Jeff Cox

40-vuotisjuhlapainos."KOLME KUUKAUTTA AIKAA..."Alex Rogon kamppailu 600 henkeä työllistävän tehtaansa ja avioliittonsa puolesta.Tavoite on merkillinen kirja - jännittävä, mukaansatempaava, helppotajuinen ja vallitsevia totuuksia kiehtovasti kyseenalaistava.Kirja johdattaa lukijan tohtori Eliyahu M. Goldrattin kehittämän johtamisfilosofian eli kapeikkoajattelun (Theory Of Constraints, TOC) pariin.Kirjan opas Jonah johdattelee Alex Rogon parantamaan lyhyessä ajassa ratkaisevasti tehtaansa suorituskykyä kirkastamalla näkemyksensä vastuualueensa perimmäisestä tavoitteesta ja arvioimalla uudelleen monet vallinneet toimintaperiaatteet ja käytännöt.Vaikka romaanin tapahtumat sijoittuvat tehdasympäristöön, on kirjan TOC-oppeja sovellettu lukemattomien organisaatioiden suorituskyvyn parantamiseen monilla eri toimialoilla ja sovellusalueilla.Voit soveltaa näitä oppeja suoraan omaan tilanteeseesi tuloksentekoa rajoittavien tekijöiden tunnistamiseksi ja jopa kroonisiksi ajateltujen tuottavuus- ja laatuongelmien ratkaisemiseksi.Kirjan kirjoittajaa Eli Goldrattia (1947-2011) on oikeutetusti luonnehdittu mm. sanoilla "nero" (Business Week) ja "teollisuuden guru" (Fortune).

Ujavit, scho u vas je rivno tri misjatsi, schob vivesti svij biznes iz krizi, abo zh vi vtratite vse. Scho vi robitimete? Tsja knizhka pokazhe, jak vijti zi skladnoji situatsiji abo vdoskonaliti vzhe dijuchu model. Biznes-roman Elijagu Goldratta, napisanij u spivavtorstvi z Dzheffom Koksom, stav klasikoju menedzhmentu ta dopomig transformuvatisja sotnjam kompanij po vsomu svitu.Knizhka dozvolit zrozumiti globalni printsipi, scho zastosovujutsja u virobnitstvi, viznachiti ta pozbutisja slabkikh mists vashogo proektu i navit perenesti novi pidkhodi u zhittja poza ofisom. Avtor ne proponuje gotovi biznes-poradi, a podaje zakhoplivu istoriju pro ljudej, jaki namagajutsja zrozumiti, scho rukhaje jikhnim svitom, i jak pokraschiti tsej protses.Elijagu Goldratt - buv naukovtsem, pedagogom, mislitelem, biznes-guru. Avtor Teoriji obmezhen, u jakij opisav kontseptsiju postijnogo vdoskonalennja protsesu dlja dosjagnennja meti. Mav stupin magistra ta doktora filosofiji Universitetu imeni Bar-Ilana. Perekladach Irina Jemeljanova

A must-read for anyone hoping to master their financial future.Investment advisor Peter J. Tanous unravels the many myths surrounding risk, stock market gains and declines, and getting rich. Peppered with personal anecdotes and intelligible lessons, The Pure Equity Plus Plan offers a clear path to wealth for young investors with a minimum of effort and a maximum of historical evidence.Backed by years of experience, Tanous clarifies diversification and probability by supplying the reader with tidbits of economic history that simplify stock market investing, making it comprehensible for even the first-time investor. Current investment theories practiced widely are debunked and replaced with an easy-to-use system-The Pure Equity Plus Plan-in this profoundly simple, yet deeply researched book.

This volume by Jeff Cox gives the reader a glimpse into the dark and imaginative side of the Author as well as his multi-faceted style of writing poetry. Born in Fort Worth, Texas on May 22, 1962. Jeff has been writing poetry since he was 20.

