Title: A classic that stood the test of time
Product review: With 'The Goal', Goldratt introduced one of the most important mechanisms for continuous improvement, the philosophy initially introduced by Deming, and then brought to perfection by the Japanese industry.The book reads like a novel -- which I found very pleasurable --, with Alex Rogo, the main character, facing termination of his manufacturing plant due to poor performance. With the help of Jonah, a brilliant physicist/systems thinker, Alex gradually discovers a process for elevating a system's performance, process dubbed by the book author "The theory of constraints".In a nutshell, the premise is this: the throughput of a system is currently limited by the performance of its weakest component. Determine that component and implement measures that help it improve.With 3 million copies sold worldwide in 3 editions, the Goal, which was written 27 years ago (in 1984) boldly stood the test of time, to become one of the most important business books of all time.
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