THE GOAL

Disclaimer : Am not going to discuss the book indepth .. Still spoilers r present.

Some of my friends have been telling about this book for quite some time and i happened to read it y'day. Should say it is Damn good.


The first few pages were sluggish. But then, once i got settled with the course, it was a roller coaster ride. Ofcourse, the pre requisite would be to know some of the manufacturing terms which i happen to know coz of my work, else some strong fundas of Operational research which i hope many of us lack :) or we require some patience to read, well, not some maybe More.

The book revolves around the story of a plant manager Alex rogo and how he uses simple common sense to save his collapsing plant.


The message is pretty clear. Why does a manufacturing company or any company exist?
Put another way What is itz GOAL ?
Of course everyone of us working in corporate offices are asked such questions and we immediately come up with the answer "Customer is God. The Goal is to serve the customer with quality products on time". But this in turn encapsulates the primary objective. MONEY. Yes, no company would ever serve a customer free of cost. All the quality and other coverup stuffs are ways, leading to get more money. All of us know this, but donno why not many say it.

This is best explained in the book with some splendid examples and illustrations,

like how do we move towards the goal.. simple - instead of focussing on the means, focus on the goal. Include measures which would help increase the sales which, in turn money and exclude means which takes us away from it.

I would definetly recommend this for ppl who want a dose of adrenalin admist their monotonous chores.