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Criterion
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Purpose
For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput.
Complexity
Medium
Time
1-3 h
Participants
3-8
Format
Workshop + async
Output
Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures
Tags
FlowMeasurementConstraints
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Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints.
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