Chapter 5

Fixed one bottleneck, got another: did I fail?

Gỡ xong chỗ tắc mà lại tắc chỗ khác, là thất bại?

The chapter's question

After clearing this, where will the next bottleneck be?

Big idea

Clear one bottleneck and it moves elsewhere, which is a sign you are doing it right.

In this chapter

  1. Part 5.1

    Predicting Where It Moves

    Which leg now has capacity closest to the current bottleneck?

  2. Part 5.2

    Re-Measuring the System

    How long before I measure again?

  3. Part 5.3

    When the Constraint Is Demand

    What if I have spare capacity and no orders?

  4. Part 5.4

    When to Stop Optimising

    At what point is further improvement not worth it?

The reading for this chapter is inside Conan School

This chapter has 4 readings, with case stories and exercises. Chapter 1 of The Bottleneck is free to read right here.

Read in Conan School

Chapters of The Bottleneck

  1. 1.Whose desk is the work piling up on?
  2. 2.What's the harm in letting the bottleneck take lunch?
  3. 3.Does the bottleneck need more people, or less work?
  4. 4.Isn't every upgrade a good upgrade?
  5. 5.Fixed one bottleneck, got another: did I fail?