els ▁and ▁non - f iction ▁works , ▁mainly ▁on ▁the ▁application ▁of ▁the ▁theory ▁of ▁constraints ▁to ▁various ▁manufact uring , ▁engineering , ▁and ▁other ▁business ▁processes . ▁ ▁The ▁processes ▁are ▁typically ▁mode led ▁as ▁resource ▁flows , ▁the ▁constraints ▁typically ▁represent ▁limits ▁on ▁flows . ▁In ▁his ▁book ▁The ▁Go al , ▁the ▁protagon ist ▁is ▁a ▁manager ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁a ▁trouble d ▁manufact uring ▁operation . ▁At ▁any ▁point ▁in ▁time , ▁one ▁particular ▁constraint ▁( such ▁as ▁in ade qu ate ▁capacity ▁at ▁a ▁machine ▁tool ) ▁limits ▁total ▁system ▁through put , ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁constraint ▁is ▁resolved , ▁another ▁constraint ▁becomes ▁the ▁critical ▁one . ▁The ▁plot ▁of ▁Gold r att ' s ▁stories ▁revol ve ▁around ▁ident ifying ▁the ▁current ▁limit ing ▁constraint ▁and ▁raising ▁it , ▁which ▁is ▁followed ▁by ▁finding ▁out ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁next ▁limit ing ▁constraint . ▁Another ▁common ▁theme ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁system ▁being ▁analyz ed ▁has ▁excess ▁capacity ▁at ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁non - crit ical ▁points , ▁which , ▁contrary ▁to ▁conventional ▁wisdom , ▁is ▁absolutely ▁essential ▁to ▁ensure ▁constant ▁operation ▁of ▁the ▁const rained ▁resource . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Gold r att ▁was ▁born ▁into ▁a ▁rabb in ic ▁family , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Av raham - Y eh uda ▁Gold rat , ▁in ▁British ▁Mand atory ▁Palest ine ▁one ▁year ▁prior ▁to ▁Israel ' s ▁modern ▁state hood . ▁He ▁obtained ▁B Sc ▁degree ▁from ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁University , ▁and ▁M Sc ▁and ▁Ph