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Overlaying Human Resources Principles to the Goal: A Research Note

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  • Brian J. Galli

    (Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Director, Master of Science in Engineering Management Industrial Engineering, Hofstra University, USA)

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This article analyzes the book The Goal: A process of Ongoing Improvement by E. Goldratt and J. Cox to discuss human resource management implications. The book helped organizations increase profit margins through process management. The book focuses on a manufacturing plant that was unprofitable because of ineffective machines (bottlenecks). However, with the mentorship of a management expert (Jonah), the business turned around to become profitable. The book outlines critical messages to managers while helping break out of the conventional way of thinking and take actions towards success. Goldratt and Cox promote the theory of constraints to improve productivity and profitability in an organization, as will be discussed in this article. Also, there is a critical book analysis and how it relates to HR Management is discussed. The article also addresses the principles applied to make the plant successful as well as the role human resource played in the overall factory management.

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  • Brian J. Galli, 2018. "Overlaying Human Resources Principles to the Goal: A Research Note," International Journal of Applied Logistics (IJAL), IGI Global, vol. 8(1), pages 20-34, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jal000:v:8:y:2018:i:1:p:20-34
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