“Make the bottlenecks work only on what will contribute to throughput today … not nine months from now. That’s one way to increase capacity at the bottlenecks. The other way you increase bottleneck capacity is to take some of the load off the bottlenecks and give it to non-bottlenecks.”
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The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
The book presents a fictional story of a plant manager facing production challenges. Through the protagonist's journey, it demonstrates how to apply Lean principles to streamline operations and achieve efficiency. It is widely regarded as an accessible introduction to Lean thinking and process improvement strategies. more
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Eliyahu M. Goldratt
Eliyahu M. Goldratt was a renowned physicist, born on March 31, 1947, and passed away on June 11, 2011. He made significant contributions to the field of physics, particularly in quantum field theory and particle physics. more
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