Management Books

• Critical Chain: by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
  

• The Goal: : A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox
  This book on the new global principles of manufacturing is actually a riveting novel in disguise. In the process the characters deduce some basic principles which they use to save their plant and make it successful.

Management Articles

• Starbucks, Queueing Theory, Constraints, and Lean by Peter Abilla
  "If establishing a consistent order fulfillment drumbeat is important, Starbucks needs to do the following: 1) Reduce, immediately, the number of product combinations. 2) Model the properties of each of those combinations in both time, material, information, steps, and flow. But, focus on the 80/20 – the most ordered combinations first..."

Management Web Sites and Resources

• Agile Management Blog by David Anderson
  

• Curious Cat Management Improvement Articles by John Hunter
  Hundreds of useful management articles hand selected to help managers improve the performance of their organization. Sorted by topic including: Deming, lean manufacturing, six sigma, continual improvement, innovation, leadership, managing people, software development, psychology and systems thinking.