Part one of term paper
The Goal, by Eliyahu M. Goldratt examines the life of an American plant manger in his quest to find out what exactly the goal of a plant manager is and how to go about reaching this goal. Along the way towards realizing the goal, the plant manager is forced define and understand the theory of constraints. It is important to understand the t ...

Part two of term paper
... order to realize that serious problems are occurring within his plant.Once the goal, which inevitably turns out to be money, is found, it is imperative to figure out how to express the goal in the form of a measurement. Three measurements are able to not only express the goal of making money, but also make it possible for the manager to develop operational rules for running his plant. These measurements are: throughput, inventory, and operational expense, and everything that the manager manages ...