Combining a single solar cell with many other cells is how a solar panel is made. Add many solar panels together, and a solar array soon exists. Many solar arrays become a solar farm, producing a tremendous amount of clean energy. That’s the power of modularity.
Today’s post reminds me of the book, The Goal. In it, the author talks about the theory of constraints. Your process can only be as quick as your slowest Lego. Remove it or improve it and everything else gets better too.
I'm glad you brought that up. It was such a great analogy to bring the idea home. We used to use the same strategy back in the day when I rode motorcycles. We'd put the newest and least experience riders up front so that the whole group would stay together on longer rides.
I’ve always wondered if that was a big paradigm shifting book for manufacturing logistics professionals or if we non-logistic people were just being wowed by 101-level material.
Today’s post reminds me of the book, The Goal. In it, the author talks about the theory of constraints. Your process can only be as quick as your slowest Lego. Remove it or improve it and everything else gets better too.
Love that scout/hike analogy in that book. It comes to mind often.
I'm glad you brought that up. It was such a great analogy to bring the idea home. We used to use the same strategy back in the day when I rode motorcycles. We'd put the newest and least experience riders up front so that the whole group would stay together on longer rides.
I’ve always wondered if that was a big paradigm shifting book for manufacturing logistics professionals or if we non-logistic people were just being wowed by 101-level material.
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