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The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
Bestseller: about 10 million copies (estimate)Told as a novel, it follows plant manager Alex Rogo, given three months to rescue his failing factory, as a physicist mentor teaches him to find and manage the bottlenecks that limit output.
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- First published
- 1984
- Pace
- Medium
- Length
- Medium
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want to learn operations and the theory of constraints through a story.
Skip this if you want rich fiction or a modern take on software and service work.
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Quick answers about The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
- What is The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement about?
- Told as a novel, it follows plant manager Alex Rogo, given three months to rescue his failing factory, as a physicist mentor teaches him to find and manage the bottlenecks that limit output.
- Who should read The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement?
- Read it if you want to learn operations and the theory of constraints through a story. Skip it if you want rich fiction or a modern take on software and service work.
- How long and how fast is The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement?
- It is a medium-paced, medium read, first published in 1984.
- Does The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement have content warnings?
- We have not noted any content warnings for this book yet.
- Can I borrow The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement for free?
- Often, yes. Check Libby (OverDrive) to see whether your library lends The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement; the borrow button above searches it for you.
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