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Summary: Brilliant explanation of a difficult topic
Review: This book successfully clarified the mystic world of manufacturing issues which were a maize after attending APICS courses and the like.This is the best teaching material I have read on this area of business. More than that the story line was such that it was difficult to put down.
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Summary: How to be a smart boyscout applying queuing theory.
Review: Easy to read for a non_native English language guy; it provides you with strong instruments to pursue business goals and drive your company with a powerful engine.
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Summary: The Socratic Dialogues
Review: The author delivered a very important concept: IF...THEN. The cause and effect. When we encounter a problem, we usually end up collecting as much data as possible. However, there is no thinking process. Most of time, we don't know why we collect them. We just collect them for assurance. We don't spend time on identifying what to change, what to change to and how to cause the change. And also, the author used Socratic method to let us understand the relationships between cause and effect. There was no direct answer with each question. There was no correct or incorrect answer. But, they were all deliberate. A must read book for all positions and occupations.
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Summary: No es posible haber estado tan perfectamente equivocado
Review: Mi lectura de "La Meta" nofue un trago facil de digerir, pensar que era tan simple y que habiamos logrado elaborar algo tan complicado en el manejo de las fabricas solo para poder justificar nuestra incapacidad de usar el "sentido comun". Hoy no solo que la direccion de "mi" fabrica se ha facilitado muchisimo sin que adicionalmente mi forma de enfocar la vida ha cambiado. La pregunta que me hago desde hace mucho tiempo es que pasara cuando el 40 o mas por ciento de las manufactureras esten dirigidas por unos "ALEX ROGO"
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Summary: If only there was a bigger number than 10...
Review: I think the book is great. It has inspired me since I first read it and I'm following it's concepts since then. For anyone who hasn't read it, order it now!!! (amazon.com - I want my 1.5% of this! :) )
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Summary: finally someone to move us from the beancounters to mfg $
Review: Finally someone moves us from the bean counter mentality to how to make money in manufacturing. I thought this book was excellent, I have taken several manufacturing management course, both undergraduate and graduate level and reading this book gave me more insight to running a manufacturing facility. Everyone from the President to first line supervisors should read this book.
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Summary: The Goal is a must read for all people in business.
Review: Although "The Goal" is written in the context of a manufacturing company, the message applies to all business and organizational situations. You must focus on THE GOAL - what you want to accomplish. I have used it with clients for years and find it still up to date, easy to read, and applicable to everyone in the organization. The follow on book "It's not Luck" is even better as it covers a decision making process which addresses problems which apparently cannot be solved - but in reality can be solved. Goldratt is the under rated management star of our time.
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Summary: A business person's book
Review: Our senior class wrote a theme sentence for the book. The theme is to prioritize your options by determining the goal and the correct measurements in order to balance your business and personal life and achieve "ongoing improvement" in both. It is a college-type book.
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Summary: a must for line managers
Review: the book is a fantastic way to explain the nuts and bolts of a business to a line manager. the line manager often does not see the enterprise/business objective of a manufacturing unit, especially in the indian context. an excellent gripper because it relates to the unit called family which too has a goal.
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Summary: excellent lesson for the novice
Review: a very good primer on how to improve your manufacturing system. it stretches its theories at some points beyond what the theories can support, but in general a fast paced read for the white collar worker that needs a crash course in manufacturing... the problem is, how will this fit into service industries?
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