3. Dez.
Rating:5

Der Roman beschreibt die Sorgen des Werkleiters Alexander Rogo, der sich mit mangelnder Termintreue und zu hohen Kosten befassen muss. Aus dieser Situation hilft ihm Jonah, ein Bekannter von der Uni. Mit seinen Tipps gelingt es ihm und seinem Team, den Durchsatz (Flow) zu erhöhen. Abgeschlossen wird das Buch mit der dahinterstehenden Theorie, wie der Theory of Constraints. Dadurch wird diese besser nachvollziehbar.

The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvementby Eliyahu M. GoldrattNorth River Press
13. Aug.
Rating:4

Hmm, the overall story is well written and I think the whole idea is easy to grasp, even when you aren't working in production at all. I mainly read this book, because I enjoyed reading "The Phoenix Project", which basically is an adaptation of this for IT. At the end of my version was an interview with Goldratt and various business leaders. They talked about the whole "Theory of Constraints" idea, how it helped them to use "Current Reality Trees" and so on. I am sure all of them were used in "The Goal", but never aptly named. So from my perspective, you probably have to read "It's not luck", for a proper definition of reality trees and so on. Or visit one of the expensive courses. The last few pages reminded me of the latest Scrum book I've read, where everything turns into a kind of religion, which solves always any problem. I think this is just weird.

The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvementby Eliyahu M. GoldrattNorth River Press