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Theory of Constraints Five Focusing Steps

The Theory of Constraints focuses all improvement on the one constraint that limits the output of the whole system.

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What it explains

The Theory of Constraints says every system has one constraint that limits its output. Five focusing steps make that constraint the center of all improvement.

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