The Goal: A Process of Ongoing ImprovementThe Goal is about New global principles of manufacturing. It's about people trying to understand what makes their world tick so that they can make it better. As they think logically and consistently about their problems they are able to determine 'cause and effect' relationships between their actions and the results. In the process they deduce some basic principles which they use to save their planet and make it successful. |
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... division staff occupy three floors of the building . I get out of the car and get my briefcase from the trunk . It ... division , " he says in a low voice . I shrug ; I don't know what he's talking about . " The whole division is going ...
... division staff occupy three floors of the building . I get out of the car and get my briefcase from the trunk . It ... division , " he says in a low voice . I shrug ; I don't know what he's talking about . " The whole division is going ...
Page 220
... Division's losses would have con- tinued for the seventh consecutive month . All of the other manu- facturing operations in the division reported only marginal gains in performance or sustained losses . Despite the improvement at ...
... Division's losses would have con- tinued for the seventh consecutive month . All of the other manu- facturing operations in the division reported only marginal gains in performance or sustained losses . Despite the improvement at ...
Page 263
... division , isn't it obvious ? " " In the past you wanted to learn how to run an efficient plant , " Jonah sounds impatient . " Now you want to learn how to run an efficient division . We both know that it will not end here . What is it ...
... division , isn't it obvious ? " " In the past you wanted to learn how to run an efficient plant , " Jonah sounds impatient . " Now you want to learn how to run an efficient division . We both know that it will not end here . What is it ...
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Alex Andy answer asks Bob asks Jonah batch sizes Bearington Bill Peach Bob Donovan Bob says bottlenecks Buick capacity constraint cost Dave Devil's Gulch division door efficiencies everything faster feel finished floor Fran front give goal Granby green tags guess hand happens hear heat-treat hell Herbie hour increase inventory Jonah says Julie keep kids last night look Lou says machines manager materials mean measurements miles per hour milling machines minutes months morning move non-bottleneck o'clock Okay operational expense percent plant problem question resource robots Rogo says Bob says Jonah says Lou says Ralph says Stacey shakes Sharon ship smile Stacey says supposed sure talk Ted Spencer tell thing throughput told turn UniCo wait walk weeks what's going wrong Yeah