Operations / Theory of Constraints
Bottleneck / Constraint Utilization CCR
How loaded the single slowest resource, the one that actually caps the whole system's output, really is.
The fork, why two teams get different numbers
First fork: WHICH resource is the constraint.
In the Metric Library
- The full fork, both definitions worked all the way through
- The trap that makes the number lie, on a real export
- Every formula variant, spelled out
- The reconciliation anchor, what to tie it to and when to refuse
Reference: Goldratt Theory of Constraints (CCR · drum-buffer-rope) · APICS/ASCM capacity management