Best Selling Books by Eliyahu M. Goldratt

This fast-paced business novel does for project management what The Goal and It''s Not Luck have done for production and marketing. Goldratts novels have traditionally slain sacred cows and delivered new ways of looking at processes which seem like common sense once you read them. Critical Chain is no exception. In perhaps Elis most readable book yet, two of the established principles of project management, the engineering estimate and project milestones, are found wanting and dismissed, and other established principles are up for scrutiny - as Goldratt once more applies his Theory of Constraints. The approach is radical, yet clear, understandable and logical. New techniques are introduced, and Project Buffers, Feeding Buffers, Limit Multitasking, Improved Communications and Correct Measurements make them work. Goldratt even handles the complicated statistics of dispersed variability versus accumulated variability so deftly you wont even be aware of learning about them - theyll just seem like more common sense! Critical Chain is critical reading for anyone who deals with projects. If you use block diagrams, drawings or charts to keep track of your activities, you are managing a project - and this book is for you.

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. Described by Fortune as a ''guru to industry'' and by Businessweek as a ''genius'', Eliyahu M. Goldratt was an internationally recognized leader in the development of new business management concepts and systems. This 20th anniversary edition includes a series of detailed case study interviews by David Whitford, Editor at Large, Fortune Small Business, which explore how organizations around the world have been transformed by Eli Goldratt''s ideas. The story of Alex''s fight to save his plant contains a serious message for all managers in industry and explains the ideas which underline the Theory of Constraints (TOC) developed by Eli Goldratt. Written in a fast-paced thriller style, The Goal is the gripping novel which is transforming management thinking throughout the Western world. It is a book to recommend to your friends in industry - even to your bosses - but not to your competitors!

There has been a shift of policy at board level. Cash is needed and Alex Rogo’s companies are to be put on the block. Alex faces a cruel dilemma. If he successfully completes the turnaround of his companies they can be sold for the maximum return: if he fails they will be closed down. Either way Alex and his team will be out of work. It looks like lose-lose, both for Alex and for his team. And as if he doesn’t have enough to deal with, his two children have become teenagers. As Alex grapples with problems at work and at home, we begin to understand the full scope of Eli Goldratt’s powerful techniques. It’s Not Luck reveals more of the Thinking Process-techniques that consistently produce win-win solutions to seemingly impossible problems.

The Choice, revised edition, by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Efrat Goldratt-Ashlag Goldratt presents his thought provoking approach, this time through a conversation with his daughter Efrat, as he explains to her his fundamental system of beliefs. The revised edition includes Efrat''s own notes and maps (charts) she made during her conversations with her father, helping the reader determine the true essence of the book. From the original publication: TOC has been successfully applied in almost every area of human endeavor, from industry to healthcare to education. And while Eli Goldratt is indeed a scientist, an educator and a business leader, he is first and foremost a philosopher; some say a genius. He is a thinker who provokes others to do the same. Often characterized as unconventional, and always stimulating a slayer of sacred cows Dr. Goldratt exhorts his readers to examine and reassess their lives and business practices by cultivating a different perspective and a clear new vision.

In the 1990s we witnessed the growth of computer software providers from small businesses into multi-billion dollar giants. In 1998 it was easy for such companies to raise money. But investment funds have dried up. Why? And more importantly, is there a way to reverse the trend?

"This book does for retailing what Goldratt''s international bestseller The Goal did for manufacturing. A breakthrough solution is exposed when some unexpected events force Caroline and Paul, a married couple working for their family''s retail business, to make a few small changes in the way things are done. A solution that propels the family''s regional chain of stores into a very profitable, rapidly growing, international enterprise. If there is a hint of Jonah, from The Goal, reappearing in this novel, it is Henry, the soon-to-retire president and majority owner of the company who logically states that, "if you do not deal directly with the core problem, don''t expect significant improvement." Eli Goldratt''s Theory of Constraints is woven throughout this book but answers are not handed to you. The reader and the characters in the book work through the process together to discover solutions. Dr Goldratt deals with core problems inherent in the retail industry: the inability to forecast future demand accurately enough; a very long supply time (often much longer than anyone thinks it is); retailers purchasing too few of some items and too many of others; the way today''s approach to logistics is forcing the inventory that is in the supply chain to be unavailable where and when it is needed. The elegant but simple solutions give the reader that sensation that followers love about Goldratt: "Ah-ha! Now I get it!" And that''s when Goldratt says: "Isn''t It Obvious?""--

The Race is an unusual book. Its messages can be grasped simply by looking through the graphics. It can be understood better by reading the accompanying text. It is even more deeply grasped and useful when manufacturing people at all levels discuss its implications and application to their own environment. The Race enables you to derive a superior system - Drum-Buffer-Rope - for generating continual logistical improvements. It also illustrates how to focus on the process improvements that will have the greatest impact on your competitive edge. The epilogue and appendix quizzes will give the thoughtful reader insight in how to initiate and then extend a process of ongoing improvement into other areas like marketing and financial control.

This book addresses two major questions: what are the thinking processes that enable people to invent simple solutions to seemingly complicated situations? And, how can we use the psychological aspects to assist rather than impair the implementation of those solutions as an ongoing process?

La meta es una novela ágil y cautivante, que transcurre en el mundo de los negocios, a través de una entretenida narración describe un método infalible para mejorar los resultados de la empresa. En esta obra se desarrolla

This book deals with how information can be sifted out of the oceans of data that we are drowned in.

