#Batch Flow
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Deviation Backlogs Are Not Linear: Understanding the Hidden Factory in GMP Investigations
April 1, 2026 • By Mike Barlow
Deviation investigations are often managed as a linear workload—one record, one investigation, one unit of effort. This assumption holds only while the system operates within capacity. Once backlog forms, the system behavior changes. Effort no longer scales with the number of deviations; it expands nonlinearly as coordination, prioritization, and aging effects take over. The result is a Hidden Factory—capacity consumed not by resolving deviations, but by managing them. Understanding this shift is critical: restoring performance is not about working harder, but about re-establishing flow in a system that has crossed into exponential cost.
BatchTrak - Is it an Obeya Room?
July 12, 2025 • By Paul Van Buskirk
What is an Obeya Room? An Obeya room (from the Japanese word "Obeya" 大部屋, meaning "big room") is a centralized, physical or digital space used for collaborative project management and visual coordination, especially in Lean and Agile environments.