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Tag Archives: Production Capacity

Let’s treat our employees more like machines.

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Dan
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My friend Elizabeth has what seems to be an enviable job. She’s the head of global product development for a cool consumer products company. You can see her company’s logo all over the streets of New York and the trails … Continue reading →

Posted in TIMEBACK BLOG | Tagged Leadership, Production Capacity, Respect for people | 12 Replies

Limits are good

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Dan
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Kurt is the COO of an innovative non-profit that marshals corporate resources to address problems in its greater municipal area — education, pollution, transportation etc. Business is good for Kurt, and opportunities abound. He’s been to Shanghai twice in the … Continue reading →

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It’s about throughput, not capacity.

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Dan
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For a long time now, I’ve advocated “living in your calendar” in order to, among other reasons, understand your production capacity. Mapping out your work on a calendar helps prevent you from taking on more commitments than you have the … Continue reading →

Posted in TIMEBACK BLOG | Tagged Kanban, Production Capacity | 5 Replies

The problem with priorities.

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Dan
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Ron Ashkenas posted a thoughtful piece on the problem with priorities a few months ago. He tells a story of the head of a large hospital who asked his direct reports to make an index card for each of the … Continue reading →

Posted in TIMEBACK BLOG | Tagged Great Work, Prioritization, Production Capacity | 2 Replies

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