Describe at least three major operations management related themes (central ideas or gems) in the book from your perspective. Key word here is “major” themes, not just peripheral ideas such as role of communication or importance of team work etc. Remember this is operations management (OM) class and your gems should revolve around concepts related to OM
We All Fall Down: Goldratt’s Theory of Constraints for Healthcare
Systems by Julie Wright and Russ King, paperback, North River, (ISBN
978-0884271819)
This assignment requires that students read the assigned book – We All Fall Down – and submit a 3-page book report (double spaced, 12 point fonts, 1 inch margins, and well organized using headings/subheadings) online on Canvas as a MS Word document after reading and understanding the above text. (MO 4.1-4.3)
The guidelines on how to write the book report are provided below:
- For this class, the book report must be organized around 3 major elements: Discussion, Application, and Evaluation (DAE approach).
- Write 3/4thof a page Discussing the book. Do not write a summary or make lists. Write in narrative form. Make sure that your write up includes answers to these questions:
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- Describe at least three major operations management related themes (central ideas or gems) in the book from your perspective. Key word here is “major” themes, not just peripheral ideas such as role of communication or importance of team work etc. Remember this is operations management (OM) class and your gems should revolve around concepts related to OM.
- Give rationale why you think the above identified gems/themes are important from your perspective. (use critical thinking to add some rigor to your rationale)
- Write 2 pages on the application of the major ideas/themes/gems as identified in the discussion section above to your work place (any work place – past or present)? In your own words, how you could apply these major themes/gems to your current or any work-setting?
- Finally, evaluate the book (1/4thof a page) along the following lines:
- How practically useful are the ideas?
- Is the book well written and organized?
- Would you recommend it?
