Summary of resumen interactivo de "La meta, un proceso de mejora continua"

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Alex Drogo is an engineer who is in charge of a manufacturing plant's management. He has problems with inefficiency, delays in orders, and more. He decides to put the slowest child in the group in the front of the group and to slow down his pace, which will cause everyone to walk at the same speed. He then creates technology to do this in his plant.

• 00:00:00 The book, "The Meta Process: A Continuous Improvement Strategy" discusses the life of Alex Drogo, an engineer in charge of a manufacturing plant's management who has problems with inefficiency, delays in orders, and more. One of the company's problems is that they produce products that are not in demand, leading to an excess of inventory that never gets sold. Alex begins to consult with Jonah, a physicist, about the company's problems. Jonah explains that there are two types of resources in an organization-events that are dependent on prior events happening, and fluctuations in statistical information-that cannot be precisely defined. After all this, one day Alex takes his son camping and observes that, when children are walking together, some members of the group are spaced farther apart than others due to the faster walking of one child. He also observes that one child in the group, named Herbert, is the slowest and causes everyone behind him to slow down as well. Alex decides to put Herbert in the front of the group and to slow down his pace, which will cause everyone to walk at the same speed. He then creates technology to do this in his plant. He shares his experiences camping with his professor, who tells him that there are two
• 00:05:00 Jonas's book, "The Meta" provides a step-by-step guide to improving production in a plant. First, Jonas identifies restrictions in the plant; then, he decides how to exploit these restrictions. Next, he works to bring the overall system to bear on the decision made in step 2. Finally, he returns to step 1 to ensure that the process is maintained. By following these steps, the plant can continue to earn money.