Adjusting delivery schedules to meet demand
B: Improve the profitability of the division and the plant.
D: Modify the entire production schedule to meet a lucrative customer's needs.
A: Provide fast, reliable products to all customers.
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C: Meet the production needs of customers that I already have.
D': Not take the order and lose the possible future business
In order to Provide fast, reliable products to all customers. I must Improve the profitability of the division and the plant. and in order to Improve the profitability of the division and the plant. I must Modify the entire production schedule to meet a lucrative customer's needs.. But, in order to Provide fast, reliable products to all customers. I must also Meet the production needs of customers that I already have. and in order to Meet the production needs of customers that I already have. I must Not take the order and lose the possible future business. I can't both Modify the entire production schedule to meet a lucrative customer's needs. and Not take the order and lose the possible future business.
| Relation | Assumption(s) | Injection(s) |
| D-D' | Taking the order under the terms stated would affect customers that I already have and prevent me from reaching the stated goals. | That the terms of the customers arrangement can change, and that the current customers would be adversely affected by a small delay. |
| B-D | The customer requires the product faster than the normal production schedule. | That the customer actually needs all of the products at that time, and that the customer will not accept any other terms. |
| C-D' | Affecting customers I already have increases the potential of losing a customer. | That small delays would not affect the current customers. |
| A-C | Keeping timely delivery schedules provides confidence to customers that reliability will be maintatined. | That timely delivery schedules would prevent customers from seeking alternatives. |