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The Goal [Audio CD]

Eliyahu M. Goldratt (Author)
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4.0 out of 5 stars The process is the thing., Jan 28 2004
This review is from: The Goal (Audio CD)
This book is written as one person's personal journey of discovery. It is a fast paced novel, almost a thriller, which dramatically demonstrates the power of modern management in the setting of saving a factory that is rapidly heading for disaster.

I recommend this book to people in industry who have to deal with manufacturing and quality assurance and to anybody who wants to understand the continuous improvement paradigm for running a business.

The book is a pretty fine read in its own right as a novel and it is especially relevant to anyone who wants to improve an operation such as an assembly line or manufacturing plant.

As usual here is a quote from the book however this has been edited down a bit from the original to better illustrate the point:

"Who is going to set up the other machines in t he bottleneck area?" he asks. "We will pull helpers who know enough to set up their own equipment from non-bottleneck machines" "Well I guess we can try it," says Bob. "But what happens if stealing people turns non-bottlenecks into new bottlenecks?" I tell him, "The important thing is to maintain flow. If we take a worker away, and we can't maintain flow, then we'll put the worker back and steal a body from someplace else."

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1.0 out of 5 stars CD Edition: What were they thinking???, Oct 14 2003
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Lala Mamedov (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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There was enough said about the content of the book. It is, indeed, insightful and well-written. My comments are about the audio edition. This book comes on 9 CDs. However, each CD is not broken up into tracks, so if you want to listen again to a fragment, you have to start from the beginning of the CD! What a waste of time! I wanted to make notes on the main concept of a Goal, and I had to listen to the entire CD three times to get to the section I needed. After the third time, I just gave up and returned the whole book. If this is the way this publishing house formats all audio books, I will never buy another book published by them.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read business classic, May 18 2003
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Mark Ewell "wreave" (Colorado Springs, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This book is the ultimate paradox - a "business novel", a love story in fact. It is the first in Goldratt's series following Alex Rogo, and how he turns his manufacturing plant around through some relatively simple (though not necessarily easy) principles. It is through this book that Goldratt introduces the reader to his Theory of Constraints, which should rank among the top five business concepts of the 20th century (including, for example, six sigma and the assembly line).

Not in a manufacturing business? This book is set in a manufacturing plant, but the concepts apply broadly. I currently work in a service business, with no tangible products whatsoever, and the keys of this book are as useful here as anywhere.

This book is engaging and easy to read, but it's not written to the lowest common denominator. It's for people who want to improve the way their business is run, no matter what level they are - though obviously, the higher you are, the bigger impact you can have.

I read this book for the first time in college, and have reread it every two or three years since. It belongs in the company of such business and self-help classics as Seven Habits, See You at the Top, One Minute Manager, and Win Friends/Influence People. Perhaps the highest recommendation I can give this book is that I have bought it and given it as a gift, out of my own pocket, to about half a dozen different people in the company I have worked for over the last six years - all VPs, SVPs, and EVPs. I figure, if they apply the principles, it's ultimately going to make the company (and me) more successful. All of them have commented positively on the book, and some have in turn passed it along.

Whether you are just starting out in business, or have already attained a high level and want to broaden (and brighten) your horizons, this is a must-read that will positively impact your business, and your life.

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