In the theory of constraints it is any factor that limits the performance of a system with respect to its goal.
Eliyahu M. Goldratt maintains that any business system has
The concept of constraint is the basis for Goldratt's process of focused improvement.
See also restraint, Donella Meadows' twelve leverage points to intervene in a system
For constraints in literature, see constrained writing.
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