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Discussion
#1 ) Planning, planning, and more planning!
There's a lot of "planning" going on in this chapter - capacity requirements planning, aggregate planning, material requirements planning. How important is planning, not only in the production environment, but in service organizations, and even in your daily lives? Can you think of any recent examples of poor resource management by businesses in the news or business magazines? What implications are there to poor resource management?
2.) Let's Get Lean!
The Principles of Lean Operating Systems can be applied to just about any process (i.e., goods-producing factories, service-providing organizations, student-learning, etc.). How can you apply lean operations to your learning process, for example? What other areas might benefit by going lean?
3.) Never tell people how to do things
"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity."
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the opinion expressed above? Explain your point of view by giving reasons and/or examples from your own experience, observations, or reading.
4.) Leading Projects
"It takes awareness and leadership to see the necessary changes that will make it a better project for our future."
Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your position with specific reasons and/or examples drawn from your reading, your observations, or your own experience.
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