Alex Decision : Break Time Vs. No Break Time
B: increase capacity of the bottleneck
D: change the break time hours for my employees
A: ensure that the company is profitable
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C: ensure that my employees are satisfied
D': leave the existing hours for employee's break time
In order to ensure that the company is profitable I must increase capacity of the bottleneck and in order to increase capacity of the bottleneck I must change the break time hours for my employees. But, in order to ensure that the company is profitable I must also ensure that my employees are satisfied and in order to ensure that my employees are satisfied I must leave the existing hours for employee's break time. I can't both change the break time hours for my employees and leave the existing hours for employee's break time.
| Relation | Assumption(s) | Injection(s) |
| D-D' | i can't leave the existing hours and have the machine work at all times. | if Alex hire employees who do not belong to union, then he can create a more flexible policy which can satisfy his need |
| B-D | the bottleneck needs someone to operate the machine during the break time | if the machine could have a button that could run without supervision, then the bottleneck will not need someone to operate the machine during the break time |
| C-D' | they will not be used to have break time at a different hour | finding the right incentive to change employees mind about the break time, then they will feel more engage with different break hours |
| A-B | increasing capacity will lead to a more productive and efficient company | If we use an older machine which is able to eliminate the bottleneck, then there's no need to change the break time hours of the employees |
| A-C | the more satisfied the employees are, the more they will produce for the company | there is no injection for this particular assumption |