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I still claim that there are only few constraints. Our division is too complex to have more than a very few independent chains. Lou, don’t you realiz… - Eliyahu M. Goldratt
" "I still claim that there are only few constraints. Our division is too complex to have more than a very few independent chains. Lou, don’t you realize that everything we mentioned so far is closely connected? The lack of sensible long-term strategy, the measurement issues, the lag in product design, the long lead times in production, the general attitude of passing the ball, of apathy, are all connected. We must put our finger on the core problem, on the root that causes them all. That is what actually is meant by identify the constraint. It’s not prioritizing the bad effects, it’s identifying what causes them all.
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About Eliyahu M. Goldratt
Eliyahu Moshe Goldratt (March 31, 1947 – June 11, 2011) was an Israeli physicist who became a business management guru
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אליהו גולדרט
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Eliyahu Goldratt
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Eliyahu Moshe Goldratt
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