The goal
About this book
Alex Rogo is the manager of a failing manufacturing plant who receives an ultimatum from corporate headquarters: Turn the situation around in three months or the plant will be scrapped. With help from a mysterious mentor, Rogo discovers a revolutionary new way to do business—a way for people in any field of endeavor to increase productivity, profitability, and personal fulfillment. A business book disguised as a novel, a love story about the manufacturing process, and an exhilarating adventure in human potential, The Goal is changing how America does business. First published in 1984, it became an underground bestseller; today it's used by thousands of companies and taught in hundreds of business schools. Includes the author's personal story, "My Saga." This third edition includes case study interviews. Professional readers recreate interviews that David Whitford, Editor at Large with Fortune Small Business, conducts with the author Eli Goldratt and with business professionals from General Motors, Thomson-Shore, Security Federal Banks and others who put the principles of The Goal into action
Reader Profile
4.4/5 · 221 readers · 333 pages · ≈ 6 h 10 m · Light
How long does it take to read The goal?
About ≈ 6 h 10 m — 333 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The goal?
333 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The goal?
It sits on the Business, Fiction shelves.
Is The goal in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote The goal?
Eliyahu M. Goldratt (1948–0).