# \[Dface\] Discussion of Introduction to Theory of Constraints **URL:** \ **Category:** Friendly\ **Created:** [April 12, 2025, 9:56pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/dface-discussion-of-introduction-to-theory-of-constraints/2036 "2025-04-12T21:56:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 39
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Quote below is from [Theory of Constraints Introduction](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/theory-of-constraints-introduction/2030): > [@Theory of Constraints Introduction](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/theory-of-constraints-introduction/2030/2): > > Marris Consulting focuses on TOC. Their logo illustrates a constraint with water flowing down through tanks. > > Our goal is to get water to the bottom. The middle spout is the constraining factor for water flow. The other spouts have excess capacity, so making them bigger wouldn’t increase the output of the whole system. I think you can check if the spout has excess capacity if you think about it on its own. Like, if the water is flowing down from there really fast or could flow down there really fast then the size of it is already good enough. I think that may tell you that the constraint is somewhere else. In a game called Little Big Planet, you could use logic and some tools to create player levels. Sometimes when a level broke, I would isolate some logic to see if it was working well on its own. If it did that told me to look for the “constraint” or mistake elsewhere. --- _[View the full topic](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/dface-discussion-of-introduction-to-theory-of-constraints/2036)._