Theory of Constraints 101: Applying the Principles of Flow to Knowledge Work - Forte Labs

Goldratt introduced the “theory of constraints,” a new way of thinking about production systems. Goldratt makes the case for visualizing the customer value stream not as one giant process, but rather as a system of interconnected processes. You can internalize this concept by visualizing the customer value stream as links in a chain. At any given p

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The Theory of Constraints is a good example of how we are surrounded by complicated systems where the optimal strategy, by definition, is always a simple one: in this case, attack the biggest constraint.