The book: The Goal, attempts to teach valuable lessons about industry while keeping the reader entertained with an interesting side story. When I began reading, I had doubts that the book would effectively be able to hold my attention. I also was concerned that the personal side story would just waste my time. I was; however, pleasantly surprised. The book far exceeded my expectations in every way. Mr. Goldratt was very successful in capturing the mindsets within industry. I found myself drawing parallels between the book and my own experiences in industry. The different aspects of industrial thought I believe this book did a good job capturing include: resistance to change, narrow mindedness, and corporate bureaucracy/pressure. Mr. Goldratt based his characters off his own coworkers and the resulting realism was very evident. One of the important and interesting messages this book conveyed involved the true meaning of productivity. Before reading this book, I assumed that a productive facility was one in which the works were always busy and working. That assumption was proven incorrect as I continued my read. I recommend this book and regard it as one of my favorites. Once you learn what “the goal” of a production facility really is, it is all the easier to enjoy reading it.
P.S. The goal is to make money.
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