Bottlenecks and Non-Bottlenecks

Bottleneck: a resource whose capacity is equal to or less than the demand placed upon it. 

Non-bottleneck: a resource whose capacity is greater than the demand placed on it.

Because bottlenecks are the constraints in the system, if you waste any time on a bottleneck resource, your entire system loses time. 

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