Based on attached “The Goal” document applying Operations and Supply Chain Management concepts of Work Center & Scheduling answers question 1 through 3.

1.What does Herbie represent? If it was impractical to put Herbie at the front of the line, how might you apply DBR techniques to the boy scout hike?

2. Compare what Alex observed to what we observed in our push manufacturing example

3. What do you think might happen once the initial bottleneck is removed?