A Fictional Business Bestseller
I just finished The Goal, which I read for my Operations Management class. Even though it isn't due until late February, I haven't been able to put it down the past few days.
It is actually a fictional account of a plant manager's saga to turn around a plant and, for that matter, his marriage. As I read the book, I learned about an important operation management concept that revolutionized manufacturing called "The Theory of Constraints". Also, I saw a lot of relevance of how the concept could be applied to my own life right away.
I found the fiction format appealing because:
- It's more interesting.
- It puts the theory into a real-world context, which makes it easier to understand.
Comments
nice website
Posted by: bill | March 11, 2004 12:10 PM
You should do it!!!! It would be awesome!!!
Posted by: Rebecca Gorman | March 16, 2004 02:57 AM
Your post reminded me of a book I have read and wanted to share with you,in case you haven?t heard of it - Jack Stack?s ?The Great Game Of Business?. It is actually the true story of a team of managers turning around a manufacturing company in the early 80?s. The secret to their miraculous success was implementing a system of turning every employee into an entrepreneur and really developing the entrepreneurial mindset for all employees. While it?s written as a ?how-to? book for managers and business owners, I found it an entertaining, quick read ? full of sound entrepreneurial theory and great ideas.
Posted by: Aleksandra Kulczuga | March 31, 2004 02:06 PM