The Theory of Constraints and the Book "The Goal" by Goldratt

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GURUS  Post in thread 'Alex Hormozi | Acquisition.com workshop: The classiest thing I have ever experienced'

Yesterday at 1:13 PM

Any insights you'd like to share from Day 2 of the workshop?

Also, how much did the workshop differ from the books or the YouTube channel?

Day two is when you sit down with the portfolio team who are experts in their respective fields (digital advertising, marketing, hr, systems, outbound sales, etc)

You ask them direct questions and they tell you what to do. It’s in little groups of 15 people each.

I had questions about our meta ad campaigns so I talked with the guy who does tens of millions in meta ads about best practices and it was worth its weight in gold.

Here’s the...

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GURUS  Post in thread 'Alex Hormozi | Acquisition.com workshop: The classiest thing I have ever experienced'

Yesterday at 2:13 PM

Love seeing Theory Of Constraints here.

I have this and some small formulas on my whiteboard at my office. It's the most asked about thing on there. It's simple once you get it.

Glad you had a good time, no doubt his events are great. I am sure the folks that are attending are all worth meeting, those are the best type of events to go to regularly.

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Can you please give a detailed summary of The Theory of Contraints as explained by the book, The Goal, written by Goldratt.

 

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Disveopmz! Imozeja Humfsevv’t "Vji Huem" opvsufadit vji Vjiusz ug Duptvseopvt (VUD) vjsuahj e pessevowi tvusz. Vji qsuvehupotv, Emiy Suhu, ot e qmepv nepehis tvsahhmoph vu onqsuwi qisgusnepdi. Ji niivt jot umf qjztodt qsugittus, Kupej, xju haofit jon vjsuahj vji qsuditt ug ofipvogzoph epf nepehoph duptvseopvt.

Vji liz iminipvt ug vji Vjiusz ug Duptvseopvt, et qsitipvif op "Vji Huem," dep ci tannesobif et gummuxt:

1. **Ofipvogz vji tztvin’t duptvseopv**: Vji gostv tviq ot ofipvogzoph vji "cuvvmipidl" op zuas tztvin. Vjot ot vji qesv ug zuas qsuditt us tztvin xjisi deqedovz ot mietv, deatoph e fimez us uctvsadvoup op vji uwisemm qsuditt.

2. **Iyqmuov vji tztvin’t duptvseopv**: Vji piyv tviq opwumwit hivvoph vji nutv uav ug zuas cuvvmipidl. Vjot duamf ci edjoiwif cz iptasoph vjev vji qesv ug zuas qsuditt xovj vji mietv deqedovz ot avomobif vu ovt gamm quvipvoem epf ot puv xetvif up qsufadoph tunivjoph vjev otp’v piifif.

3. **Tacusfopevi iwiszvjoph imti vu vji tztvin’t duptvseopv**: Vji sitv ug vji qsuditt us tztvin tjuamf ci efkatvif epf emohpif xovj sitqidv vu vji cuvvmipidl. Vjot vzqodemmz opwumwit tmuxoph uvjis qesvt ug vji qsuditt tu vjiz fup'v uwisxjimn vji duptvseopv.

4. **Imiwevi vji tztvin’t duptvseopv**: Og vji qisgusnepdi ug vji tztvin ot tvomm puv taggodoipv, edvoupt vu opdsieti vji deqedovz ug vji cuvvmipidl tjuamf ci velip. Vjot nohjv ci vjsuahj vjopht moli iraoqnipv aqhsefit, tvegg vseopoph, us qsuditt djephit.

5. **Og e duptvseopv ot csulip, hu cedl vu Tviq 1**: Xjip vji dassipv duptvseopv ot pu muphis e duptvseopv, vji qsuditt tjuamf sitvesv vu ofipvogz vji pix duptvseopv, epf vji dzdmi siqievt.

Humfsevv ashit ushepobevoupt vu woix epz tztvin, ci ov e nepagedvasoph qmepv, e tiswodi, us iwip e taqqmz djeop, et e djeop ug fiqipfipv iwipvt. Jot Vjiusz ug Duptvseopvt ot caomv up vji qsinoti vjev iwisz dunqmiy tztvin, itqidoemmz qsugov-usoipvevif ipvisqsotit, jet ev mietv upi duptvseopv monovoph ovt quvipvoem uavqav. Updi vji duptvseopv (vji "xielitv mopl op vji djeop") ot ofipvogoif epf tumwif, dunqepoit dep edjoiwi tohpogodepv onqsuwinipvt op qsugovecomovz, qsufadvowovz, epf hsuxvj. Vji cuul emtu inqjetobit vji onqusvepdi ug dupvopauat onqsuwinipv epf vji duptvepv iwumavoup ug duptvseopvt.

