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Tag Archives: The Goal
AI in Manufacturing: What Worked and What Did Not
With our small business we’ve used premium subscription services to several of the current top AI platforms to see what kind of impact we could have. With less than $10 million in revenue and ~25 employees, this was an opportunity … Continue reading
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Tagged ai, Business, digital-marketing, Goldratt, Marketing, technology, The Goal
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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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Tagged Goldratt, Industry, The Goal, Theory of Constraints, ToC
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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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Tagged Goldratt, Growth, Product Management, Project Management, Revenue, Rules of Flow, Sales, Software development, The Goal, Theory of Constraints, throughput
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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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Tagged Cancer, Death, Goldratt, leadership, Succession Planning, terminal illness, The Goal
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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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Tagged Communication, First kiss, Goldratt, Industry, Innovation, leadership, Love, Succession Planning, The Goal, Theory of Constraints
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Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: Chapter 23 – “Taking Precautions” aka Marc Goes Cycling
Marc focuses on time as the constraint to their capacity to go riding, while his nephew gently reminds him that their power – a function of their training, nourishment, and energy – is also a constraint. They must meter their food and water, otherwise they won’t be able to complete the circuit they’ve chosen. Continue reading
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Tagged Cycling, Energy, Exercise, food, Nourishment, Rules of Flow, The Goal, Theory of Constraints
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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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Tagged Classroom, Communication, Executive MBA, Goldratt, MBA, Project Management, Psychological Safety, Rules of Flow, The Goal, ToC
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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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Tagged Artificial Intelligence, Focus, Goldratt, Robotics, Romance, Software, The Goal, Theory of Constraints
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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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Tagged Cooking, Fryer, Goldratt, Holiday, Holiday Planning, Kitchen, Thanksgiving, The Goal, Theory of Constraints, Turkey, Turkey Fry
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Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: A Summary of Part 2 of 3 – Chapters 9 – 19, Pages 47 – 116
Chapters 9 – 12 kick off with Marc Wilson working with his work-crush Abbie to change their approach to project management; telling the team the plan, iterating once they have feedback, and dealing with customer response to the changing methods. … Continue reading
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