Justice in time: A theory of constraints approach

Abstract If there is some truth to the adage that justice must not only be done, but seen then surely it done in a timely manner. Yet court congestion and delays – which threaten undermine system have become global phenomena with significant adverse implications for social welfare, economic development, civil rights. This work describes an application of Theory Constraints (TOC) judicial purpose designing intervention alleviate won 2012 Goldratt Foundation New Knowledge Award. In cooperation Jerusalem District Court Israel, process was reviewed through lens TOC, set operational changes implemented reduce case processing time. Data collected before after this indicate potential achieving lead‐time reduction by applying TOC environments.