from Diary 2022-11-23
Cost of getting in and out and keeping out
What I thought when I saw the story about the messy desk.
- Changing from state 1 to state 2 seems less costly.
- Leaving them out instead of putting them in and out each time reduces the “Cost of getting in and out”.
- But in reality, the cost is increasing in the area represented by the red line in 3.
- 「 Cost of leaving it out 」
- By having things on the desk.
- When you want to put something down, you have to move it out of the way first.
- Piles of stuff collapsed or
- It’s buried and you don’t know where it is, and it takes more time to access it when you need it.
- By having things on the desk.
- 「 Cost of leaving it out 」
- In some situations, changing from 3 to 1 may lower the cost.
Related:. - Significant costs incurred due to delays
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