# Introduction to Theory of Constraints

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Eliyahu Goldratt's philosophy, Theory of Constraints (TOC), is about _how to think_. He talks about concepts like goals, focus, bottlenecks, local optima, excess capacity and conflict resolution.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://criticalfallibilism.com/introduction-to-theory-of-constraints/](https://criticalfallibilism.com/introduction-to-theory-of-constraints/)

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