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13How to use these thinking process tools is discussed in detail in Section VI on the Thinking Processes.
14The TOCICO Dictionary (Sullivan et al., 2007, 21) defines the evaporating cloud (EC) as “(a) necessity-based logic diagram that describes and helps resolve conflicts in a ‘win-win’ manner. It has two primary uses, first as a structured method to facilitate the description and resolution of a conflict, and second, as an integral part of the three cloud approach to creating a core conflict cloud which then forms the base of a current reality tree.” (© TOCICO 2007, used by permission, all rights reserved.)
15The TOCICO Dictionary (Sullivan et al., 2007, 34) defines the negative branch (NBR) as “(a)n adverse or undesirable side effect that can be caused by an injection and thereby compromise the positive effects from a proposed problem solution or injection.” (© TOCICO 2007, used by permission, all rights reserved.)
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17The TOCICO Dictionary (Sullivan et al., 2007, 38) defines the prerequisite tree (PRT) as—“A necessitybased logic diagram that facilitates answering the third question in the change sequence, namely, how to cause the change? A PRT shows the relationship between the injections, intermediate objectives, or ambitious target, and the obstacles that block the implementation of the injections. A PRT includes the intermediate objectives required to overcome the obstacles, and shows the sequence in which they must be achieved for successful implementation.” (© TOCICO 2007, used by permission, all rights reserved.)
18The TOCICO Dictionary (Sullivan et al., 2007, 17) defines desirable effect (DE) as “(a) positive or beneficial outcome associated with an organization’s actual or future performance. DEs are often the opposite of an UDE.” (© TOCICO 2007, used by permission, all rights reserved.)
19The TOCICO Dictionary (Sullivan et al., 2007, 43) defines the strategy and tactic tree (S&T) as “(a) logic diagram that includes all the entities and their relationships that are necessary and sufficient to achieve an organization’s goal. The purpose of the S&T tree is to surface and eliminate conflicts that are manifested through the misalignment of activities with organizational goals and objectives.” (© TOCICO 2007, used by permission, all rights reserved.)
20The TOCICO Dictionary (Sullivan et al., 2007, 15) defines critical chain project management (CCPM) as “The TOC solution for planning, scheduling, and managing performance in a project environment. It is applied in two very different environments; single project environments and multi project environments where resources are shared across several different projects concurrently.” (© TOCICO 2007, used by permission, all rights reserved.) See Chapters 3, 4, and 5, this volume.
21The TOCICO Dictionary (Sullivan et al., 2007, 17) defines the TOC distribution/replenishment solution as “A pull distribution method that involves setting stock buffer sizes and then monitoring and replenishing inventory within a supply chain based on the actual consumption of the end user, rather than a forecast. Each link in the supply chain holds the maximum expected demand within the average replenishment time, factored by the level of unreliability in replenishment time. Each link generally receives what was shipped or sold, though this amount is adjusted up or down when buffer management detects changes in the demand pattern.” (© TOCICO 2007, used by permission, all rights reserved.) See Chapters 11 and 12, this volume.
22The TOCICO Dictionary (Sullivan et al., 2007, 18) defines drum-buffer-rope (DBR) as “The TOC method for scheduling and managing operations.” (© TOCICO 2007, used by permission, all rights reserved.) See Chapters 8, 9, and 10, this volume.
23The TOCICO Dictionary (Sullivan et al., 2007, 7) defines buffer management (BM) as “A feedback mechanism used during the execution phase of operations, distribution, and project management that provides