[Dface] Discussion of Introduction to Theory of Constraints

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Reading over the Focusing Steps:

@Elliot

The steps are:

1. Find the constraint.

So find the weakest link first? Ok. Idk how to find it or be sure of it. In a metal chain, the weakest link is the link that withstands the least amount of force before breaking.

Step two:

@Elliot

Optimize the constraint. (Make sure it’s used efficiently, e.g. if the bottleneck is a machine or tool, make sure it isn’t idle for lunch – not everyone should eat lunch at the same time.)

Optimize the weakest link? That doesn’t mean improve right? Like make the weakest link better by upping the force it can withstand? What about tossing the chain for a chain with a stronger weakest link? Is that optimizing the weakest link?

Optimizing the weakest link in the metal chain example could mean… something? idk.

@Elliot

Make sure it’s used efficiently,

Using something efficiently has to do with time, or energy, or strength maybe? Let’s say you use the metal chain effeciently to lift a lot of heavy objects. If the weakest link can withstand 5000 Newtons of force, you wouldn’t only carry things 1000 Newtons of force at a time. It would be more efficient to make the load heavier and carry more things at once.