Introduction: In the book The Goal written by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox the authors introduce us to the main character Alex who is a manager at a plant. The problem that Alex is faced with at the Plant is that somewhere in the production line there is a problem that is causing delays in shipments to go out of the facility. Mr. Peach who is the vice president is threatening to shut the plant down if Alex cannot figure out what the why shipments are going out late to their clients. When reading the book Alex learns a lot about decision making and how to solve problems to help his plant be successful so Mr. Peach does not have to shut it down. The three key points in the book is to look at the problem as a whole and figure out a solution, …show more content…
When Alex first learns that he only has 3 months to fix the problem at the plant he does not know where to begin. In chapter 5 Alex starts to solve the problem by understanding what the goal is. Alex realizes that the goal of the plant was to “make money” (Goldratt). He gets so caught up in this that he forget to look at the whole picture of what is going wrong in the plant. Alex does not know how to implement the goal of the company so he asks Jonah for his input and Jonah tells him that the three criteria to help implement the goal of the company is “Throughput, inventory, and optimal expense” (Goldratt, pg. 59). At this point in the book I believe that Alex starts to see a relationship that the problems the companies is faced with is a chain reaction. Multiple actions will cause create a problem. In the Organizational Behaviors text book written by Cohen et al he talks about the decision process in the NASA Challenger Launch and how NASA was faced with obstacles which in turn caused the death of their astronauts. Cohen et al talks about how for the Challenger Launch NASA kept having to …show more content…
Alex does a great job of showing how important this is in the decision making process. The most import relationship Alex has is with Jonah. Jonah is always helping Alex by giving him advice and asking Alex questions to help him to solve problems in a new way. In chapter 19 Jonah visits the plant and is talking to Alex and the other coworkers about quality control. Alex is confused, but with the help of Jonah he understands how to solve the problem. “Do you realize what the rejection by Q.C. has done to you? Ask Jonah … It means we have to scrap about a hundred parts, says Bob No think again says Jonah… We Lost time on the bottlenecks I say (Goldratt, pg. 155) These relationship really help Alex to understand what is going on in the plant. This shows just how important decision making and building relationship is because if a manager cannot figure out how to solve a problem you might know someone who can help out. Building relationships is very important
The main idea is to be yourself, not to change for someone else. In the beginning, Alex lived in Quill, a place where you could be anything but yourself. If you showed creativity in any way shape or form, you had an infraction. At age thirteen, those with infractions were Unwanteds, depending on how serious the infraction. Quill believed that all unwanteds were eliminated in the Great Lake of Boiling Oil- Even the high priestess.When Alex was “eliminated” he was welcomed by Marcus Today, and the world of Artimè, where creativity was embraced and taught- pretty much a polar opposite of Quill. Alex becomes good friends with 3 other Unwanteds, Samheed, Lani, and Meghan. They were all really close- until they all began Magical Warrior training- all except for Alex. Alex pulls away from the others for a while, until eventually he starts training himself. The whole group was really brought back together after the battle with Quill.
The Goal written by Eliyahu M Goldratt and Jeff Cox is a management oriented Novel which illustrates the process of on-going improvement. The novel is surrounded by several significant characters. The main character is Alex Rogo. He is a manager in a manufacturing plant. Another prime character is Mr. Bill Peach, who is the vice president in that manufacturing plant. Last of all, the key character in the novel is the physicist, Jonah, who was a former professor of Mr. Alex Rogo. There were some other characters too, but these were the most fundamental ones.
Andy also needs to analyze how this data has impacted his company. To do so, Andy needs input from his quality and sales departments so he calls a meeting where he shares his data. Andy learns that a recent sales order was cancelled over no product being in stock, and that the quality issues have forced detailed inspections of each item delivered by AWI, which has led to a high amount of overtime. Andy asks these department managers to use the “Cause and Effect” method to determine the dollar value of loss from these issues. This will allow Andy to see how each cause (delivery and quality) lead to a monetary impact to
Alex and some employees from the company finally get the plant up and running again and all received promotions. In this research paper, I will be going over ten principles from the book that
In Chapter 14, “What’s Motivating this Writer?” One key point is that the author can be writing based on an argument that he or she is responding to. They usually build arguments over issues that may be overlooked by their readers. Rather than having one argument, they have multiple and include the actual standpoint of the argument and also have their own response to it. Also, the reader should try to visualize what the author is arguing about so they can understand what they are retorting to or know what the argument is about.
Rumors surface that the entire division will be sold unless performance increases leaving no one with jobs. Alex reflects on a conversation his friend and physicist, Jonah, and realizes his plant is not operating as efficiently as he believed because robots are not decreasing inventory and payroll expense or increasing the number of products shipped.
All stemming from the beginning lie regarding the truth about the state of the GDR, Alex continuously has to raise the ante. Alex has to fabricate the news from the
1. Management Improvement - Mr. Walsh should take up management degree. He needs to learn employee empowerment and delegation. He needs to learn employee empowerment and delegation. The plant manager needs to be trained on leadership since he has no experience in management. He should also start hiring a public relations specialist and a marketing specialist to improve on these two aspects of the business.
It is not until Alex’s job is in jeopardy that he decides to devour into his
The word “global” is defined as pertaining to the whole world, “citizen” is defined as an inhabitant. To put these words together literally, being a global citizen means belonging to or being a part of the entire world. To combine and interpret these words together, a global citizen is an individual that participates in the advancement of wellbeing and good nature of society. It is through education – understanding and application information – that a person can become a knowledgeable functioning global citizen.
“The Goal” is as it vividly explains, is a book on achieving goals. Eliyahu Goldratt, world famous Israeli physicist turned business consultant, the creator of the “Theory of constraints”, in his work “The Goal”, explains a lot about managerial skills, to achieve higher productivity and efficiency, in a simple and lucid manner.
“The Goal” is a book written by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox in 1984. The book is very famous in the management field. In 2004, the author published the third revision of it and celebrated selling over than three million copied of it around the world. Also, the goal book is taught in over than 120 collages. The book was recommended by my professor to be read and summarize as an extra credit.
...used and accomplish many tasks. However, the goal setting process should involve both Alex and James. By both individuals being involved in the process, it allows Alex to understand what James’ vision is and it allows her the chance to help him achieve his specific goals. Also, Alex should encourage James to write down his goals and review them on a daily basis, so he can be reminded of his job at hand and the steps he can take to achieve his goals and stay focused. A good coach would help the employee find ways to achieve his/ her goals and provide feedback in what aspects could be changed to increase performance to reach or exceed his/ her goals. Therefore, it is very beneficial for Alex and James to set his goals together and then Alex works towards helping him achieve these specific goals in an effort for James to feel a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.
Alex exerts his freedom of choice in all aspects of his life. From the time he wakes up in the morning, until he goes to bed at night. Every decision he makes belongs to him. The only person who controls Alex is Alex. He does what he wants, when he wants to. He doesn’t care who he hurts along the way as long as what he is doing makes him happy.
The Goal is a book that focuses on the theory of constraints in order to improve production. Eliyahu Goldratt brings us a pleasant story that shows the important strategies that any manager or CEO should follow to be successfully productive, and capable of reaching their goals. The book easily explains and demonstrates many attainable ways for any human being to learn how to manage their industrial relations, business processes, and also, their personal lives.