The Goal. Book Summary

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Eliyahu M. Goldratt

What’s inside

The Goal, by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, is a business novel about a plant manager, Alex Rogo, who is tasked with improving the performance of a failing manufacturing plant within a three-month deadline. The novel presents the Theory of Constraints, a management philosophy that views any manageable system as being limited in achieving more of its goals by a very small number of constraints.

You’ll Learn

  • Learn an effective method for problem-solving
  • Understand the Theory of Constraints and its practical applications
  • Acquire skills to identify and manage bottlenecks
  • Gain insights into effective change management

Key Points

  • Eliyahu Goldratt’s Theory of Constraints
  • Identifying the weakest link in operations
  • Utilizing bottleneck theory to improve productivity
  • Balancing flow, not capacity
  • The importance of dependent events and statistical fluctuations
  • Continuous improvement through iterations
  • Effective change management

Who’s it For

  • Business Managers
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Industrial Engineers
  • Employees seeking career advancement
  • Management Students

About the author

Eliyahu M. Goldratt was an Israeli physicist turned business consultant. He is best known for developing the Theory of Constraints and his business novel, The Goal, which has been translated into 35 languages.