Herbie (the bottleneck concept)

Herbie is a concept from project management that identifies the weakest part of a process, often called the bottleneck, which limits the overall flow or efficiency. Think of a factory assembly line where the slowest worker or machine determines how fast the entire line can produce. Improving or removing this bottleneck increases the overall output and efficiency. Herbie emphasizes focusing on this critical point to optimize performance, ensuring resources are best allocated where they can have the greatest impact on improving the entire system's throughput.