The Goal, Goldratt

The Goal, by Eliyahu Goldratt, demonstrates the ‘theory of constraints’ in an interesting manner. It portrays clearly what the goal of a business is and suggests a number of methods that could be applied in both manufacturing and service companies - methods that are fascinating practical and logical. Throughout the book, Goldratt raises a number of issues concerning management decisions and key issues that need to be considered. Goldratt emphasizes the fact that the society …

…investing money. This step should be taken in the case where the constraints are still there after exploiting them fully. 5. If during any of the above steps the constraints are broken go back to step one. However, inactivity should not be let to become the system’s constraint. This is very essential, as assumptions should always be re-evaluated in order to avoid mistaken decisions that can be costly. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** The Goal 1993 Goldratt and Cox