The Goal, By Eliyahu Goldratt Essay -- Productivity, Bottlenecks

When reading the book The Goal written by Eliyahu Goldratt, there were many an(prenominal) lessons that I learned in order to overhear a clear and concise understanding of a positive level of productivity in a company. To have a positive level of productivity there are may components that are taken into consideration. Understanding what it actually means to be productive and how to addition the level of productivity by knowing the actual goal of the company that is trying to be constructed and the components that go into the shape of being productive. There are many factors that contribute to the level of productivity and being able to identify these factors is the key ingredient to having a successful level of productivity.When trying to improve productivity for a company, one must first-class honours degree understand what it means to be productive and what it means to not be productive. Jonah classifies that, I have come to the cultivation that productivity is the act of bringing company closer to its goal. Every action that brings the company closer to its goal is productive. Every action that does not bring a company closer to its goal is not productive (Goldratt, 32). But when determining on what is productive and not productive, the actual goal of the company must first be determined. If the goal is to make money, then an action that moves us toward qualification money is productive and an action that takes away from making money is non-productive (Goldratt, 41). Alex has finally cognize what it means for his company to be productive, but the key is to know how to see if the company is meeting the goal that is desired or in this case making money. There are certain measurements that can express the goal of making money perfectly well, but which also perm... ...ventory and operational expenses decrease. Once the constraint is determined, the five-step process is followed to find out how to fix or correct the restraint.From what I haven tak en from this book, I have come to a conclusion that with a some steps, you can find a way to make your company productive and meet the overall goal of your company. A clear understanding of what your companys goal is and to be able to use this goal to understand what being productive means in terms of your company. Knowing the measurements that are needed to reach your goal. The ability to try new experiments and be able to brainstorm and talk together with a dedicated team of researchers that want to reach the goal and riding habit stop experimenting different processes until the end goal is met.Works CitedGoldratt, Eliyahu M., and Jeff Cox. The Goal. N.p. Gower, 1989. Print.