Meaning

Need of thinking process

Tools used in thinking process

Thinking process used in product designing

The thinking process was oriented by DR.ELIYAHU

GOLDRATT TOM.

It is a mechanism that allows us to verbalize, construct,

analyze, and communicate cause and effect relationships to

propose feasible solutions to the problems.

Thinking process is needed to stop the failure of organizations, by giving the answer of:

WHAT TO CHANGE?

WHAT TO CHANGE TO?

HOW TO MAKE CHANGE?

There are seven tools used in thinking process. These are:

Current reality treeEvaporating CloudCore Conflict CloudFuture Reality TreeNegative Branch ReservationsPrerequisite TreeTransition Tree

A Current Reality Tree (CRT) is a way of analyzing many system or organizational problems at once. By identifying root causes common to most or all of the problems, the CRT can greatly aid focused improvement of the system.

UDE 1Engine will not start

UDE 1Engine will not start

UDE 2A.C.is not working

UDE 2A.C.is not working

UDE 3Car radio sounds unclear

UDE 3Car radio sounds unclear

The speakers are blocked

Air is not able to circulate

Air is not able to circulate

Fuel is not getting to engine

Fuel is not getting to engine

Engine need fuel in order to run

Engine need fuel in order to run

The air intake is full of water

The air intake is full of water

The speakers are under water

The speakers are under water

There is water in fuel line

There is water in fuel line

The car is in swimming pool

The handbrake stops the car from rolling into swimming pool

The handbrake stops the car from rolling into swimming pool

The handbrake is faultyThe handbrake is faulty

A future reality tree allow us to test the future outcome, using known cause and effect to check that what we want is what we will get.

The Future Reality Tree is the validation that a collection of injections will turn all of the UDE’s into DE’s

The car engine starts &run

(Desirable outcome)

Air conditioner works (Desirable outcome )

radio sounds normal (Desirable outcome )

Fuel get’s to the car engine

(Desirable effect )

Air is available to circulate

(Desirable effect )

The fuel line is clear (Desirable effect)

Air tank is clear

(Desirable effect )

The speakers are not under water (Desirable effect )

Car does not fall into swimming pool

(Natural effect )

The hand break stops the car to rolling into swimming pool

Engine needs fuel to run

The speakers are functioning well

(Desirable effect )

Repair the hand break

(Injection 1)

The Evaporating Cloud is used to address the question

What to Change to….

The Evaporating Cloud is suited to finding a solution to conflict between two parties or two points of view. The method requires the participants to find 'win-win' solutions because it emphasizes that both parties are trying to reach the same ultimate goal.

REQUIRMENT

B (reduce set up cost per unit)

C (reduce carrying cost per unit)

OBJECTIVE

A(reduce cost per unit)

PREREQUISITE

D (run large batches)

D (run small batches)

CONFLICT

CONFLICT(Not enough D)

B

C

A

SOME MORE D

SOME D

Core conflict cloud is looking for deeper conflicts that create the undesirable effects.

It does this by combining the positive aspects of both tools;Current realty tree – shows the core problem as the

source of many undesirable effects.

Cloud – shows the core problem is not the product of any one person.

By researching EOQ (Assumption)

Buy in large quantity (prerequisite A)

Buy in large quantity (prerequisite A)

Buy in small quantity (Prerequisite B)

Buy in small quantity (Prerequisite B)

Obtain lower cost shipping (Assumption)

Obtain bulk purchase discount (REQUIRMENT A)

Reduce storage cost (REQUIRMENT B)

Reduce interest on inventory (Assumption)

Delay in giving order (Undesirable effect)

Low material cost(OBJECTIVE)

By researching EOQ (Assumption)

A negative branch reservation is a cause and effect analysis

that proves how one entity leads to a negative outcome. 

In the language of the Thinking Processes, a Reservation

exists that if we act on an injection in the

Future Reality tree, there will result a Branch that leads

to an undesirable, Negative result. Hence it is called the

"Negative Branch Reservation" or NBR.

It is the tree that allows us to overcome the obstacles that stop us from implementing our plan.

No well-defined ES Architecture

No well-defined PM Body of Knowledge

It shows know where we stand.We can identified the core problem.We found an injection (one or more) that produces the

desired effects.We found the milestones of the journey--the intermediate

objectives (IO’s).The question now is What specific actions must we take?

Internal re construction

(Need)

25000 equity shares of Rs.10 each

(Current position)

25000 equity shares of Rs.10 each

(Current position)

25000 equity shares of Rs.10 Each converted into20000 fully paid eq. shares of Rs.10 each

(Current position)

25000 equity shares of Rs.10 Each converted into20000 fully paid eq. shares of Rs.10 each

(Current position)

Proposal approved in AGM

(RESULT)

Proposal approved in AGM

(RESULT)

Present reconstruction scheme in AGM

(Initiator's action)

Present reconstruction scheme in AGM

(Initiator's action)

Saving in share capital employed

(RESULT)

Saving in share capital employed

(RESULT)

Transfer reserves &saving into capital reduction a\c

(Initiator's action)

Transfer reserves &saving into capital reduction a\c

(Initiator's action)

Getting sufficient amount to write off losses (RESULT)

Getting sufficient amount to write off losses (RESULT)

Write off all losses

(Initiator's action)

Write off all losses

(Initiator's action)

Completion of recapitalization of company

(IO)

Completion of recapitalization of company

(IO)

Type of Product

Integration Mode

The Role of TP

Tool used

New Product Series What to Change?

What to Change To? FTPA

How to make Change?

Upgraded Product

Parallel What to Change?

CRTFRT

How to make Change?

PRTTT

Customized Product

Feed Back How to make Change?

FRTPRTTT