Systems Performance

Roles: system, throughput, constraint, resource, capacity, latency

The measurement and optimization of how well a system converts inputs to outputs under load. Dominated by the concept of the bottleneck — the single constraint that limits overall throughput. Provides productive metaphors for any domain where capacity, demand, and constraint interact, from manufacturing to organizational management.

Applied To This Frame (2)

• containers → Bottleneck
• fluid-dynamics → Pipeline