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Eliyahu M. Goldratt (1948 - ) is an Israel-born physicist turned business consultant, the originator of the theory of constraints (abbreviation: TOC). He claims that he applied the scientific method to resolving some permanent problems of organizations. 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...
Theory of constraints (TOC) is an overall management philosophy that aims to continually achieve more of the goal of a system. ...
Scientific method is a body of techniques for investigating phenomena and acquiring new knowledge, as well as for correcting and integrating previous knowledge. ...
An organization or organisation (read more about -ize vs -ise) is a formal group of people with one or more shared goals. ...
He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from Tel Aviv University and his Masters of Science, and Doctorate of Philosophy from Bar-Ilan University.
He is the author of several business novels:
- The Goal introduces TOC's accounting and process improvement aspects; it is considered by some to be an important work on the topic of focused performance improvement. It was followed by:
- It's Not Luck, which applies TOC to the problem of adapting an organization to changes in its market,
- Necessary But Not Sufficient, which makes Toc's utility in problems outside manufacturing and other operations fields clear.
The Goal is a book by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, the business consultant who created the theory of constraints model for systems management. ...
Its Not Luck is a sequel to The Goal. The plot of this business novel continues to follow the advancement of the main character, Alex Rogo, through the corporate ranks of large manufacturer, UniCo. ...
Critical Chain is a novel by Eliyahu Goldratt using the Critical Chain theory of Project Management as the major theme. ...
Project management is the discipline of organizing and managing resources in such a way that these resources deliver all the work required to complete a project within defined scope, quality, time and cost constraints. ...
Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) is based on methods and algorithms developed in 1997 by Eliyahu M. Goldratt. ...
See also This is a list of topics related to the theory of constraints. ...
References
Business Novels Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox. The Goal:A Process of Ongoing Improvement North River Press; 3rd Revised Edition/20th Anniversary Edition (2004) ISBN 0-88427-178-1 - Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox. The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement. North River Press; 2nd Rev edition (1992). ISBN 0-88427-061-0
- Eliyahu M. Goldratt. It's Not Luck. (1994) ISBN 0-88427-115-3
- Eliyahu M. Goldratt. Critical Chain. (1997) ISBN 0-88427-153-6
- Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Eli Schragenheim, Carol A. Ptak. Necessary But Not Sufficient. (2000) ISBN 0-88427-170-6
- Eliyahu M. Goldratt. Late Night Discussions on the Theory of Constraints. (1998)
Critical Chain is a book by Eliyahu Goldratt on the Critical Chain theory of Project Management. ...
Theory of Constraints - Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Robert E. Fox. The Race. (1986) ISBN 0-88427-062-9
- Eliyahu M. Goldratt. Theory of Constraints. (1999) ISBN 0-88427-166-8
- Eli Schragenheim. Management Dilemmas: The Theory of Constraints Approach to Problem Identification and Solutions. ISBN 1-57444-222-8
- Dettmer, H. William. Breaking the Constraints to World Class Performance ISBN 0-87389-437-5 is a thorough user's guide from ASQ's Quality Press (http://qualitypress.asq.org/)
- _____. Goldratt's Theory of Constraints: A Systems Approach to Continuous Improvement, ISBN 0-87389-370-0 is a complete reference manual, also from ASQ's Quality Press.
- Eliyahu M. Goldratt. The Haystack Syndrome: Sifting Information Out of the Data Ocean. (1991)
The Thinking Processes - Lisa J. Scheinkopf. Thinking for a Change: Putting the TOC Thinking Processes to Use. ISBN 1-57444-101-9
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