-
Recent Posts
Archives
- November 2018 (1)
- October 2018 (13)
- September 2018 (30)
- March 2018 (2)
- January 2018 (10)
- December 2017 (1)
- February 2017 (1)
- November 2016 (2)
- October 2016 (1)
- September 2016 (8)
- August 2016 (3)
- July 2016 (1)
- June 2016 (1)
- January 2016 (3)
- December 2015 (5)
- October 2015 (2)
- August 2015 (1)
- January 2015 (2)
- May 2014 (8)
- April 2014 (7)
- March 2014 (18)
- February 2014 (5)
- November 2013 (4)
- October 2013 (5)
- July 2013 (2)
- June 2013 (12)
- April 2013 (1)
- January 2013 (1)
- June 2012 (1)
- May 2012 (8)
- April 2012 (1)
- February 2012 (1)
- May 2011 (1)
- March 2011 (1)
- August 2010 (1)
- November 2009 (1)
- September 2008 (2)
- May 2004 (1)
Categories
- Aerospace (7)
- Business (53)
- Business Books (34)
- Disruption (53)
- Filtration (4)
- History (25)
- Illiquid Alternative (4)
- Industry (53)
- Innovation (55)
- Invention (26)
- Marketing (14)
- Materials Science (20)
- Membrane (1)
- Methods (16)
- Policy (3)
- Textile (11)
- Theory (29)
- Trust (1)
- Uncategorized (70)
- VC (6)
- Vehicle (2)
Meta
Tag Archives: ToC
The Most Popular Guides to Goldratt’s The Goal
“Whenever people are not doing the obvious – it is my job to find the missing piece of the puzzle. Something is missing. What is it?” Continue reading
Posted in Business, Business Books, Uncategorized
Tagged Constraints, Goldratt, The Goal, Theory of Constraints, ToC
Goldratt’s Major Concepts in The Goal: The Foundations of Theory of Constraints
The major concepts that Goldratt places in Rogo’s hand to explain and solve problems are; Goals, Constraint, Dependence, Fluctuations, Metrics, Batch Size, Throughput Accounting, Priority and Local Optima (a trap to be avoided). Continue reading
Posted in Business Books, Uncategorized
Tagged Batch Size, Constraint, Dependence, Fluctuation, Goal, Goldratt, Local Optima, Metrics, Priority, The Goal, Throughput Accounting, ToC
The Goal: Based on Teamwork & Data
Goldratt takes several approaches to showing how Constraints impact a plant and even personal lives. Several approaches are used to educate the reader; Jonah serves as a mentor to Alex Rogo, educating him on what is going on. Rogo adopts … Continue reading
Posted in Business Books, Uncategorized
Tagged Data, Goldratt, Teamwork, The Goal, Theory of Constraints, ToC
1 Comment
The Goal – Chapter 36 – Five Steps to The Goal
Again the chapter opens in a meeting, but this time Rogo’s spider sense about the state of the plant foreshadows a re-evaluation of Jonah’s teachings. Highlight STEP 1. Identify the system’s bottlenecks. [Constraints!] STEP 2. Decide how to exploit the … Continue reading
Posted in Business Books, Uncategorized
Tagged Goldratt, The Goal, Theory of Constraints, ToC
1 Comment
The Goal – Chapter 35 – Prediction and Practice
We enter the chapter sitting with Rogo’s team in a meeting to prepare him for his next role in a promotion. As noted in Chapter 34 – this really feels like a luxury in 2018! Highlights “His classification gave him the … Continue reading
Posted in Business Books, Methods, Theory
Tagged Constraint, Goldratt, Prediction, The Goal, Theory of Constraints, ToC
1 Comment
The Goal – Chapter 34 – Promotion and Reflection
Rogo’s promotion leads to an interlude where he sits with his team and reflects on what he will need to do in his next job. This chapter feels like a fantasyland in 2018 – I’ve never had this luxury between … Continue reading
Posted in Business Books, Uncategorized
Tagged Goldratt, The Goal, Theory of Constraints, ToC
1 Comment
The Goal – Chapter 33 – Sales & Growth
Rogo works with his team to anticipate what will be needed to succeed in his next job. This chapter is full of Goldratt wisdom. Highlight “We re-engineered the deal; we came back with a counter-offer that was feasible and that … Continue reading
Posted in Business Books, Uncategorized
Tagged Goldratt, The Goal, Theory of Constraints, ToC
1 Comment
