Every business manager should understand Theory of Constraints (TOC). I usually don’t use such hyperbole unless I’m joking, so I have to add that I’m serious when I say “every manager.” Before I quit blogging I want to have included an article about every important item I have to pass on to “the public,” and this is one item checked off the list.
The inventor, Goldratt, wrote several novels to teach the theory in the most accessible way. Here are links to the books. (If you buy them from these links I should get a kickback from Amazon.)
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement


