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The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement Paperback – January 1, 1992

by Eliyahu M. Goldratt (Author), Jeff Cox (Author)

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January 1, 1992
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"A survey of the reading habits of managers found that though they buy books by the likes of Tom Peters for display purposes, the one management book they have actually read from cover to cover is The Goal." -- The Economist

"Anybody who considers himself a manager should rush out, buy and devour this book immediately. If you are the only one in your place to have read it, your progress along the path to the top may suddenly accelerate...one of the most outstanding business books I have ever encountered." -- Punch Magazine

"Like Mrs. Fields and her cookies, The Goal was too tasty to remain obscure. Companies began buying big batches and management schools included it in their curriculums." -- Fortune Magazine

"This theory provided a persuasive solution for factories struggling with production delays and low revenues." -- Harvard Business Review

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0884270610
Publisher ‏ : ‎ North River Pr; Revised edition (January 1, 1992)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780884270614
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0884270614
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.02 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #67,534 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #34 in Business Structural Adjustment
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- #52 in Production & Operations

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Orion

The Best Manufacturing Business Book of ALL Time

Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2020

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I first read this book in 1984 and it changed my life. I still consult with manufacturing companies across the US introducing the Theory of Constraints. Recently purchased The Goal for a new client who buys and manufactures a year's worth of inventory at a time. They are complaining there is not enough space in the warehouse. I have handed out at least 20 copies. I cherish my original signed by Eli Goldratt.

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A. Paprocki

A Surprisingly Good Read, With Some Left-Field Production Insights Included For Free

Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2015

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I don't think that I've ever read a book in one day before, but I did this one. It's an easy, clear read but not dumb in the least.

It's a novel. There's even a romantic interest and some office personality intrigues. The story involves the hero straightening out a manufacturing process by doing things that are contrary to standard measures. It's a bit like Moneyball in that regard, and you remember what a great read that was. If you love manufacturing (I do) you'll get a special chill from this but if you only produce documents and code there's value for you here too, if you're dealing with organizations and procedures. You need to get your stuff out, and if it isn't getting out like it should, there might be some ideas for you here.

But even if you just like a good insightful but undemanding read, this is well worth it for only just that.

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A novel about manufacturing and the Theory of Constraints

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2002

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This book was one of the recommended supplementary readings for a course on Cost Accounting I took during my MBA studies at the University of Michigan Business School. As everyone points out, this is written as a novel and therefore dresses up its points and teaches through the story of a manger of a failing manufacturing plant and a workaholic also failing in marriage.
You can guess that the protagonist learns / discovers Goldratt's Theory of Constraints and everything in his life turns around. Even though all this is obvious, it is a decent read and although much of it has aged (smoking and drinking at work, not many women in the workplace, no cell phones, etc), and even though other ideas have come along developing or moving past TOC, it still is an important source text. If you are interested in manufacturing and the ideas that have affected manufacturing for the past decade and a half, this book is a must read.
The basic notion is that traditional cost accounting measures can distort and therefore misrepresent costs and therefore cause behavior to work against firm profitability. The TOC basically treats all costs as fixed (in the short term) and forces managers to think through and re-design their system for maximum throughput.
This is a good book, a good text, and an important historical document of the mid-eighties that still has influence today. If you haven't read it, hey, it's still new, right? You'll be glad you read it even if you adopt some other manufacturing point of view. At least you will be better prepared to discuss TOC when it comes up in conversation with other manufacturing / cost accounting types.

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WOW!!! A Must-Read For All Operations Management Folks!

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2001

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Eli Goldratt demonstrates his genius both as a thinker and as a teacher with THE GOAL. The operational concepts that he presents are revolutionary in their practicality and common-sense approach. These concepts, collectively described as Theory of Constraints (TOC), have closed the loop for me on operational thinking and problem solving that has spanned my career. We are taught, first as department heads, and then as general managers to focus on "productivity" in each area independently and "fix" each area in isolation of the other departments.
TQM and JIT began a revolutionary change in this thinking that linked the departments into chains and emphasized up-stream "suppliers" and down-stream "customers." Where these fell short was in looking at the productivity of the entire "chain" and providing a problem solving method for continuously improving that productivity. TOC provides a problem solving method as well as a management approach that drives ongoing improvement in any business.
The business novel approach is very appealing as a delivery and teaching method. Most of us struggle through the annual crop of dry business texts that are generally uninspiring. This book is presented with a storyteller's passion for detail, while still driving the key learning points of the theory. This makes sticking with it to the end much easier, which is important, as several key concepts are not revealed until the final pages.
Every organization can benefit from the concepts presented in THE GOAL. Implementation is not costly, unlike some other improvement "fads." TOC shows you, the manager, how to focus on what is really important in your operation, in spite of your daily fire drills.

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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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macrandolph

Forerunner to today's business books

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 25, 2017

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This is a little out of date now as it was written around 30 or more years ago, but it's an interesting forerunner of the types of the business books we see these days.

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Enojyed

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 25, 2020

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If you like manufacturing and open to new ideas then This is a good read

Mathi22

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 10, 2015

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A great book. A must read for individuals involved in operations management.

Innitbruv

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 14, 2016

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Good intro to basic understanding of theory of constraints but reads dated now.

Mykeh

Excellent Read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 20, 2015

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Easy read lots of good info

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