definition · term 1 of 25
binding constraint.
A constraint that the optimal plan meets exactly. Loosen it and the result improves; loosen any non-binding constraint and nothing changes.
worked examplethe quay binds, the cranes do notA berth plan uses 6 of 8 cranes but every metre of quay. The quay is binding: one more berth slot moves ships earlier. Two more cranes would change nothing.
in plain language
Most rules in a plan have slack: the crane is not used at full capacity, the budget is not spent to the last euro. A few rules are met exactly at the optimum. Those binding constraints decide the outcome. They tell a manager where a negotiation, an investment or an exception would actually pay off, and where it would not change anything.
binding constraint, on your own decision.
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