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Mental Model

Buffer

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Business & Strategy

A buffer is capacity or time held in reserve so the system can absorb variation without failing. In operations, it's extra inventory or capacity; in time, it's slack between...

The core idea

A buffer is capacity or time held in reserve so the system can absorb variation without failing. In operations, it's extra inventory or capacity; in time, it's slack between...

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