Tuesday, September 4, 2012

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CONSTRAINTS


Constraints are basically restrictions that are unavoidable elements of any decision making process. There are two types of constraints Internal and External.
External constraints are time, money, energy, knowledge, base or other elements that affect the decision making of the group.
Internal constraints are integral to the problem. They cause initial problems such as limitations on the implementations such as government regulations, physical location, technical or design difficulties.
EXAMPLE: I want to demonstrate the internal and external constraints that affect the decisions making in the group of my family of 4. We decided to go for a holiday to Yellow Stone this summer. But when we actually calculated our estimated expenses on travelling, stay and food it came to way more than our budget. So our decision making for the holiday destination was restricted by the external constraint of money. Similarly, the internal constraint of physical location of Yellow Stone National Park in Wyoming was too far for driving from California. Finally, we dropped the idea of going to Yellow Stone and headed to Yosemite national Park.

3 comments:

  1. Hello Spring Blogger,

    Great layout for your blog! In the introduction of your blog, you defined external and internal constraints. In the second section of your blog, you transitioned into your personal example for constraints. Dividing your paper in this layout makes it easier for your viewers to read and understand the concept you are trying to explain.

    Your personal example is another reason why your blog was enjoyable to read. Providing a relatable example makes it easier to follow the concept of what you are trying to explain. It was also a great idea for you to connect your separate examples of external and internal constraints to one another. It portrays the fact that external and internal constraints can both be present in the same problem.

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  3. Thank you for your Blog on factors affecting the external constraints. It did help me understand the context well. cheers :)

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