... organization takes these inputs and transforms
them into the products or services that it provides to its customers. These
products or services are the outputs of the process. Whatever the output
of your ... Legal, and don’t forget the Executive
Of ces. You save the best for last, and we go on a lengthy tour
of Manufacturing. You point out the Press Area, the Ma...
... asked the team to develop a common understanding
of the role of the distribution system as it relates to the larger
system of which it is a part. They considered the 40,000' view of
the corporation ... husband Danny and I were making the decision
to move to another part of the country. The move was going to affect
our lives in many ways. Moving ou...
... comes their way. However,
if they don’t know what qualities the product is supposed to have when
they start their step of the process, and when they end their step of the
process, the chances of ... you’re
exercising.
The purpose of the examples is not to get into a debate about the
practicality of any of the ideas, or even the exactness (or lack thereof)...
... these to your
list. You are likely to answer both questions in the affirmative.
2. Select one of the “yes, buts” that appears to be an obvious
effect of any of the entities on the tree (or of the ... of
them have since gone on to study TOC, some with me, and some through
other channels. As a result of the presentation, I was asked to facilitate
a few meetin...
... that are at the “top” of the tree. “Top”
refers to those entities that don’t have any arrows pointing
out of them. Try to connect them to entities toward the bottom
of the tree. For example, ... on
the needs of the customer and store). Figure 7. 12 illustrates the future reality
tree they created.
Display Manufacturing had a nice list of obstacles to contend...
... the
opportunity to expand the tree to gain a more complete under-
standing of the current reality. What are the effects of the entities,
or combinations of entities, on the tree? What other aspects of the
system ... means and not ends.
Aristotle, 4th Century B.C.
The evaporating cloud is by far the most often used of the thinking
processes. This may be d...
... more and
more often, I remember to send them off to do the cloud. It works.
A Common Method for Constructing the Cloud
The D and D′ entities are the hot buttons of the conflict. They are what
is ... to
accomplish (Figure 10 .2) .
The Process
The major steps of the prerequisite tree process are:
1. Define the purpose for the prerequisite tree.
2. List the o...
... subject of your current reality tree,
the purpose of the system, or a key aspect of what forms the
system’s identity.
The transition from “
What
to Change to “
To What
to Change
occurs during ... perpetuating the existence of the undesirable effects;
brainstorm solutions to this core conflict; and select the initial
elements of the solution....
... in
the position of someone going to the bookstore and picking up the book,
deciding whether or not to purchase it. As I envisioned scanning the
pages and seeing all of those boxes and arrows, the ... made the decision not to litter the pages of the book
with multitudes of trees because I wanted to focus on process rather than
the content of what other...