Al dertig jaar een internationale managementbestseller! Het doel heeft het managementdenken in de westerse wereld veranderd. Goldratt werd door het tijdschrift Fortune uitgeroepen tot ‘goeroe van de industrie’. Door Business Week uitgeroepen tot ‘genie’. In een spannend detectiveverhaal vecht Alex Rogo voor het behoud van zijn bedrijf. Met hulp van een oud studievriend slaagt hij erin om conventionele denkwijzen aan de kant te schuiven. Op deze manier handelt hij op een originele manier. Elk proces blijkt beperkingen te hebben die echte groei en ontwikkeling belemmeren. Het verhaal verklaart de basisprincipes van de beperkingentheorie. Dit is de Theory of Constraints, ontwikkeld door Eliyahu Goldratt. Al meer dan zes miljoen exemplaren wereldwijd verkocht! Eliyahy Goldratt is bij miljoenen lezers een begrip als wetenschapper, leermeester en managementgoeroe. Over de hele wereld passen economen en managers zijn gedachtegoed toe in hun eigen organisaties.

Ein Roman über Prozessoptimierung? Geht das? Das geht nicht nur – das liest sich auch spannend von der ersten bis zur letzten Seite. Eliyahu M. Goldratts "Das Ziel" ist die Geschichte des Managers Alex Rogo, der mit ungewöhnlichen und schlagkräftigen neuen Methoden in seinem Unternehmen für Aufsehen sorgt. Der Klassiker unter den Wirtschaftsbüchern, der das Managementdenken weltweit umkrempelt, wurde jetzt erweitert um den wichtigsten Aufsatz des Autors, "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants": Pflichtlektüre für Manager – und fesselnder Lesestoff.

«La primera novela de Eli Goldratt, La Meta, sacudió a la industria y sector de operaciones... Goldratt añade esencialmente una disciplina para comprender qué impulsa el rendimiento de un proyecto y, por tanto, cuál debe ser el centro de atención de un director de proyecto». Harvard Business Review ----- Cadena Crítica es una novela de negocios que provoca a los lectores para que examinen, reevalúen sus prácticas y transformen el pensamiento, las acciones de los directivos y la gestión empresarial. En esta obra, el Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt revela los conceptos fundamentales del enfoque de la «Teoría de las Restricciones (TOC - Theory of Constraints)» para la gestión de proyectos. Con numerosas implementaciones en todo el mundo, Goldratt siguió profundizando en su comprensión de cómo entregar un proyecto a tiempo, dentro de presupuesto y sin comprometer el alcance original. En la continuación de este libro, Las reglas del flujo, su hija Efrat Goldratt-Ashlag revela sus últimos avances en este campo. Imagen: Cubierta: 9788410235311.jpg

Een overstroming leidt ertoe dat Paul de voorraad en distributie van zijn filiaal op een andere manier moet regelen. Hij kiest voor originele oplossingen waarbij iedereen zijn werkwijze moet veranderen. Het wordt al snel duidelijk dat veranderingen alleen slagen als iedereen er voordeel bij heeft. Anders gaan de hakken in het zand vaak met een reden. Alleen diegenen die het echte probleem aanpakken slagen. De oplossing is vaak verrassend simpel. En dat is het moment waarop Goldratt zou zeggen: `Dat is toch duidelijk? In Dat is toch duidelijk? past Goldratt zijn succesvolle managementtheorie uit Het doel, de Theory of Constraints, toe op retail. Eliyahu Goldratt is bij miljoenen lezers een begrip als wetenschapper, leermeester en managementgoeroe. Over de hele wereld passen economen, bedrijfskundigen en managers zijn theorie toe in hun eigen organisaties, groot en klein. Ilan Eshkoli en Joe BrownLeer schreven mee aan dit boek.

Eliyahu Goldratt is een fenomeen. Zijn zogeheten Theory of Constraints (TOC) wordt tegenwoordig op vrijwel elke businessopleiding en bij elke MBA-leergang gedoceerd. Duizenden bedrijven en overheidsinstellingen over de hele wereld passen deze theorie toe. TOC is met succes in praktijk gebracht op vrijwel elk gebied van menselijke inspanningen, van het bedrijfsleven tot de gezondheidszorg en het onderwijs. Na de bestsellers Het doel, Het is geen toeval en De zwakste schakel gaat Goldratt in De keuze het gesprek aan met zijn dochter Efrat, een organisatiepsycholoog. Deze boeiende gesprekken geven haar en daarmee ook de lezer inzicht in zijn inspirerende gedachtegoed. De keuze legt fundamenten bloot van zijn filosofie en geeft zo stof tot nadenken. Eliyahu Goldratt is bij miljoenen lezers een begrip als wetenschapper, leermeester en managementgoeroe. Over de hele wereld passen economen, bedrijfskundigen en managers zijn gedachtegoed toe in hun eigen organisaties.

Neste livro, os autores expõem, em forma de romance, os bastidores da indústria de software, cujo crescimento alcançou um patamar elevado no final do século XX, num mercado altamente competitivo.

Eli Goldratt é um educador, cientista, filósofo, e líder empresarial. Acima de tudo, é um pensador que induz os outros a pensar. Este livro, uma envolvente obra de ficção voltada à administração empresarial, faz ao Gerenciamento de Projetos o que os outros romances de Eli Goldratt fizeram à Produção e ao Marketing. ''Corrente crítica'' é um livro de Administração empresarial escrito ao estilo de obra de ficção, capaz de transformarar a maneira de pensar e agir na área gerencial e a incentivar o administrador a reavaliar suas práticas sob uma um prisma novo e eficiente.