The Goal: 40th Anniversary Edition: A Process of Ongoing Improvement Paperback - 2012
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt; Jeff Cox
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Readers largely credit the book with delivering a clear, memorable introduction to the Theory of Constraints, especially around bottlenecks, throughput, and workflow—lessons they say apply well beyond manufacturing to software and automation. The narrative format is seen as engaging but also corny and dated, with a cringeworthy domestic subplot and a narrow, money-first lens; some found the metrics and measurements section confusing. A graphic adaptation is reported to read faster but loses character depth, yet overall the work remains a valuable, if imperfect, primer.
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- Title The Goal: 40th Anniversary Edition: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
- Author Eliyahu M. Goldratt; Jeff Cox
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 30th Anniversary
- Pages 408
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher North River Press, U.S.A.
- Publication date 2012-06-01
- Features Recycled Paper
- ISBN 9780884271956 / 0884271951
- Weight 1.28 lbs (0.58 kg)
- Dimensions 8.8 x 6 x 1.2 in (22.35 x 15.24 x 3.05 cm)
- Category Business / Economics / Finance
- Library of Congress subjects Didactic fiction, Progress
- Dewey Decimal Code 823
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