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I don't recall what specific keyword they use, but this idea has been thoroughly explored in manufacturing businesses, probably for close to a century now. Havi
by Etheryte 2y ago
I don't recall what specific keyword they use, but this idea has been thoroughly explored in manufacturing businesses, probably for close to a century now. Having slack in the system allows you to adapt to unforeseen circumstances quickly and over longer periods of time, gives better results than trying to run everything at maximum output. If memory serves well, Andrew Grove dissects this idea and how it carries over to managing people in his book High Output Management from 1983.
- Handprint4469 2y agoYup, see Theory of Constraints[1] [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_constraints https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_constraints
- gobengo 2y agoThis book is a good riff on "The Goal" but for software manufacturers https://itrevolution.com/product/the-phoenix-project/ https://itrevolution.com/product/the-phoenix-project/
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