“I say an hour lost at a bottleneck is an hour out of the entire system. I say an hour saved at a non-bottleneck is worthless. Bottlenecks govern both throughput and inventory.” LostHoursSavedWorthlessInventoryBottlenecks Author:Eliyahu M. Goldratt
“The goal is not to improve one measurement in isolation. The goal is to reduce operational expenses AND reduce inventories and increase throughput simultaneously.” GoalIncreaseIsolationExpensesMeasurementInventory Book:The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement Source: The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement