p. 23; as cited by: Gerald P. Marquis (2011, p. 10)
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[Inventory is measured by] the money the system invests in purchasing things the system intends to sell.
— Eliyahu M. Goldratt
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "[Inventory is measured by] the money the system invests in purchasing things the system intends to sell." in the context of "p. 23; as cited by: Gerald P. Marquis (2011, p. 10)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Eliyahu M. Goldratt" (Quotes, The Haystack Syndrome (1990): E.M. Goldratt (1990) The Haystack Syndrome: Sifting Information Out of the Data Ocean.. North River Press, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 1990)
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About Eliyahu M. Goldratt
Eliyahu Moshe Goldratt (March 31, 1947 – June 11, 2011) was an Israeli physicist who became a business management guru
About Eliyahu M. Goldratt
Eliyahu Moshe Goldratt (March 31, 1947 – June 11, 2011) was an Israeli physicist who became a business management guru
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