Definitionv1
Decision bottleneck: a constraint in a system caused by
Decision bottleneck: a constraint in a system caused by delayed decisions, where everything downstream of the pending decision waits, making decision latency a throughput-limiting factor
Why This Is a Definition
Genus: constraint from delayed decisions. Differentia: downstream waiting, decision latency limits throughput.
Source Lessons
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Decision bottlenecks
When decisions are delayed everything downstream waits.
L-0950
Bottleneck cascades
Sometimes fixing one bottleneck reveals that a downstream constraint was hidden.
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Information bottlenecks
When you cannot get the information you need to proceed the information flow is the constraint.