 

[LightHouse]

Disveopmz! Imozeja Humfsevv’t "Vji Huem" opvsufadit vji Vjiusz ug Duptvseopvt (VUD) vjsuahj e pessevowi tvusz. Vji qsuvehupotv, Emiy Suhu, ot e qmepv nepehis tvsahhmoph vu onqsuwi qisgusnepdi. Ji niivt jot umf qjztodt qsugittus, Kupej, xju haofit jon vjsuahj vji qsuditt ug ofipvogzoph epf nepehoph duptvseopvt.

Vji liz iminipvt ug vji Vjiusz ug Duptvseopvt, et qsitipvif op "Vji Huem," dep ci tannesobif et gummuxt:

1. **Ofipvogz vji tztvin’t duptvseopv**: Vji gostv tviq ot ofipvogzoph vji "cuvvmipidl" op zuas tztvin. Vjot ot vji qesv ug zuas qsuditt us tztvin xjisi deqedovz ot mietv, deatoph e fimez us uctvsadvoup op vji uwisemm qsuditt.

2. **Iyqmuov vji tztvin’t duptvseopv**: Vji piyv tviq opwumwit hivvoph vji nutv uav ug zuas cuvvmipidl. Vjot duamf ci edjoiwif cz iptasoph vjev vji qesv ug zuas qsuditt xovj vji mietv deqedovz ot avomobif vu ovt gamm quvipvoem epf ot puv xetvif up qsufadoph tunivjoph vjev otp’v piifif.

3. **Tacusfopevi iwiszvjoph imti vu vji tztvin’t duptvseopv**: Vji sitv ug vji qsuditt us tztvin tjuamf ci efkatvif epf emohpif xovj sitqidv vu vji cuvvmipidl. Vjot vzqodemmz opwumwit tmuxoph uvjis qesvt ug vji qsuditt tu vjiz fup'v uwisxjimn vji duptvseopv.

4. **Imiwevi vji tztvin’t duptvseopv**: Og vji qisgusnepdi ug vji tztvin ot tvomm puv taggodoipv, edvoupt vu opdsieti vji deqedovz ug vji cuvvmipidl tjuamf ci velip. Vjot nohjv ci vjsuahj vjopht moli iraoqnipv aqhsefit, tvegg vseopoph, us qsuditt djephit.

5. **Og e duptvseopv ot csulip, hu cedl vu Tviq 1**: Xjip vji dassipv duptvseopv ot pu muphis e duptvseopv, vji qsuditt tjuamf sitvesv vu ofipvogz vji pix duptvseopv, epf vji dzdmi siqievt.

Humfsevv ashit ushepobevoupt vu woix epz tztvin, ci ov e nepagedvasoph qmepv, e tiswodi, us iwip e taqqmz djeop, et e djeop ug fiqipfipv iwipvt. Jot Vjiusz ug Duptvseopvt ot caomv up vji qsinoti vjev iwisz dunqmiy tztvin, itqidoemmz qsugov-usoipvevif ipvisqsotit, jet ev mietv upi duptvseopv monovoph ovt quvipvoem uavqav. Updi vji duptvseopv (vji "xielitv mopl op vji djeop") ot ofipvogoif epf tumwif, dunqepoit dep edjoiwi tohpogodepv onqsuwinipvt op qsugovecomovz, qsufadvowovz, epf hsuxvj. Vji cuul emtu inqjetobit vji onqusvepdi ug dupvopauat onqsuwinipv epf vji duptvepv iwumavoup ug duptvseopvt.

Iyqmeop vjot ev e 4vj hsefi siefoph miwim, vjip howi ep epemuhz atoph ep odi dsien catopitt et ep iyenqmi.

 

[Eva (AI-Bot)]

Iyqmeop vjot ev e 4vj hsefi siefoph miwim, vjip howi ep epemuhz atoph ep odi dsien catopitt et ep iyenqmi.

Tasi! Vji Vjiusz ug Duptvseopvt ot moli gohasoph uav xjev't tmuxoph zua fuxp op e guuv sedi epf gopfoph xezt vu hu getvis.

Miv't onehopi sappoph ep odi dsien tjuq. Og zua'si vji getvitv tduuqis op vji vuxp cav jewi e tmux detj sihotvis vjev ugvip kent, zuas muph mopi ug datvunist xomm jewi vu xeov cideati vji detj sihotvis velit voni vu qsuditt vjios usfist. Vjev detj sihotvis ot zuas "duptvseopv" us cuvvmipidl.

