Based functional solutions which generated improved results

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The last sentence at the bottom of Handout 4 Slide 19 states that “All models and tools are built upon assumptions: if the assumptions are found to be wrong… decisions based upon those models are unlikely to create the desired outcome.” Handout 8 (on slide 23) showed that one erroneous assumption many managers have regarding measurements to drive decision-making is that we should allocate overhead to the product level. Challenging that assumption was illustrated in the solution to the P&Q problem. Topics 5-7 each identified an assumption that the TOC-based functional solutions of Drum-Buffer-Rope (DBR), Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) and Continuous (Pull) Replenishment (CR).

Identify what each specific assumption that was challenged was.

What was the key change challenging each of those assumptions that was implemented for each of the TOC-based functional solutions which generated the improved results?

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