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slug: article-map
summary: "An interactive graph of every pattern, concept, antipattern, and case in the book and how they connect through their typed Related Articles links."
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# Explore the Map

This interactive graph shows every pattern, concept, antipattern, and case in *The Theory of Constraints Atlas* and how they connect through their typed Related Articles links. The layout clusters articles by section, and the connections reveal the structure of the TOC body of knowledge across Foundations, Performance Measures, Production and Operations, Supply Chain and Distribution, Critical Chain Project Management, the Thinking Processes, Strategy/Marketing/Sales, Services, Knowledge Work and Software, and Complex Environments and Change.

The key below names each type and defines what it covers. Larger nodes have more connections. Hover to see details and highlight connections. Click any node to read its article.

| Type | Definition |
| --- | --- |
| Pattern | A named solution to a recurring problem. |
| Antipattern | A recurring trap that causes harm — learn to recognize and escape it. |
| Concept | Vocabulary that names a phenomenon. |
| Case | A specific real-world TOC implementation that practitioners across the field repeatedly cite. |

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