Concepts
The irreducible epistemic atoms underlying the curriculum. 4,828 atoms across 8 types
Map the constraint cascade before intervening
Before executing any bottleneck intervention, map the cascade by ranking all workflow steps from lowest to highest maximum capacity, identifying where the next constraints will appear when the current one is removed.
Local metric improved 50%+ but throughput gained less…
When a constraint is fixed but throughput increases less than 25% while the local metric improved 50%+, treat this as diagnostic evidence of a cascade and immediately map downstream capacity limits.
Estimate current AND maximum throughput for each workflow…
For each step in a multi-stage workflow, estimate both current throughput (what it processes now) and maximum throughput (what it could process if fully loaded) to reveal hidden capacity that upstream constraints are masking.
When tool-wait exceeds 15% of workflow time in a frequent…
When tool-wait time exceeds 15% of total workflow time in a frequently-repeated process, treat the tool as a constraint candidate requiring measurement and potential replacement.