“The entire bottleneck concept is not geared to decrease operating expense, it’s focused on increasing throughput.”
― The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
― The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
“Putting it precisely, activating a resource and utilizing a resource are not synonymous.”
― The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
― The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
“So this is the goal: To make money by increasing net profit, while simultaneously increasing return on investment, and simultaneously increasing cash flow.”
― The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
― The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
“I smile and start to count on my fingers: One, people are good. Two, every conflict can be removed. Three, every situation, no matter how complex it initially looks, is exceedingly simple. Four, every situation can be substantially improved; even the sky is not the limit. Five, every person can reach a full life. Six, there is always a win-win solution. Shall I continue to count?”
― The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
― The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
“They’re measurements which express the goal of making money perfectly well, but which also permit you to develop operational rules for running your plant,” he says. “There are three of them. Their names are throughput, inventory and operational expense.”
― The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
― The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
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