A Science of Manufacturing - The seeds of science
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Beginning with Aristotle (d. 322 BC) and for nearly 2,000 years thereafter, what four "causes" did metaphysics always involve?
-efficient cause (the thing that made it.)
-formal cause (pattern or essence of the system or object.)
-final cause (the end or purpose for which the object or system is made.)
What are the three forms a buffer can take?
-Time (a delay between a demand and satisfaction of it by the transformation process)
-Capacity (extra transformation potential needed to satisfy irregular or unpredictable demand rates)
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Which of the three buffers are related to flow and which are related to stock?
-time: flow
-capacity: flow
Why are descriptive models the basis of all models?
Why does engineering and management also require prescriptive models to aid decision making?
How do prescriptive models differ from descriptive models?
What type of flows are demand and transformation?
-transformation: outflow
How does science sharpen intuition?
How does science facilitate synthesis of complex systems?
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