pullonkaivon
Pullonkaivon, in Finnish literally meaning bottleneck, is a term used to describe the point in a process or system where capacity is insufficient to meet demand, thereby limiting overall throughput. The concept is used across manufacturing, services, and logistics to identify where the flow of work becomes the slowest link.
In production and manufacturing, the bottleneck governs the rate at which the entire line can operate. The
To identify a bottleneck, observers look for accumulating work, long cycle times at a specific operation, or
The concept is central to the Theory of Constraints (TOC), which emphasizes improving the bottleneck to raise