GGB Yes — but by removing rework, not by compressing the sequence. Complete files tend to pass authority review the first time; a frozen design stops revision loops; compliance folded into the drawings avoids rebuilding for inspection; equipment ordered at design freeze arrives with the build rather than after it; and hiring sequenced against visa lead times lets training finish on the finished floor. What backfires is skipping gates — signing the lease before the feasibility verdict, building before approvals, or opening before the controls exist. Each compression buys days on paper and repays them with interest.
From The Restaurant Opening Timeline — What Actually Governs It — the full reading, with the method behind this answer.