Businesses’ bottleneck bane
“The Goal” is a 40-year-old book with a topical message
“The Goal” is a notable business book for two reasons. The first is its unusual genre. First published in 1984, it is a management tome dressed up in the clothes of a thriller. The book, written by Eliyahu Goldratt and Jeff Cox, tells the story of Alex Rogo, a plant manager who has to overhaul his factory within three months or face closure.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “The bottleneck bane”
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