In the book Fast Food Nation the author describes an industry of high levels of food orders, which requires quick preparations and the need to have it done in an efficient way. He uses the word “throughput” to describe a system that has been adopted by fast food restaurants which uses an assembly line set up to help in getting orders done quicker and at higher volumes. He also describes how essential the system is to the industry and explains the benefits of having more work accomplished without the need to employ a lot of people to get an equal amount of the work done.
