CONSUMER-ELECTRONICS-INDUSTRY5 MIN READ
Negotiate the bottleneck, not the blame
Use Theory of Constraints language to identify and elevate the supplier bottleneck during a delayed component conversation.
Chen C PCB supplier account lead I Identify E Exploit S Subordinate Supplier recovery 18 min The delayed build The camera build needs 1,200 boards by Friday. Chen says capacity is tight but has not named the limiting step. The wrong conversation creates more updates and no more boards. 1,200 boards needed 6 d supplier slip
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