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Bottleneck  Any resource whose capacity is less than the demand placed upon it (Goldratt's definition).
Capacity-constrained resource (CCR)  A resource whose utilization is close to capacity and could be a bottleneck if not scheduled carefully (Goldratt's definition).
Inventory  All the money that the system has invested in purchasing things it intends to sell (Goldratt's definition).
Nonbottleneck  Any resource whose capacity is greater than the demand placed on it (Goldratt's definition).
Operating expenses  All the money that the system spends to turn inventory into throughput (Goldratt's definition).
Productivity  All the actions that bring a company closer to its goals (Goldratt's definition).
Synchronous manufacturing  A production process coordinated to work in harmony to achieve the goals of the firm.
Throughput  The rate at which money is generated by the system through sales (Goldratt's definition).







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