Comments on: What do the Movie Avatar and the Theory of Constraints have to do with your business or career? http://www.toddgifford.com/index.php/2010/01/27/what-do-the-movie-avatar-and-the-theory-of-constraints-have-to-do-with-your-business-or-career/ Blog by Todd Gifford Wed, 13 Oct 2010 01:26:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dr Metaphysics http://www.toddgifford.com/index.php/2010/01/27/what-do-the-movie-avatar-and-the-theory-of-constraints-have-to-do-with-your-business-or-career/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Dr Metaphysics Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:55:42 +0000 http://www.toddgifford.com/?p=136#comment-101 Thank you for the great post as always, can't wait to your next one! Thank you for the great post as always, can’t wait to your next one!

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]]> By: Jack Vinson http://www.toddgifford.com/index.php/2010/01/27/what-do-the-movie-avatar-and-the-theory-of-constraints-have-to-do-with-your-business-or-career/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Jack Vinson Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:29:53 +0000 http://www.toddgifford.com/?p=136#comment-55 Interesting connection. I'd be a little concerned about the example you give on "cost savings," since that is one of the areas that TOC adherents (including me) tend to hear as a watch-out for the wrong focus. I think you are trying to suggest that, but I wasn't sure... The focus should be on the constraint and how to get MORE through it in order to achieve more sales. Assuming the constraint is internal, and not out in the market. Now, if you can find a way to make changes such that throughput goes up, as long as costs don't go up more than throughput it should make everyone happy, shouldn't it? Interesting connection. I’d be a little concerned about the example you give on “cost savings,” since that is one of the areas that TOC adherents (including me) tend to hear as a watch-out for the wrong focus. I think you are trying to suggest that, but I wasn’t sure…

The focus should be on the constraint and how to get MORE through it in order to achieve more sales. Assuming the constraint is internal, and not out in the market. Now, if you can find a way to make changes such that throughput goes up, as long as costs don’t go up more than throughput it should make everyone happy, shouldn’t it?

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