Bioactivated charcoal — called biochar — is the new darling of organic gardeners, embraced for its outstanding abilities to enrich the soil and improve plant growth. Gardening with Biochar is the first comprehensive guide to understanding, making, and using it effectively in the home garden. In this highly accessible handbook, long-time garden writer Jeff Cox explains what biochar is and provides detailed instructions for how it can be made from wood or other kinds of plant material, along with specific guidelines for using it to enrich soil, prevent erosion, and enhance plant growth. Now widely available at garden centers, biochar is also being lauded for its ability to sequester carbon in the soil, making it good for the health of the planet as well as the plants.

Award-Winning Finalist in the "Business: Personal Finance/Investing" category of the 2016 International Book Awards “Who better than two keen observers of markets to guide us to successful wealth accumulation in a world flooded with information containing lots of signals and noise. By showing investors how to be a lot smarter about their time allocation, including what to look for and why, this book provides you with important and durable tips and insights.”—Mohamed A. El-Erian, Chief Economic Adviser at Allianz Investing experts and best-selling authors Peter J. Tanous and Jeff Cox return with The 30-Minute Millionaire, a step-by-step guide to achieving financial success. Whether you're new at investing or already preparing for retirement, the authors provide practical advice with specific examples, giving you the tools and knowledge you need on your path to becoming financially secure. Learn how to:Build a well-balanced, risk-mitigated portfolioAchieve consistent returns over the long run through a passive approachFollow contemporary asset allocation rules and objectivesMaintain discipline and patience in the face of difficult marketsAvoid common, and not-so-common, investing pitfallsInvest in ETFs, commodities, gold, and other assetsIgnore time-consuming market reportsUnderstand the Fed's role in the economy and financial marketsThe authors also give detailed instructions on exactly how much cash you'll need to start (less than you think!) and the best advice from financial gurus on your journey ahead.Stop trying to actively pick stocks, trade in and out of positions, analyze the data only the wonks understand, or time the markets—get on a simple, true path to financial freedom with The 30-Minute Millionaire today.

Millions of readers remember The Goal, the landmark business novel that sets forth by way of story the essential principles of Eliyahu Goldratt's innovative methods of production. Now, from the AGI-Goldratt Institute and Jeff Cox, the same creative writer who co-authored The Goal, comes VELOCITY, the book that reveals how to achieve outstanding bottom-line results by integrating the world's three most powerful continuous improvement disciplines: Lean, Six Sigma, and Goldratt's Theory of Constraints. Used by the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps to dramatically improve some of the most complex, logistically vast supply chains in the world, the VELOCITY APPROACH draws on the strengths of all three disciplines to deliver breakthrough performance gains. In physics, speed with direction is velocity; in business, the application of VELOCITY means your organization can achieve operational speed with strategic direction to outmaneuver competitors, gain loyalty with customers, and rapidly build sustainable earnings growth -- in as little as one or two business quarters. Dee Jacob and Suzan Bergland, two princi-pals of AGI, have been teaching the concepts, techniques, and tools of VELOCITY to major corporations, including Procter & Gamble, ITT, and Northrop Grumman, for years. Now they unlock the door for you to see how to apply their insights and methods to your organization -- be it business, not-for-profit, manufacturing, or service based -- in order to shorten lead times, slash inventories, reduce production variability, and increase sales. Writer Jeff Cox returns with the vivid, realistic style that made The Goal so readable yet so edifying. Thrust into the presidency of the subsidiary company where she has managed sales and marketing, Amy Cieolara is mandated by her corporate superiors to implement Lean Six Sigma (LSS) in order to appease a key customer. Assigned to help her is LSS Master Black Belt Wayne Reese, installed as her operations manager. But as time goes on and corporate pressure mounts, Amy finds she has to start thinking for herself -- and learning from everyone around her -- and she arrives at the series of steps that form the core of the VELOCITY APPROACH. VELOCITY offers keen insight into the human and organizational factors that so often derail growth while teaching you proven, practical techniques for restarting and revving up the internal engines of your company to reach new levels of success. Colorful characters, believable situations, and everything from dice games to AGI's "reality tree" techniques make this business novel a vital resource for everyone seeking to deliver business improvement in these challenging economic times -- and far into the future.

