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