inefficiencies
Productivity drains present
Inefficiencies are instances where effort, time, or resources are wasted rather than producing useful results.
The word often appears in business and government contexts: The audit revealed significant inefficiencies in the supply chain.
Inefficiencies suggest room for improvement—processes that could be streamlined, redundancies that could be eliminated.
Bureaucratic obstacles to action
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
- overheadLocated directly above
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- duplicationMaking an identical copy
redundancy · approval · layers · silos · procedures · meetings · reporting · compliance
Constriction limiting throughput
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
slowdown · delay · drag · stagnation · encumbrance · barrier · constraint · blockage
Amount exceeding requirement
- overproductionExcessive manufacture beyond need
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
- glutExcessive surplus
- redundancyNeedless duplication
overabundance · saturation · overflow · superfluity · surfeit · overage · bloat · duplication
Amount still owed
- gapUnfilled space between
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
dearth · lack · underperformance · inadequacy · undersupply · paucity · underutilization · underproduction
red tape
Bureaucratic obstacles to action
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
- overheadLocated directly above
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
duplication · redundancy · approval · layers · silos · procedures · meetings · reporting · compliance · micromanagement
bottleneck
Constriction limiting throughput
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
obstacle · slowdown · delay · drag · stagnation · encumbrance · barrier · constraint · blockage · logjam
surplus
Amount exceeding requirement
- overproductionExcessive manufacture beyond need
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
- glutExcessive surplus
redundancy · overabundance · saturation · overflow · superfluity · surfeit · overage · bloat · duplication · overlap
deficit
Amount still owed
- gapUnfilled space between
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
scarcity · dearth · lack · underperformance · inadequacy · undersupply · paucity · underutilization · underproduction · missed
squander
Use up carelessly
spoilage · overconsumption · depletion · scraps · leftovers · byproducts · discard · garbage · landfill · recycling
inefficienciesefficiencies
Productive use of resources
efficiency · optimization · productivity · streamlining · well-oiled machine
inefficienciescost savings
Reduction in expenditure
economies · economies of scale · value creation · cost-effectiveness · productivity gains
inefficienciescompetences
Demonstrated skill sets
competencies · effectiveness · proficiencies · capabilities · strengths
effect, affect, defect, effective, efficiency, efficient, infect, sufficient, proficient