Parallel vs sequential agents — CCA-F Exam Prep

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REAL STORY A kitchen during a dinner rush. Left side: a chef making a salad, a steak, and a dessert one after another -- clock shows 45 minutes. Right side: three chefs each making one dish simultaneously -- clock shows 15 minutes. Same three dishes. One-third the time.

A kitchen during a dinner rush. Left side: a chef making a salad, a steak, and a dessert one after another -- clock shows 45 minutes. Right side: three chefs each making one dish simultaneously -- clock shows 15 minutes. Same three dishes. One-third the time.

Three dishes. One chef took 45 minutes. Three chefs took 15. Then an order came in for steak with a pan sauce made from the drippings.

Salad, steak, dessert -- three independent dishes. Three chefs, 15 minutes. Five-star review. But the pan sauce DEPENDS on the steak finishing first. Three chefs can't help -- the sauce chef has to wait for the drippings.