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Eliyahu M. Goldratt
10 quotes
“My system does not make sense at all, but by God it’s working.”
Eliyahu M. Goldratt (1947–2011) first seen 1990 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Goldratt, E. M. (1990). What is this thing called theory of constraints and how should it be implemented? New York: North River Press. p. 28
“I smile and start to count on my fingers: One, people are good. Two, every conflict can be removed. Three, every situation, no matter how complex it initially looks, is exceedingly simple. Four, every situation can be substantially improved; even the sky is not the limit. Five, every person can reach a full life. Six, there is always a win / win solution. Shall I continue to count?”
Eliyahu M. Goldratt (1947–2011) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Goldratt, E. M. (2008). The Choice North River Press. p. 157
“If the goal is to make money, then (putting it in terms Jonah might have used), an action that moves us toward making money is productive. And an action that takes away from making money is non-productive.”
Eliyahu M. Goldratt (1947–2011) said by 2011 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There are three measurements which express the goal of making money perfectly well, but which also permit you to develop operational rules for running your plant. Their names are throughput, inventory and operational expense.”
Eliyahu M. Goldratt (1947–2011) said by 2011 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Fundamentally, a manager is looking to answer these questions: ‘what to change?’,’ what to change to?’ and ‘ how to cause the change?’”
Eliyahu M. Goldratt (1947–2011) said by 2011 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[Throughput is the] rate at which the system generates money through sales.”
Eliyahu M. Goldratt (1947–2011) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: p. 19; as cited by: Gerald P. Marquis (2011) A Framework for Propagating Measures of Performance Throughout Organizations Using Object-oriented Technology., p. 10
“[Inventory is measured by] the money the system invests in purchasing things the system intends to sell.”
Eliyahu M. Goldratt (1947–2011) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: p. 23; as cited by: Gerald P. Marquis (2011, p. 10)
“Tell me how you measure me, and I will tell you how I will behave.”
Eliyahu M. Goldratt (1947–2011) said by 2011 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[Operating expense is defined as] all the money the system spends in turning inventory into throughput.”
Eliyahu M. Goldratt (1947–2011) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: p. 29; as cited by: Gerald P. Marquis (2011, p. 10)
“Companies are so immersed in the mentality of saving money that they forget that the whole intention of a project is not to save money but to make money.”
Eliyahu M. Goldratt (1947–2011) said by 2011 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source