diseconomy
Growth breeds waste
Diseconomy is an economic disadvantage—a factor that increases costs or reduces efficiency, the opposite of an economy of scale.
Large organizations may encounter diseconomies of scale when growth creates coordination problems, bureaucratic overhead, or communication breakdowns that outweigh the benefits of size: The merger produced diseconomies that erased projected savings.
Constriction limiting throughput
- suboptimalBelow the ideal standard
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- cumbersomeAwkwardly heavy or bulky
- sluggishnessState of slow movement
redundancy · underperformance · bureaucracy · overhead · diminishing returns · duplication · bloat · friction
Amount still owed
- shortfallFailure to reach quota
- detrimentCause of damage
- erosionGradual wearing away
- depletionReduction of supply
depreciation · diminishment · opportunity cost · attrition · impairment · handicap · liability · penalty
Excessive surplus
- saturationState of complete permeation
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- overproductionExcessive manufacture beyond need
- excess capacityUnused productive capability
stockpile · overabundance · congestion · overkill · surfeit · overflow · overstock · overload
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- overcrowdingCapacity exceeded dangerously
- communication breakdownFailure to convey meaning
- span of controlSubordinates per manager
- thresholdPoint of beginning
Environmental harm from waste
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- spilloverExcess that escapes
- environmental damageHarm to natural systems
- degradationDecline in condition
social cost · carbon footprint · emissions · runoff · noise pollution · health impact · ecosystem damage · mitigation
bottleneck
Constriction limiting throughput
- suboptimalBelow the ideal standard
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- cumbersomeAwkwardly heavy or bulky
sluggishness · redundancy · underperformance · bureaucracy · overhead · diminishing returns · duplication · bloat · friction · layering
deficit
Amount still owed
depletion · depreciation · diminishment · opportunity cost · attrition · impairment · handicap · liability · penalty · setback
glut
Excessive surplus
- saturationState of complete permeation
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- overproductionExcessive manufacture beyond need
excess capacity · stockpile · overabundance · congestion · overkill · surfeit · overflow · overstock · overload · price collapse
congestion
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- overcrowdingCapacity exceeded dangerously
- communication breakdownFailure to convey meaning
- span of controlSubordinates per manager
threshold · inflexibility · centralization · sprawl · overextension
pollution
Environmental harm from waste
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- spilloverExcess that escapes
- environmental damageHarm to natural systems
social cost · degradation · carbon footprint · emissions · runoff · noise pollution · health impact · ecosystem damage · mitigation
diseconomyeconomy
System of trade and production
economy of scale · efficiency · cost savings · cost efficiency · economies
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