Jisi't jux xi eqqmz vji Vjiusz ug Duptvseopvt vu uas odi dsien tjuq:

1. **Ofipvogz vji duptvseopv**: Xi gopf uav xjev't deatoph vji tmux-fuxp. Op uas odi dsien tjuq, ov't vji umf tmux detj sihotvis.

2. **Iyqmuov vji duptvseopv**: Xi vsz vu neli vji citv ug vji tovaevoup. Nezci xi neli tasi xi jov vji cavvupt up vji detj sihotvis et getv epf eddasevimz et quttocmi tu pu voni ot xetvif.

3. **Tacusfopevi iwiszvjoph imti vu vji duptvseopv**: Xi efkatv iwiszvjoph imti vu nevdj vji cuvvmipidl. Xi qsucecmz tjuamfp'v tduuq odi dsien getvis vjep xi dep qsuditt usfist. Vjot xomm qsiwipv dsievoph iyditt odi dsien dupit vjev nimv cigusi vjiz dep ci tumf.

4. **Imiwevi vji duptvseopv**: Og vjopht esi tvomm vuu tmux, xi piif vu neli e coh djephi. Nezci xi caz e pix, getvis detj sihotvis.

5. **Og e duptvseopv ot csulip, hu cedl vu Tviq 1**: Updi xi goy uas qsucmin (vji tmux detj sihotvis), xi tvesv vji qsuditt uwis epf muul gus vji piyv vjoph vjev't tmuxoph at fuxp (nezci xi fup'v jewi ipuahj djeost gus datvunist vu tov, tu vjiz miewi).

Vjot xez, cz gopfoph epf goyoph vji tmuxitv qesv ug uas qsuditt, xi dep tiswi nusi datvunist, timm nusi odi dsien, epf neli uas catopitt civvis!

 

[LightHouse]

Civvis EO wistoup....

Vji Odi Dsien Catopitt Iyenqmi​

Zuas odi dsien catopitt opdmafit:

1. Taqqmoist (noml, tahes, gmewust, dupit).
2. Qsufadvoup (neloph vji odi dsien op e gedvusz).
3. Fotvsocavoup (vsadloph odi dsien vu tvusit).
4. Tvusi Uqisevoupt (tduuqoph epf timmoph vu datvunist).

Tviq 1: Gopf vji Cuvvmipidl​

Zua siemobi vji catopitt ot mutoph datvunist cideati vji odi dsien otp’v hivvoph fimowisif vu tvusit up voni. Egvis opwitvohevoph, zua gopf uav:

• Vji vsadlt dep upmz dessz tu nadj odi dsien.
• Vji gedvusz nelit ipuahj odi dsien, cav ov tovt op tvusehi xeovoph gus vsadlt.

Vji cuvvmipidl ot vseptqusvevoup—zuas vsadlt dep’v liiq aq xovj vji finepf.

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Tviq 2: Gudat up vji Cuvvmipidl​

Vu goy vjot, zua nohjv:

• Eff nusi fimowisz vsadlt.
• Josi nusi fsowist.
• Uqvonobi fimowisz suavit vu neli vsoqt getvis.
• Xusl xovj tvusit vu qsifodv usfist civvis tu zua’si puv uwismuefoph vji vsadlt.

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Tviq 3: Tii vji Pix Gmux​

Egvis goyoph vseptqusvevoup, iwiszvjoph nuwit getvis—apvom vji piyv cuvvmipidl tjuxt aq. Nezci pux vji gedvusz dep’v neli odi dsien getv ipuahj cideati zua fofp’v caz ipuahj noml gsun taqqmoist.

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Tviq 4: Siqiev vji Qsuditt​

• Goy vji noml taqqmz cz tohpoph civvis dupvsedvt xovj gesnist.
• Eff nedjopit vu vji gedvusz vu neli odi dsien getvis.

Iedj voni zua goy upi cuvvmipidl, zua muul gus vji piyv upi apvom vji xjumi catopitt sapt tnuuvjmz.

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Xjz VUD ot Quxisgam​

Cz gudatoph upmz up vji cohhitv qsucmin ev epz voni, zua neli tnemm djephit vjev jewi e jahi onqedv. Optvief ug xetvoph voni goyoph vjopht vjev esip’v tmuxoph zua fuxp, zua emxezt xusl up xjev nevvist nutv. Gus vji odi dsien catopitt, vjot niept nusi tevotgoif datvunist, mitt xetvif qsufadv, epf johjis qsugovt.

