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Chapter 3 Exercise Assignment

1. Explain a process from your every day life. It could be making coffee, studying, going to the gym, paying bills, or anything you choose.
2. Identify the steps in the process. How much time does each step take? What is the system constraint?
3. Estimate the amount of variation that each step takes. Is there one step that is more variable than the others?
4. Suggest strategies for reducing the constraint. How does this change the process? Is there another constraint that emerges?