The Goal (novel)

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The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement

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Author	Eliyahu M. Goldratt
Language	English
Publisher	North River Press
Publication date	1984 First Edition 1986 Revised First Edition 1992 Revised Second Edition 2004 Revised Third Edition 2014 Fourth Revised (30th Anniversary) Edition
Media type	Softcover
Pages	384
ISBN	978-0-88427-178-9
OCLC	56194659
Dewey Decimal	823/.914 22
LC Class	PR9510.9.G64 G6 2004
Followed by	It's Not Luck

The Goal is a management-oriented novel by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, a business consultant known for his theory of constraints, and Jeff Cox, the author of several management-oriented novels.^[1] The Goal was originally published in 1984 and has since been revised and republished.^[2] This describes a case study in operations management, focusing on the theory of constraints, and bottlenecks and how to alleviate them. In 2011, Time Magazine listed the book as one of "the 25 most influential business management books".^[3]