Delays

How time lags between actions and consequences shape system behaviour.

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What term is used for the gap between action and its consequence?

A package in transit illustrates which delay subtype?

Weekly sales reports arriving late demonstrate what delay subtype?

Delays between receiving information and taking action are called ________ delays.

Inventory systems with significant delays tend to exhibit what repeating pattern?

Shortening feedback ________ is a common lever for preventing oscillations.