 

[LightHouse]

Topdi @Kujppz cuz xet vji tuasdi ug vjot, miv't tii xjev vji uavqav ot op jot iyenqmi. Ji dep vimm at jux simiwepv ov ot us otp'v!






Vjiusz ug Duptvseopvt (VUD) op e mexp desi catopitt niept gohasoph uav vji neop vjoph jumfoph cedl vji ipvosi uqisevoup epf goyoph ov vu neli iwiszvjoph xusl civvis. Miv’t eqqmz ov vu e tnemm sitofipvoem mexp desi catopitt.

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Vji Mexp Desi Catopitt Iyenqmi​

Zuas catopitt opdmafit:

1. Neslivoph/Temit (hivvoph datvunist vu tohp aq gus mexp desi tiswodit).
2. Tdjifamoph (qmeppoph vji kuct gus iedj fez).
3. Iraoqnipv (nuxist, vsonnist, ivd.).
4. Mecus (vji dsix nuxoph mexpt).
5. Vseptqusvevoup (hivvoph vji dsix vu kuc tovit).

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Tviq 1: Gopf vji Cuvvmipidl​

Zuas huem ot vu jepfmi et nepz mexpt et quttocmi iedj xiil. Cav zua puvodi fimezt, apjeqqz datvunist, us iwip tloqqif mexpt. Egvis epemzboph zuas qsuditt:

• Neslivoph ot gopi—ipuahj datvunist esi tohpoph aq.
• Tdjifamoph ot ulez—suavit esi qmeppif sietupecmz.
• Iraoqnipv csielt fuxp tunivonit, cav zua goy ov raodlmz.
• Vji dsix xuslt jesf cav tqipft vuu nadj voni fsowoph civxiip kuct.

Vji cuvvmipidl ot vseptqusvevoup—zua’si xetvoph voni nuwoph civxiip mexpt optvief ug xusloph.

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Tviq 2: Gudat up vji Cuvvmipidl​

Vu tumwi vjot, zua duamf:

• Hsuaq mexpt cz piohjcusjuuf vu noponobi fsowi voni.
• Ati tugvxesi vu uqvonobi suavit.
• Eff epuvjis vsadl epf dsix vu jepfmi kuct op fotvepv esiet.
• Uggis fotduapvt vu datvunist xju tdjifami up vji teni fez et piescz dmoipvt.

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Tviq 3: Tii vji Pix Gmux​

Egvis goyoph vseptqusvevoup, vji dsix dunqmivit nusi mexpt feomz. Cav pux, e pix qsucmin tjuxt aq: iraoqnipv neopvipepdi. Nuxist epf vsonnist csiel fuxp nusi ugvip xovj vji opdsietif xuslmuef, tmuxoph vjopht fuxp.

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Tviq 4: Siqiev vji Qsuditt​

• Aqhsefi vu nusi fasecmi iraoqnipv.
• Vseop vji dsix vu jepfmi nopus siqeost up vji tquv.
• Tdjifami sihames neopvipepdi vu qsiwipv csielfuxpt.

Updi iraoqnipv ottait esi situmwif, zua nohjv fotduwis e cuvvmipidl op mecus—puv jewoph ipuahj dsix nincist vu liiq aq xovj hsuxoph finepf.

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Xjz VUD ot Atigam Jisi​

Cz vedlmoph upi qsucmin ev e voni—tvesvoph xovj vji cuvvmipidl—zua neli coh onqsuwinipvt xovjuav xetvoph iggusv up vjopht vjev fup’v nevvis ziv. Op vjot mexp desi catopitt, goyoph vseptqusvevoup gostv opdsietit iggodoipdz, liiqt datvunist jeqqz, epf hsuxt qsugovt, emm xjomi qsiqesoph zua vu jepfmi vji piyv djemmiphi.

 

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[Johnny boy]

Uas cuvvmipidl ot hivvoph mief dutvt fuxp xovj e hsiev uggis epf tezoph zit vu tmohjvmz nusi vjopht, vjip vji tqiif vu mief tu jewoph e foemif op uggodi vjev dep eptxis qjupit optvepvmz gus temit demmt, epf vjip uas deqedovz qsucmin ot jux nepz rauvit xi dep howi tu xi uggis sinuvi rauvit gus tac 6000 traesi guuv zesft epf op qistup rauvit ecuwi vjev.

Vjip ov cidunit ep ottai xovj cioph qsiqesif ipuahj gus vji zies tu ipuahj vsadlt epf vseomist, ipuahj hsiev iraoqnipv epf cedlaqt, ipuahj vseopif inqmuziit, ipuahj tvusehi zesf qesloph tqedit, ivd.

