Chapter 4

Isn't every upgrade a good upgrade?

Nâng cấp chỗ nào cũng tốt, phải không?

The chapter's question

If I had money, where would I put it to raise output?

Big idea

Investing at the bottleneck turns straight into output; investing elsewhere only turns into inventory.

In this chapter

  1. Part 4.1

    People, Machines, or Hours

    How do these three approaches differ in cost and speed?

  2. Part 4.2

    Is an Extra Shift Cheaper

    What does running an extra shift at the bottleneck cost?

  3. Part 4.3

    Outsourcing the Constraint

    Could this part be sent outside?

  4. Part 4.4

    Measuring After

    Did total output rise exactly as calculated?

The reading for this chapter is inside Conan School

This chapter has 4 readings, with case stories and exercises. Chapter 1 of The Bottleneck is free to read right here.

Read in Conan School

Chapters of The Bottleneck

  1. 1.Whose desk is the work piling up on?
  2. 2.What's the harm in letting the bottleneck take lunch?
  3. 3.Does the bottleneck need more people, or less work?
  4. 4.Isn't every upgrade a good upgrade?
  5. 5.Fixed one bottleneck, got another: did I fail?