throughput
(noun)
The movement of inputs and outputs through a production process.
Examples of throughput in the following topics:
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Internal and External
- TOC assumes that throughput, operational expense, and inventory are the three central inputs in a given system.
- TOC relies on the assumption that there is always room for improvement in these inputs–after all, if there was nothing preventing the system from achieving higher throughput, throughput would be infinite.
- Since throughput is never infinite, this is an ongoing process.