From planting vines to savoring the finished product, Jeff Cox covers every aspect of growing flawless grapes and making extraordinary wine. Fully illustrated instructions show you how to choose and prepare a vineyard site; build trellising systems; select, plant, prune, and harvest the right grapes for your climate; press, ferment, and bottle wine; and judge wine for clarity, color, aroma, and taste. With information on making sparkling wines, ice wines, port-style wines, and more, this comprehensive guide is an essential resource for every winemaker.

Many businesses have multiple projects underway at any given time. Projects for customers. Projects to improve something. Projects to maintain equipment. Projects to align the organization. Projects to find the next big money-maker. But these efforts are always subject to uncertainty. When will it be finished? Sometime between sooner and later How much will it really cost? Probably more than we expect Will it do everything we want it to do? Well, we sure hope so, but maybe not And often these projects have to compete with each other for funding, for internal resources, and for priority. HANGING FIRE is about that uncertain world - your world. It is about discovering a way of thinking that enables you and your colleagues to manage the unknown, achieve predicable results in the face of uncertainty, and gain 30% to 50% in capacity with minimal or no additional investment.

The country's leading expert on organic food delivers the ultimate guide to the new culinary health movement--feasting on fermented probiotics, from artisanal cheese to kimchi.In his extensive career as a bestselling cookbook author and TV garden-show host, Jeff Cox has always been keenly aware of the microbiology that helps his garden flourish. He has long known that microbes keep our bodies healthy as they ferment food, releasing their nutritional power and creating essential vitamins and enzymes. In The Essential Book of Fermentation, Cox shares a bounty of recipes for nourishing the internal "garden."Simplifying the art and science of fermentation, Cox offers a primer on the body's microbial ecosystem, complemented by scrumptious recipes, and easy-to-follow pickling and canning techniques. Basics such as bread and yogurt help readers progress to wine, cheese, and a host of international delicacies, including kim chi and chow chow. Inspiring and innovative, The Essential Book of Fermentation serves up great taste along with great health on every page.

What investors can do to protect their investments in the next phase of the ongoing global economic collapse The United States is heading toward an unavoidable financial catastrophe that will paralyze the markets and the overall economy in ways never before seen. Some call this impending economic catastrophe a double-dip recession, others a financial Armageddon. Regardless of what it's called, it is too late to stop it. Debts, Deficits, and the Demise of the American Economy is a look at how we got here, how the crisis is unfolding, and how it will end with a stock market crash in 2012, if not sooner. Takes you through the unraveling of the collapse, starting with a wave of sovereign debt defaults in EuropePredicts a stock market decline of two to three thousand points, a run on banks resulting in a major bank crisis, and rampant inflationProvides investment strategies, including alternative investments such as timber, farm land, and oilOffers a detailed proposal to get the United States out of the crisis Debts, Deficits, and the Demise of the American Economy is a must-read, play-by-play account of the worldwide depression that is likely to unfold in the coming years.

Jeff Cox, author of "From Vines to Wines" and a connoisseur well respected in wine circles, shows you how to equip and set up the cellar and then stock it with wine you like. He answers which wines will improve with age and which won't, and how to predict when your wine is ready to drink.

