{
  "example_kind": "original synthetic manual planning case",
  "slug": "shared-and-lane-wip-limits",
  "title": "Check a shared WIP limit alongside lane limits",
  "scenario": "Synthetic planning case: Two work lanes each allow four started items. Lane A has three and B three; both use a common resource pool whose shared limit is five.",
  "layout": "allocation",
  "dataset": {
    "heading": "Inspect the invented case records",
    "headers": [
      "Boundary",
      "Current started items",
      "Declared limit",
      "Treatment"
    ],
    "rows": [
      [
        "Lane A",
        "3",
        "4",
        "Within lane"
      ],
      [
        "Lane B",
        "3",
        "4",
        "Within lane"
      ],
      [
        "Shared pool",
        "6",
        "5",
        "One above shared limit"
      ]
    ]
  },
  "derivation": "Three plus three is six. Passing both lane inequalities does not imply passing the additional shared inequality 6≤5.",
  "result": "Each lane is within four, but the combined six exceeds the shared limit by one. Resolve the shared-pool condition before admitting another item.",
  "boundary": "The decision checks simultaneous lane and shared-resource admission constraints.",
  "limitations": "Limits are supplied policies, not evidence of native WIP configuration or a validated optimum. Verify membership and the actual workflow boundary.",
  "sources": [
    "kanban"
  ],
  "tasks": [
    [
      "Define all governing limits",
      "Workflow owner",
      "The five-item shared boundary applies to both lanes together."
    ],
    [
      "Check combined started work",
      "Coordinator",
      "Six distinct items use the shared pool without duplicate membership."
    ],
    [
      "Choose an explicit admission action",
      "Delivery lead",
      "No new item is admitted until a permitted limit or work-state decision resolves the shared excess."
    ]
  ],
  "faqs": [
    [
      "Can spare room in one lane waive the shared limit?",
      "No. They are separate declared constraints."
    ],
    [
      "Does a limit of five guarantee better delivery?",
      "No. It is a local policy to inspect and review, not a universal optimal number."
    ]
  ],
  "method_references": [
    {
      "id": "kanban",
      "title": "The Kanban Guide",
      "url": "https://kanbanguides.org/the-kanban-guide/",
      "scope": "Workflow and flow-measure context. Queue policies and staffing scenarios are explicitly local examples, not delivery guarantees."
    }
  ]
}