’ establishes 8 rules which are illustrated over the course of Marc Wilson’s story arc. Continue reading

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Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: Page by Page, Chapter by Chapter Review

If you’ve read the original The Goal, Rules of Flow is worth reading. If you’re choosing which to read first – I recommend those new to theory of constraints start here. Continue reading

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Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: Part 3, Chapters 20 – 27 60 Second Video Summary

In the final chapter, Marc and his sister are summoned to their parent’s house where Isaac hands the business over to Marc, compliments him for the changes he has created using the Theory of Constraints he’s learned in Professor Silver’s course, and let’s both of them know about his terminal disease. Continue reading

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Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: Part 3, Chapters 20 – 27, Pages 117 – 171: The End

Marc and his sister are summoned to their parent’s house where Isaac hands the business over to Marc, compliments him for the changes he has created using the Theory of Constraints he’s learned in Professor Silver’s course, and let’s both of them know about his terminal disease. Continue reading

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Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: FIN, Chapter 27 – “The Contingency Plan”

Rules of Flow Resolution: Marc learns of his father’s illness and is given the company to run. Continue reading

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Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: Chapter 25 – “Lead Time is Getting Shorter”

Snap back to realityOh, there goes gravity – Eminem “Lose Yourself” Big moves in the plot! Marc gets a call for “Mr. Wilson” and accepts it, but it was really a call to his father and now Marc knows that … Continue reading

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Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: Chapter 24 – “Buffer Management”

Marc realizes that a lot of the minutiae he tracks from his team has now become busywork as he has cut the number of projects and increased the flow of WIP. Continue reading

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Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: Chapter 22 – “What Changes to Expect?”

Her father extended the topic and its impact to give it depth; her master stroke here is instead to bring the topic together to show its impact and drive home the importance of short communication loops and psychological safety when working on projects. Continue reading

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Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: Chapter 21 – “One-on-One”

“By using AI capabilities they are able to make the robotic arm adjust its reactions to changing conditions in ways that weren’t possible before.” Marc listens to Linda, the team’s software expert on Page 124. In some ways, it sounds like she may be programming a descendant of the NCX-10 from The Goal. Continue reading

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Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: Chapter 20 – “Synchronization” … Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner Operations

This chapter changed my mind about this book, I now recommend it. Chapter 20’s focus on the American holiday of Thanksgiving, which focuses on the preparation of a Turkey, can go down as a more famous Goldratt-ian metaphor than Herbie and his famous scout hike from The Goal (Chapter 13, Chapter 15). Continue reading

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