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Goal

The Goal in 885 Words


Here are the principles behind the dramatic turnaround story in The Goal, in 885 words. Ready? Start counting now:


The goal of a manufacturing organization is to make money. Jonah poses this as a question: "What is the goal?" and Rogo actually struggles with it for a day or two, but any manager or executive that can't answer that question without hesitation should be fired without hesitation.


But then again, the goal isn't clear to everyone. One of the characters in the book, an accountant, responds to an offhand comment about the goal with a confused "The goal? You mean our objectives for the month?" That's sure to strike a chord with a lot of readers.


At an operational level, measure your success toward the goal with these three metrics:

Throughput - The rate at which the system generates money through sales.
Inventory - The money that the system has invested in purchasing things which it intends to sell.
Operational......


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Approximate Word Count: 3087
Approximate Pages: 13 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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