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The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement (1984)

by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox

Other authors: Jeff Cox (Author)

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business novel; illustrates theory of constraints; author would have liked to extend idea to personal relationships, but lacked detail
  FKarr | Apr 14, 2013 |
Very well written book that both entertains and teaches. Ideal for anyone looking to understand how to run an efficient, productive business using Goldratt's Theory of Constraints. ( )
  johnkuypers | Jul 7, 2012 |
liked the way the TOC was writen as a story. The books takes you along with Alex Rogo on a journey to find out which steps he needs to take to make his plant profitable. He achieves this by logical thinking, taking some major steps in thinking and is influenced by his old fysics tacher Johah. Together with his team he manages to implement a process for continuous learning. During all this he also finds a way to rescue his marriage. Inspiring. ( )
  StefanNijenhuis | Dec 26, 2011 |
Si quiere aprender Teoría de Restricciones y conceptos Lean sin aburrirse, leáse esta novela.
  agilenature | Jun 23, 2011 |
This is a good book from a business philosophy perspective. From a literary perspective, it's fairly atrocious. I think it is still worth the read if you are interested in management and process improvement. It is written like a novel, but clearly, not the main point. I found that I enjoyed it - but would probably have enjoyed a speaker on the subject more. ( )
  ethanfenichel | Jan 9, 2011 |
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0884271781, Paperback)

Written in a fast-paced thriller style, The Goal is the gripping novel which is transforming management thinking throughout the Western world. The author has been described by Fortune as a 'guru to industry' and by Businessweek as a 'genius'. It is a book to recommend to your friends in industry - even to your bosses - but not to your competitors.

Alex Rogo is a harried plant manager working ever more desperately to try and improve performance. His factory is rapidly heading for disaster. So is his marriage. He has ninety days to save his plant - or it will be closed by corporate HQ, with hundreds of job losses. It takes a chance meeting with a colleague from student days - Jonah - to help him break out of conventional ways of thinking to see what needs to be done.

The story of Alex's fight to save his plant is more than compulsive reading. It contains a serious message for all managers in industry and explains the ideas which underline the Theory of Constraints (TOC) developed by Eli Goldratt. Eliyahu M. Goldratt is an internationally recognized leader in the development of new business management concepts and systems, and acts as an educator to many of the world's corporations. The 20th anniversary edition includes a series of detailed case study interviews by David Whitford, Editor at Large, Fortune Small Business, which explore how organizations around the world have been transformed by Eli Goldratt's ideas.

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Mr. Rogo, a plant manager, must improve his factory's efficiency or face its closing in just three months.

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