Hey Tiago, I had been reflecting on the TOC and how I might explain it to someone. I personally see it at play where I work (i.e. hospital). The hospital wanted to do something called 100 days of savings. It was goofy in many ways because it looked to cut costs across the board but in my opinion, ended up costing them more money. The hospital cut the amount of staff and OT it normally provided which caused patients to stay longer than normal. They never fully addressed where the “constraint” was impairing their flow of savings.
Fast forward to last weekend. I was at a burger joint and all I could think about was the wait time. I then thought, if the Flash was working he would have my burger out in no time. Then, for some reason, I thought about the TOC. The constriction is not the speed of the food coming out but rather the cooking time of the patty itself. No matter how fast the Flash could move, the burger still needed time to fully cook.
I hope this is in line with the TOC. If not, I’m going to have to review the article again.