The Goal: Cutting the batch sice in half for all non-bottlenecks.
B: Get customers orders out faster.
D: Cut the non-bottleneck machine batch size in half.
A: Have competitive advantage over my competition.
| C-D': | Assumption(s) | Injection(s) |
| 1. The selling price and how much profit is made occurs in relationship to how much unit we are able to sell in one turn. 2. Not all vendors will want to increase the frequency of deliveries to us and reduce the quantity of each delivery. | 1. Use another concept instead of product cost. 2. The batch size policy should not be included for non-bottlenecks. |
C: Ensure a competitive per unit selling.
D': Not to cut batch size in half for the non-botteneck machines.
In order to Have competitive advantage over my competition. I must Get customers orders out faster. and in order to Get customers orders out faster. I must Cut the non-bottleneck machine batch size in half.. But, in order to Have competitive advantage over my competition. I must also Ensure a competitive per unit selling. and in order to Ensure a competitive per unit selling. I must Not to cut batch size in half for the non-botteneck machines.. I can't both Cut the non-bottleneck machine batch size in half. and Not to cut batch size in half for the non-botteneck machines..
| Relation | Assumption(s) | Injection(s) |
| D-D' | Both decisions cannot occur in a simultaneous time. | |
| B-D | All orders and parts are allowed to move faster through the whole system if the process of batches is in smaller quantities. | |
| C-D' | 1. The selling price and how much profit is made occurs in relationship to how much unit we are able to sell in one turn. 2. Not all vendors will want to increase the frequency of deliveries to us and reduce the quantity of each delivery. | 1. Use another concept instead of product cost. 2. The batch size policy should not be included for non-bottlenecks. |
| A-B | Getting the orders out faster will contribute to customer satisfaction. | 1. If the machines break down and the orders cannot be delivered faster. 2. If employees quit and does not permit the machines to be operated in a faster efficient way. |
| A-C | Price is an important element for out customers. |