Describe how Alex Rogo changes from the start of the book to the end of their relationship with his job. His family? His coworkers (peers, subordinates, and superiors)? -

Read both “The Goal” and “The Machine that Changed the World”.

Part 1 – The Goal
Please answer the following questions completely and thoroughly.

1. Describe how Alex Rogo changes from the start of the book to the end of their relationship with his job. His family? His coworkers (peers, subordinates, and superiors)?
2. The Boy Scout hike was an epiphany for Alex Rogo. Describe how each of the following can relate to the hike and his business:
a. The match game
b. Herbie, the boy scout
c. Moving Herbie to the front and lightening his load

3. In the text, Alex learns not only what the goal is for his business (or any business) but also what the goal is in life and marriage. Explain how both of these are related and describe the advantages and disadvantages of both.

4. Discuss two rules given to Alex from Jonah that are keys to the Theory of Constraints (TOC) – an hour lost at a bottleneck is an hour lost for the entire system, and an hour saved at a non-bottleneck is a mirage.

Part 2 – The Machine that Changes the World

For this next part, please provide a brief (2-3 pages, double-spaced) summary of the book “The Machine that Changed the World.” Please include topics covered, lessons learned, and your thoughts on how the central concepts of this book could be applied to your workplace or other specific company.

Next, please complete a written analysis (2-3 pages, double-spaced) that compares and contrasts systems, concepts, rules, and recommendations found in “The Machine that Changed the World” and “The Goal.”