The number of things completed over a period of time.
— Making Work Visible, Second Edition, Dominica Degrandis
Throughput
2 of our books define this term — and their definitions are worth reading side by side.
The measure of a value stream’s output over a given period, indicating the efficiency of delivery to customers. The Theory of Constraints places this in relation to costs. Little’s Law places this in the context of input relative to output.
— Flow Engineering, Steve Pereira and Andrew Davis (as “Throughput (or Flow Velocity)”)
See also theory of constraints · value stream · Flow Metrics · Little's Law · A3 · Capacity Utilization
Filed under Flow & Lean