suboptimization
/ˈsʌbɒptɪmʌɪˈzeɪʃn/Business
noun
The optimizing of an individual part or department within an organization, rather than the organization as a whole; an instance of this.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in The American Economic Review. From sub- + optimization.
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