Tre måneder! Det er, hvad fabrikschefen Alex Rogo får af tid til at rette op på sin mildest talt skrantende fabrik, der døjer med utilfredse kunder, kolossale forsinkelser, alt for store lagre, dundrende underskud, anstrengt likviditet - og en forstokket topledelse i hovedkvarteret.Så er scenen sat for denne roman om en turbulent forandringsproces i en større produktionsvirksomhed - en proces, hvor der bliver gjort op med indarbejdede traditioner og dogmer inden for managementteorierne.Hjælpen kommer fra en uventet kant og på en uvant måde.Følg Alex Rogos forunderlige rejse gennem den økonomiske krise, den personlige krise og - fordi én ulykke sjældent kommer alene - den ægteskabelige krise.Målet kan læses både som en roman om et menneskes fremadskridende proces, men kan også læses som et stykke managementlitteratur: Én lang case story om forandringer.Målet er oversat til 20 sprog og solgt i mere end 3 mio. eksemplarer.Eliyahu Goldratt er amerikansk managementkonsulent og arbejder globalt. Har udgivet flere bøger om management - også i romanform.

Alex Rogo is a harried plant manager working ever more desperately to try and improve performance. His factory is rapidly heading for disaster. So is his marriage. He has ninety days to save his plant - or it will be closed by corporate HQ, with hundreds of job losses. It takes a chance meeting with a colleague from student days - Jonah - to help him break out of conventional ways of thinking to see what needs to be done. Described by Fortune as a 'guru to industry' and by Businessweek as a 'genius', Eliyahu M. Goldratt was an internationally recognized leader in the development of new business management concepts and systems. This 20th anniversary edition includes a series of detailed case study interviews by David Whitford, Editor at Large, Fortune Small Business, which explore how organizations around the world have been transformed by Eli Goldratt's ideas. The story of Alex's fight to save his plant contains a serious message for all managers in industry and explains the ideas which underline the Theory of Constraints (TOC) developed by Eli Goldratt. Written in a fast-paced thriller style, The Goal is the gripping novel which is transforming management thinking throughout the Western world. It is a book to recommend to your friends in industry - even to your bosses - but not to your competitors!

Praise For The Cure "The Cure is valuable. . . a great read and an insightful depiction of the journey involved in executing the management principles of successful companies in this decade." –Bob Bond, President, Automation Group, Parker-Hannifin "Using Enterprise Medicine, Coleman went from dead stop to warp speed in eight months. Reading The Cure provides great insight into the journey required to accomplish this kind of turnaround. It’s a must-read for any president who needs to rapidly change the business he’s leading." –Bill Phillips, CEO & President, The Coleman Company, Inc. "The Cure works. I’ve used the process to dramatically change the culture of two companies. By breaking down silos and building company-wide strategy ownership, you will be surprised by the amount of creativity and commitment that can be rapidly produced." –Randy Larrimore, President & CEO, United Stationers "Having lived through the ‘common cold’ of organizational dysfunction, The Cure artfully describes the prescription that helped heal and create a team that focused on results, leadership, and winning." –James Raskin, Vice President Business Development Black & Decker Inc. "The Cure unwinds the complexities of the dysfunctional patterns within our organizations and proves that change is possible. The sensitive issues needn’t remain unspoken. Success, both corporate and personal, is truly possible." –Debbra Johnson, Market Development Manager DuPont Safety & Protection

An imaginative approach to teaching sales techniques follows Max, the inventor of the wheel, on an illuminating journey to market and sell his new invention. Reprint. 40,000 first printing.

De Eli Goldratt la revista Fortune dijo que es un gur del mundo empresarial y Business Week lo calific como un genio. La meta es una novela gil y cautivante, que transcurre en el mundo de los negocios, a trav s de una entretenida narraci n describe un m todo infalible para mejorar los resultados de la empresa. En esta obra se desarrolla la teor a de las restricciones, un hallazgo del autor, que atraviesa todas las dificultades, dudas y errores que pueden interponerse durante su aplicaci n, y las correspondientes soluciones. El escenario de La meta es una f brica, pero las ideas, la forma de pensar y abordar los problemas que propone aqu el autor ?como lo atestiguan los distintos entrevistados por David Whitford y podr an hacerlo miles de ejecutivos de todo el mundo que pusieron en pr ctica sus consejos? son eficaces en cualquier tipo de organizaci n.