I enjoyed reading The Goal. It was a very informative book that applies to my job on a daily basis. I learned several things about production, constraints, bottlenecks, teamwork, dependent events, setting goals and taking measurements. However, I think the three most important things that I learned from reading The Goal are: setting goals, taking measurements and teamwork.
Setting goals helps everyone know where the company and personnel need to be. Expectations of management need to be met. Giving praise to your employees is very important. It will help them to continue to do a good job and contribute to the operation’s output. Employees feel needed and wanted if they are involved in the decision making from time to time. A company must have a goal or everything else is meaningless.
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Some times how to do the measurements will take some critical thinking. It will be best to experiment a little before putting your plan into action. Alex, the manager has had to continually deal with late orders and defective products and needs to know how to reverse all of this. There are three ways to measure an organization. They are throughput, inventory and operational expenses. Throughput is the rate at which the company generates money through sales. Inventory is money invested in things its intends to sell. Operational expenses are the money that the company spends to turn inventory into throughput. Reporting was key in Alex’s decisions.
Teamwork is crucial in the operations of any business. The more people the better. Everyone has different opinions and outlooks and can contribute in various ways. Sometimes a conventional management style may be used as a guide but not relied upon solely. A manager must be able to generate enthusiasm and encourage the team. The team needs to be open and make suggestions. Teamwork helped Alex’s team find their bottlenecks and decide how to fix