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High-States/Congested Queues

Queues in high-state are the same as congested queues, queues at high capacity utilization, with high WIP, or at high level of utilization
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#queueing-theory
#work-in-process
Zettelkasten, December 15th, 2022.
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Queues in high-state are the same as congested queues, queues at high capacity utilization, with high WIP, or at high level of utilization.

When queues are congested, they create many forms of economic waste.

Questions:

  • What are the common causes of high-state/congested queues?
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