2. a) In the situation wherein different boys took different paths up the mountain to the same ending, Herbie would still be the troop’s bottleneck, because overall he has the least capacity for walking. No matter the order of the troop member, the person that move slowest will determine the throughput for the troop as a whole.
b) Bottleneck is the resource that has the smallest capacity. It creates the weakest link in the overall process chain and determine the process capacity. In the other word, the process capacity is equal with the minimum capacity of its resource. Since the flow unit needs to be processed by each resource (for example there are a total “n” resources in the process), thus, the process capacity can be written as
Process
capacity = Minimum (Capacity of resource 1, …, Capacity of resource n). Based on the reading, it is written that the coach has already changed the order by turn the entire troop around, thus they have the opposite order than they had before, and made Herbie as a leader. However, the troops could not go fast. Thus, it does not matter the position of bottleneck whether it is at the first place of the process or at the end, it will still determine the rate of the process as a whole. In order to increase the process capacity as a whole, we have to increase the capacity of the bottleneck. As mentioned in the reading, Herbie’s capacity is affected by the weight of his stuff that he was carrying through the hiking. And when the others help him to carry his stuff, he able to move faster and the troop’s speed become twice than their speed before. Herbie, the bottleneck, was the key to determine the speed of the entire troop. And by helping him to increase his capacity, means helping to increase the speed of the troop as a whole.
In order to receive a victory in the Battle of the Bulge, General Patton used Mission Command Analysis in order to understand how he can be successful for this mission. The first thing of understanding t...
If Krakauer, Hall, Hansen, and the other climbers were not loyal to each other, death would have been inevitable for everyone. While the team is climbing, one of the more experienced climbers and sherpa, Lopsang, decides to clip himself to Sandy. When asked why he did so, he responded, “because Scott wants all members to go to summit, and I am thinking Sandy will be weakest member, I am thinking she will be slow, so I will take her first.” (Page 222). Lopsang knew that the climb was beyond difficult, and he showed loyalty to Sandy by assisting her when she was weak. Another example of loyalty from the novel was shown by Hutchison. Even though the men were suffering from exhaustion, frostbite, and fear, “Hutchison organized a team of four Sherpas to locate the bodies of Weathers and Namba, who had been left on the far side of the Col when Anatoli Boukreev brought in Charlotte Fox, Sandy Pittman, and Tim Madsen.” (Page 322). This shows extreme loyalty because these men were dying, but showed respect to the dead by finding their bodies in attempt to bring closure to their families. Hutchison created a strong bond between himself and others, and he showed loyalty to people even after they died. In addition to the teammates showing loyalty to each other, the Sherpas created bonds with the climbers. Hall recognizes the immense impact the Sherpas have on the team and says, “I want you all to remember we would have absolutely no chance of getting to the summit of Everest without their help.” (Page 68). Hall showed loyalty to the Sherpas by respecting them, and only allowing them to climb to certain heights if they were not properly trained. Overall, loyalty was shown throughout the novel, and Krakauer could not have survived without the bonds he created with the other men and
Throughout the battle, you see numerous Army Values and Warrior Ethos being used. “I will never leave a fallen comrade”, was the etho used the most, to reach the separated platoon. The battle also shows that not all tactical orders are effective, but as a leader you must never second guess yourself.
...route called for them to cross the river at Gemund, but the bridge was heavily guarded. CPT Baum sent for a recon of the bridge; and while waiting, they were attacked. In a matter of seconds, they lost three tanks and several men were injured or missing (himself and LT Nutto were amongst the injured). This forced CPT Baum to order the task force north to find an alternate route. Heading north, they found a crossing point to cross the Sinn River at Burginissm. Once across, they headed east towards the town of Grafendorf. At Grafendorf, the task force found approximately 700 Russian laborers being guarded by 200 German soldiers. They liberated the Russians and transferred the German Soldiers to them. They crossed the Saale river and employed (captured) two locals to help them find and navigate to their objective—this was the final stretch to their destination.
When reading the piece “Griffy the Cooper” by Edgar Lee Masters, many different points of emphasis arise throughout the poem. The three key points of emphasis are fairly striking, as well as they are all mutually exclusive of each other. These key points also create a triangular paradox which replicates the cycle of creation. “Griffy the Cooper” makes the idea very clear that those who are still living can not truly know life, but the reasoning behind this notion follows the previously stated, paradoxical cycle, as it starts with the indication that while alive, people are trapped by this “tub” that is their own mental construct , then the speaker progresses to the concept that people are trapped within themselves, and finally that their
b. Total molasses shipped from each refinery to each customer must be equal to the quantity required by that customer.
the camp they experience the better part of their journey, While at Camp Weedpatch they receive
When measuring the entrance lines to the two parks we collected data on people in groups of five. When measuring in terms of time we started the clock when the first person began the entrance process and stopped it when the fifth person in that same line made it through the gate. We made note of the group’s total time and the amount of males, females, and children (measured by the same criteria as above). We chose to record entrance times in terms of five person groups ...
...t across the neck in good order and passing to the right of Bunker's Hill laid down a covering fire for Prescott's men. Gardner was first and was soon wounded. Michael Jackson took over for him and was soon joined by companies of Connecticut troops. Soon the British advanced on them and were in a bloody stand-up fight. In good order the troops fell back turning time and again to lay down delaying fire. Thus, did most of the men escape across the Neck to Cambridge.
Bottlenecks-when work to be done is limited due to other work that has to be done first.
Theory of constraints (TOC) is a systematic management approach that focuses on actively managing those constraints that impede a firm’s progress towards its goal of maximizing profits and effectively using its resources. (Krajewski, Ritzman, & Malhotra, 2013). It outlines the deliberate process for identifying and overcoming constraints. The process focuses on the efficiency of individual processes and bottlenecks constraining the overall system. According to Krajewski, Ritzman, & Malhotra, the TOC methods increase the firm’s profits more effectively by focusing on making materials flow rapidly through the entire system. Therefore, the constraints are the weak link. The performance of the entire chain is limited by the strength of the weakest link in manufacturing processes. TOC focuses on the process that slows the speed of product through the system.
In order to properly research a topic, first an adequate definition is required. Kellough (2003) defined block scheduling as:
They had to do things quickly cause the sun would have melted the snow. The snow would be wet and be slippery. The hikers could have slipped carrying the Sadhu. This could mean ultimately death. Also, this was a once in a lifetime during that time. Climbing that summit would be a great accomplishment. The hikers would have needed to assess the weight of the Sadhu during this dilemma. The Sadhu could be dead weight and could shake while the hikers would try to carry him. Or, he could help the hikers by trying to be light as a feather. There was a lack of communication inside the group of hikers. Since there was no communication, the hikers were very ineffective to do an action. Communication and coordination are key to finding a solution to the problem. There was a lack of moral common ground so, it created a difficulty upon the hikers to change their course of plans or actions. This would make it harder for an individual to rise up to be a leader and unify the hikers to find a solution to the problem.
Resources entail intangible, tangible, and human resources. Capabilities to describe the environment and strategic environment. Core competencies include knowledge and technical capability. In this section, we will attempt to describe in detail the three segments: resources, capabilities, and core competencies. 4.2.1 Tangible Resources Tangible resources include four different areas of importance.
...ure a little longer, and look a little closer to see how he or she can add to the effort. If each soldier takes the initiative to work just a little harder we can accomplish the mission that much faster and to a better degree. But it takes the whole team as a unit, as one, to attain this goal.