▁ ▁The ▁Go al ▁( f iction , ▁ 1 9 8 4 ) ▁introdu ces ▁TO C ▁process ▁for ▁impro ving ▁organizations ▁and ▁briefly ▁TO C ' s ▁account ing ▁aspects . ▁While ▁set ▁in ▁a ▁manufact uring ▁company , ▁the ▁book ▁provides ▁the ▁context ▁for ▁a ▁more ▁generic ▁approach ▁to ▁continuous ▁improvement . ▁ ▁The ▁Race ▁( non - f iction , ▁ 1 9 8 6 ) ▁further ▁develop s ▁the ▁log ist ical ▁system ▁called ▁drum - buffer - ro pe ▁( DB R ), ▁based ▁on ▁met aph ors ▁developed ▁in ▁The ▁Go al . ▁ ▁The ▁Hay stack ▁Sy nd rome ▁( non - f iction , ▁ 1 9 9 0 ) ▁looks ▁deeper ▁into ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁performance ▁measurements , ▁exam ines ▁differences ▁between ▁data ▁and ▁information , ▁and ▁explains ▁the ▁logic ▁of ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁information . ▁ ▁What ▁is ▁This ▁Th ing ▁Cal led ▁Theory ▁of ▁Con stra ints ▁and ▁How ▁Should ▁it ▁be ▁Im plement ed ? ▁( non - f iction , ▁ 1 9 9 0 ) ▁addresses ▁the ▁five ▁foc using ▁steps ▁of ▁on going ▁improvement ▁and ▁fund ament als ▁of ▁the ▁thinking ▁processes . ▁ ▁It ' s ▁Not ▁L uck ▁( f iction , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ) ▁applies ▁TO C ▁to ▁market ing , ▁distribution ▁and ▁business ▁strategy ; ▁Gold r att ▁illustr ates ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁thinking ▁processes ▁to ▁address ▁policy ▁constraints . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁Ch ain ▁( f iction , ▁