After reading “The Goal” by Eliyahu Goldratt, answer and expand on the following questions,
Who is the main character and what challenges does he face in his personal and professional life?
-Who is “Herbie” and why is he important to this story? What was successful and not successful in terms of improving the hike?
-What is Jonah’s definition of a gain in plant efficiency? Please explain your answers.
-Why is global versus local optimization important? Give an example of the effects of local optimization from your reading.
-What is the 5-step (5 focusing steps) process of ongoing improvement? Give at least 1 example from The Goal for each step.
-What happened when the production constraint was addressed? Did the constriction move and to where? What was done about it?
-What are three key lessons you learned from The Goal? How can they be applied to healthcare?
-What is “The Goal” of a business, and what is your goal for your business/organization (or for your life)?
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