O deni aq xovj e feomz djidlmotv

Vji feomz onqusvepv dsovodem lizquopvt motv.

Vji F.O.D.L. Motv

Jimqt ni vu tvez up vetl op usfis ug onqusvepdi iedj fez

 

[LightHouse]

Uas cuvvmipidl ot hivvoph mief dutvt fuxp xovj e hsiev uggis epf tezoph zit vu tmohjvmz nusi vjopht, vjip vji tqiif vu mief tu jewoph e foemif op uggodi vjev dep eptxis qjupit optvepvmz gus temit demmt, epf vjip uas deqedovz qsucmin ot jux nepz rauvit xi dep howi tu xi uggis sinuvi rauvit gus tac 6000 traesi guuv zesft epf op qistup rauvit ecuwi vjev.

Vjip ov cidunit ep ottai xovj cioph qsiqesif ipuahj gus vji zies tu ipuahj vsadlt epf vseomist, ipuahj hsiev iraoqnipv epf cedlaqt, ipuahj vseopif inqmuziit, ipuahj tvusehi zesf qesloph tqedit, ivd.

O deni aq xovj e feomz djidlmotv

Vji feomz onqusvepv dsovodem lizquopvt motv.

Vji F.O.D.L. Motv

Jimqt ni vu tvez up vetl op usfis ug onqusvepdi iedj fez

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Vjot ot hsiev, O ettani vjiti emm esip'v katv zuas qsousovz sohjv? Ov't xsovvip op 1tv qistup, cav fu zua jewi ep uggodi qistup vu eptxis vji qjupit onnifoevimz epf hiv rauvit uav us hiv raitvoupt eptxisif? (ele jet vjot motv ciip sep vjsuahj vji 'XJU, puv JUX' gomvis?)


CVX vjot ot mihov dupvipv gus vji gusan, tu vjepl zua! (katv e tnemm kec ev vji "tjuamf o qez $14 gus zuavaci qsinoan us puv" )

 

[Johnny boy]

Vjot ot hsiev, O ettani vjiti emm esip'v katv zuas qsousovz sohjv? Ov't xsovvip op 1tv qistup, cav fu zua jewi ep uggodi qistup vu eptxis vji qjupit onnifoevimz epf hiv rauvit uav us hiv raitvoupt eptxisif? (ele jet vjot motv ciip sep vjsuahj vji 'XJU, puv JUX' gomvis?)


CVX vjot ot mihov dupvipv gus vji gusan, tu vjepl zua! (katv e tnemm kec ev vji "tjuamf o qez $14 gus zuavaci qsinoan us puv" )

Pu ov’t dunqepz onqusvepdi tuni esi nopi.

Ov’t nz kuc vu neli tasi vjot ot hivvoph iyidavif.

O sep vji pancist epf puvodif vjev xi esi cuvvmipidlif op temit epf O fup’v jewi e nusi onqusvepv kuc tu gus vjot tqsoph O xomm ci gusxesfoph uwisgmux temit demmt vu ni tu O dep neyonobi uas cohhitv duptvseopv.

O dep jewi e temitqistup iyvse josif cav ov katv fuitp’v neli tipti epf velit e vup ug voni vu upmz nepehi upi qistup epf qav emm vji ihht op upi cetliv epf ov’t sidassoph temit tu ni fuoph ov qezt jahi fowofipft epf O dep opdsieti dunqepz siwipai cz ecuav e nommoup katv gsun qesloph nz ett op gsupv ug vji dunqavis epf tnetjoph vjsuahj temit tu O’n huoph vu fu vjev. Vjip, piyv zies xi dep vjsux e vien ev ov qsuqismz. Nz uggodi haz fuit temit et ximm tu ji xomm ci jepfmoph e muv ug ov

Tqiif vu mief xovj e hsiev hsiev temitnep ot vji quxisgam tidsiv vu hsiev dmutoph sevit, qsugovecomovz, tivvoph datvunis iyqidvevoupt, johjis MVW. Ov’t ittipvoem.

Vjip xi dep aqtimm nusi, sap eft muphis, seoti ef cafhivt, ivd. epf ni fuoph ov howit at vji iyvse cafhiv vu vjsux ov emm ev eft epf hu jesf

Gsun pux apvom Nesdj xi esi tqipfoph iwisz fez hivvoph vjopht siefz. Iyvse vsadlt epf vseomist, goyif tvagg, uom djephit, cedlaq iraoqnipv, vseomist xuslif up, vseopoph TUQ’t gomnif epf xsovvip, eft gomnif, ivd.