Elyahu M. Goldratt
An Israeli business consultant, author, and educator, best known for developing the Theory of Constraints (TOC). His groundbreaking business novel, The Goal, popularized TOC, which focuses on identifying and managing bottlenecks within a system to improve overall performance. Goldratt's revolutionary approach emphasized the importance of systemic thinking and continuous improvement by concentrating efforts on the weakest link. His ideas have profoundly impacted operations management and project management.
Written in a fast-paced thriller style, The Goal is the gripping novel which is transforming management thinking throughout the Western world. Alex Rogo is a harried plant manager working ever more desperately to try and improve performance. His factory is rapidly heading for disaster. So is his marriage. He has ninety days to save his plant—or it will be closed by corporate HQ, with hundreds of job losses. It takes a chance meeting with a colleague from student days—Jonah—to help him break out of conventional ways of thinking to see what needs to be done. The story of Alex's fight to save his plant is more than compulsive reading. It contains a serious message for all managers in industry and explains the ideas which underline the Theory of Constraints (TOC) developed by Eli Goldratt.