The Goal
The goal of a manufacturing organization is to make money. And everything else is a means to achieve the goal.
Measures (chapter 8)
Executives
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Net profit
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Return on investment
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Cash flow
Throughput
The rate at which the system generates money through sales.
Inventory
All the money that the system has invested in purchasing things which it intends to sell.
Operational expense
All the money the system spends in order to turn inventory into throughput.