OPS.5:9 - Consequences

The operation gains a truthful boundary between demand and current starts. Participants can see what entered, what did not, why, under whose authority, for which horizon, and what should be reviewed. Hidden starts and silent residual demand become easier to challenge.

The cost is explicit identity, evidence, conditions, authority, and disposition work. Some demand remains visibly deferred or returned rather than cosmetically “active”. This pattern does not promise optimal throughput, maximum utilization, service fulfilment, or a complete queue, capacity, or constraint design.