Beyond the Goal

Theory of Constraints

By: Eliyahu M. Goldratt

Narrated by: Eliyahu M. Goldratt

Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins

Publisher's summary

Since it was first introduced in the multi-million-copy best seller The Goal, Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt's Theory of Constraints (TOC) has emerged as one of the most flexible and effective approaches to management and problem solving in the corporate world. Now taught in business schools everywhere and successfully used in companies of all sizes around the world, TOC has changed the way a generation of professionals maximize profits and resources by focusing on and clearing the constraints that get in their way.

In Beyond The Goal, Dr. Goldratt elaborates on his profoundly influential theories in a straightforward, practical, and pragmatic presentation designed to help you put these powerful ideas to valuable use. Speaking with the brilliance and insight that has made him a sought-after teacher and top consultant, Dr. Goldratt addresses some of the most asked-about elements of understanding and applying TOC, including:

• The basic assumptions of TOC
• Why management assumptions must be changed to obtain lasting, bottom-line results
• What is necessary and sufficient to establish a foundation for future success
• The rules of operations, project management, and distribution
• How to implement TOC as a holistic approach to continuous improvement

Whether you're new to Dr. Goldratt's philosophy, or a TOC veteran looking for fresh strategies for turning turn concepts into consequences, Beyond The Goal makes it abundantly clear why joining the Theory of Constraints revolution has never been easier, or more important for your company and your career.

Download the accompanying reference guide.

©2005 Eliyahu M. Goldratt (P)2005 Gildan Audio, a division of Gildan Media Corp.

beyond the goal is awesome

if you have read The Goal this is a must read to follow on, it is the cream on the cake.

I would recommend reading his other books first

This is audio from lectures rather than a book. He has some slides he refers to, but it's fairly easy to imagine what was on them. He collects thoughts from his previous books and tells how projects have failed due to not understanding their core problems. The problems feel a bit outdated, but the methods he's arguing for are timeless.
If you've read his other books, I'd recommend it. Otherwise, read those first.

Sales pitch...

The audio book covers various examples and concepts of the goal, TOC, Critical Chain and concludes in an offer for consultants to help your company develop strategy alignment. It has an interesting dialog on complexity and how using the scientific method can help formalize the conflict (root cause) and overcome major obstacles (find the silver bullet). Fundamentally, it is a six hour sales pitch.

Best Book on Supply Chain

I read the original book and now this one. It is good primer on the areas of MRP, ERP, Logistics, Supply Chains and Software. Goldratt is very opinionated and passionate. I have spent 10 years being a consultant to many companies in the same fields and I can confirm that he is the very best in this speciality. He is the Peter Drucker, Tom Peters and Stevan Covey combined for the Supply Chain space. I wish audible.com would introduce more Supply Chain and Project Management books such as this one.

timeless business classic

Follow up to The Goal . In the authors own tone and voice. For those who want to understand systems thinking.

Time to employ a voice-over artist

With all due respect to Goldratt, I found it very difficult to understand him with his very strong accent. Time to employ a voice over artist.

Ugh

The man is obviously quite bright. Brighter than me I'm sure. His talks apply to plant production - producing something requiring quality control like a lamp or an auto part. Not relevent to customer service based or web based or even entertainment based businesses (intellectual property, etc.). He seems to be convinced that he himself is the sole, self enthroned revolutionary without whose work the world would be doomed to its "old ways" prior to his "groundbreaking" theory of constraints - critical "chain"(path). I'm sorry but i just don't get all the hype. He seems to drone on like some religious leader looking to found his own industrial hyper-productive cult. But it's chatter chatter chatter. I couldn't get past the fourth hour. Was highly turned off by his self aggrandizing and back patting. Skip it.

Painful

This book was painful and a waste of time

Good

Good book of leadership ideas.

Not a audio book

It was a recording of his seminar. You even hear people talking in the background.