Chapter $5$:

Capacity can be both for work and for outside of work, but time is capped at $24$ hours per day. For work, a normal person$$s capacity might be somewhere in the vicinity of $6$ hours to $14$ hours. Some of us might be able to function with less sleep than other but we must consider how efficient and effective we are with our time as well.

Buying another machine or not will be dependent on the consistency and permanency of the new demand and the accuracy of your forecast. And if it exceeds the current capacity level after exhausting all other options such as overtime, inventory buffer and adding another shift or two shifts. Some other considerations are ROI calculation for the machine investment and the life cycle of the product and trend in the industry.

One good way to manage cash flow is first having goals. Then setup a measuring and budgeting technique that$$s comfortable for yourself. Which some of you are already doing. Remember, you can$$t manage what you don$$t measure.

Chapter $6$:

Secrets or intellectual property are keys for a company$$s success. For example, in the weapon industry regarding the US$$s M$1$ Abram tank and their secret armor which is made from some type of depleted uranium.

Automating or enhancing a throughput of a cell that is not a bottleneck will not do anything for the whole line$$s throughput. Understand that solving one bottle neck will not cause another bottle neck but it$$ll highlight a new bottle neck as the line$$s throughput have increased. When automating we must be strategic about our decision and have a long$-$term view as it$$ll take capital investment and time to implement.

Providing quality as perceived by the customer and it might be from multiple angles.

This will vary widely and is very dependent on how people FEEL about this discussion topic.