Eliyahu M. Goldratt

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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.

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,

Critical Chain novel, describes the application TOC in project management called Critical Chain Theory, and

Necessary But Not Sufficient, which makes Toc's utility in problems outside manufacturing and other operations fields clear.

1 See also
2 References
3 External links

[edit] See also

List of theory of constraints topics

[edit] References

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)