The Goal (by Goldratt and Cox)
The Goal is recognized as one of the most important business books ever published. Itcontains a message for all managers and explains the ideas which underline the Theoryof Constraints. The main character is Alex Rogo, who manages a production plant withan uncertain future. Bill Peach, a company executive, tells Alex that he has threemonths to turn operations at his plant around from being unprofitable. Jonah helps Alexsolve the plant’s problems by explaining many fundamental business concepts.
Analyze the relationships between the Boy Scout hike and operations at theplant.
What were the bottleneck(s) that Alex and his team exposed and what were themethods used to improve capacity of those bottleneck(s)?
What were the tenets (those that are often held on to, even in the face ofcontradictory evidence) that Alex and his team undid
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