"downstream problems" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe issues or challenges that occur as a result of a certain action or decision. Example: The company's decision to increase production has led to downstream problems, such as a lack of resources for quality control and increased environmental impact.
This is not to say that we should abandon all remediation programs; only that our focus on fixing downstream problems should not preclude enlightened upstream solutions.
Detecting these errors early in the process would eliminate many downstream problems.
If Facebook can't fill in this age gap, the next generation of younger users might sidestep the social network too, which could lead to huge downstream problems for growth and revenue.
"That's a reflection of the lack of trust, the fact that we don't know what business the markets are in, and there's so much algorithmic trading and technology-driven trading it's created downstream problems".
To avoid downstream problems when implementing the pattern language in healthcare settings, ambiguities regarding the responsibility for software quality and maintenance need to be straightened out at an early stage.
Higher densities are possible if the cluster assembly stringency is relaxed, but as we have seen, this leads to very heterogeneous clusters with few regions of homology – presumably engendering downstream problems in subsequent phylogenetic analysis.
The aim was to find policy solutions to the downstream problem of climate change, rather than to assess the potential impacts of upstream actions (energy policies).
Asking about orgasm function in relation to partnered sex and masturbation and expanding these discussions to include women may assist in prevention of downstream sexual problems and personal and interpersonal distress and in earlier diagnosis of diabetes in some individuals.
The further downstream a problem moves, however, the harder and more expensive it becomes to fix.
That creates many problems downstream, many of which haven't come home to roost yet".
But some industry executives say the combinations risk encountering regulatory problems downstream.
