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The Goal

A Business Graphic Novel
By Eliyahu Goldratt and Dwight Zimmerman
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Alex Rogo, a stressed plant manager, faces a 90-day deadline to save his factory from closure and job losses. A fortuitous meeting with Jonah, a former professor, helps Alex rethink his approach. Together with his team, Alex uncovers and resolves the plant’s issues, illustrating the core principles of the Theory of Constraints in an engaging, visual format.

The Goal: A Business Graphic Novel provides an accessible and entertaining introduction to the concepts originally presented in the acclaimed business novel The Goal.
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Ideal for managers, business students, entrepreneurs, and professionals in operations, IT, and leadership roles seeking a clear, visual introduction to business optimisation and the Theory of Constraints.

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Visual and fun to read, The Goal: A Business Graphic Novel offers an accessible introduction to the Theory of Constraints concepts presented in The Goal, the business novel on which it was based. The Goal is widely considered to be one of the most influential business books of all time.

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Alex Rogo is a harried plant manager who has been given 90 days to save his failing factory. If he doesn't improve the plant's performance, corporate headquarters will close it down, and hundreds of workers will lose their jobs. It takes a chance meeting with Jonah, a former professor, to help him break out of his conventional thinking and figure out what needs to be done. As Alex identifies the plant's problems and works with his team to find solutions, the reader gains an understanding of the fundamental concepts behind the Theory of Constraints.

Visual and fun to read, The Goal: A Business Graphic Novel offers an accessible introduction to the Theory of Constraints concepts presented in The Goal, the business novel on which it was based.

The Goal is widely considered to be one of the most influential business books of all time. A bestseller since it was first published in 1984, the business novel has sold over 7 million copies, been translated into 32 languages, and is taught in colleges, universities, and business schools around the world. Named to Time magazine's list of the 25 Most Influential Business Management Books, it is frequently cited by executives as a favourite or must-read title.

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Praised as the #1 business book of all time, this graphic adaptation makes Eli Goldratt’s classic and its powerful ideas even more accessible. Esteemed business leaders and authors highlight its career-changing impact and recommend it as essential reading for professionals in management and technology. The book is lauded for its clear, step-by-step techniques that help teams transform struggling businesses into thriving ones.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780815385134

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 December 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 130 Halftones, black and white

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Dean Motter
  • Illustrated by Dean Motter

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 292g

Pages: 144

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Adult Graphic Novels Business & Entrepreneurship Dwight Zimmerman Eliyahu Goldratt Fiction Graphic Novels

About the Author

ABOUT ALIYAHU M. GOLDRATT Dr Eli Goldratt's book, The Goal, has been a bestseller since 1984 and is recognised as one of the bestselling management books of all time, having sold over 7 million copies worldwide. Eli Goldratt was the author of many other books including the business novels, It's Not Luck (the sequel to The Goal), Critical Chain, Necessary but Not Sufficient and Isn't It Obvious? Dr Goldratt was the founder of TOC for Education, a nonprofit organisation dedicated to bringing TOC thinking and tools to teachers and their students (www.tocforeducation.com) as well as Goldratt Consulting (www.goldrattconsulting.com). ABOUT THE SCRIPTER Dwight John Zimmerman is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, edutor and president of the Military Writers Society of America. He has written more than a dozen books, including Lincoln's Last Days, the #1 New York Times bestselling adaptation of Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Reilly, and Uncommon Valor: The Medal of Honor and the Warriors Who Earned It In Afghanistan and Iraq which won the 2010 Military Writers Society of America Founder's Award, the organisation's highest honour. He has written more than 300 articles on military history, as well as comic book stories for Marvel Comics and other comic book publishers. ABOUT THE ARTIST As art director and designer for CBS Records, Byron Preiss Visual Publications and DC Comics, illustrator Dean Motter has created a plethora of award-winning book and record jackets. As a graphic novelist he is best known for Terminal City, The Prisoner, Batman: Nine Lives and his seminal creation, Mister X. He has illustrated non-fiction comic books for the Davis S. Wyman Institute and the Los Angeles Holocaust Museum, including The Book Hiter Didn't Want You To Read and Karski's Mission: To Stop the Holocaust.

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