Suboptimisation / Suboptimization

Suboptimisation - The phenomenon such that the accomplishment of departmental goals minimises the ability to accomplish the enterprise goals.

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Source: Larry English, http://www.iaidq.com/main/glossary.shtml , 11-Feb-2009 14:12

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Suboptimization - A condition in which gains made in one activity are offset by losses in another activity or activities that are caused by the same actions that created gains in the first activity.

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Source: American Society for Quality, 24 October 2010 08:50:52, http://www.asq.org/glossary/