New Releases by Jeff Cox

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.

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!

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 portfolio Achieve consistent returns over the long run through a passive approach Follow contemporary asset allocation rules and objectives Maintain discipline and patience in the face of difficult markets Avoid common, and not-so-common, investing pitfalls Invest in ETFs, commodities, gold, and other assets Ignore time-consuming market reports Understand the Fed''s role in the economy and financial markets The 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.

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.

200’ün üzerinde üniversite ve işletme fakültesinde ders kitabı olarak okutulan ve yöneticilerin elinden düşmeyen iş ve aşk romanı. Yönetim danışmanı ve imalat yönetimi uzmanı Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt'ın Kısıtlar Teorisi'ni ortaya attığı kitap. "Bu teori, teslimatta gecikme ve düşük gelir problemleriyle mücadele eden işletmeler için ikna edici bir çözüm sağlıyor." Harvard Business Review Amaç kapanmak üzere olan bir fabrikanın üretim müdürü olan Alex Rogo'nun hikâyesini anlatıyor. Karmaşık üretim yönetimi sorunları, art arda ortaya çıkan darboğazlar, iş ortamındaki çekişmeler, iş arkadaşları dayanışması, global rekabet, rakiplerin kurnazlıkları, yönetim kurulu toplantıları, iş ve yaşam dengesini kurma problemleri... İmalat ortamında harikalar yaratan isimsiz kahramanların bu pek yakından tanıdığı kaosu yönetmek mümkün mü? Peki ya Julie? Julie ve Alex ne olacak? "Fabrika ortamı roman konusu olamazmış sanılabilir; ancak bu kitap çok başarılı." Tom Peters

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.

Ein Roman über Prozessoptimierung? Geht das? Das geht nicht nur – das liest sich auch spannend von der ersten bis zur letzten Seite. Eliyahu M. Goldratts "Das Ziel" ist die Geschichte des Managers Alex Rogo, der mit ungewöhnlichen und schlagkräftigen neuen Methoden in seinem Unternehmen für Aufsehen sorgt. Der Klassiker unter den Wirtschaftsbüchern, der das Managementdenken weltweit umkrempelt, wurde jetzt erweitert um den wichtigsten Aufsatz des Autors, "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants": Pflichtlektüre für Manager – und fesselnder Lesestoff.

Enjoy the rich and complex flavors of wine that’s been matured to its peak. In this comprehensive guide, Jeff Cox provides everything you need to know to build and maintain your own wine cellar. Whether you’re thinking of storing a few extra bottles in a spare closet or are looking to properly age a garage full of wine, you’ll find straightforward advice and helpful hints on successful cellaring techniques. Build and delight in your collection of wine while learning how to bring out the full potential of every bottle.

Millones de lectores en todo el mundo han leído la novela La meta, de Jeff Cox y Eliyahu Goldratt, que a través de la ficción explica los principios de los métodos innovadores de gestión desarrollados por Eliyahu. Ahora, de la mano del Instituto AGI-Goldratt y de Jeff Cox, llega Velocity, una narración llena de consejos prácticos para directivos de cualquier área empresarial. A Amy Cieolara, la protagonista de esta exquisita historia, le comunican que su empresa Hi-T Composites se convertirá en subsidiaria de su rival Winner Inc, y que será nombrada presidenta interina. Su misión será convertir a su nueva empresa en un paradigma de la gestión empresarial, tarea a la que se dedicará combinando tres disciplinas: el sistema Lean, para reducir los sobrantes; el Sistema Seis Sigma, para reducir errores y garantizar la calidad; y la Teoría de las Limitaciones, para mejorar la productividad. La historia de Amy es la de cualquier directivo que deba enfrentarse al reto de implementar continuas mejoras. De eso trata Velocidad, de cómo llevar a cabo cambios difíciles y costosos y de alcanzar, de la forma más rápida posible, los objetivos estratégicos. Todo ello a través de un método de éxito contrastado que ya ha sido utilizado por multinacionales como Procter & Gamble o ITT, y que viene avalado por el sello Goldratt, estandarte de la excelencia empresarial.

With a catalog of 150 different culinary herbs and their varieties, more than 30 recipes, step-by-step photographs on how to plant, nurture, harvest, and store herbs, and flavor charts that list the best herbs to partner with popular ingredients.

Yalın Düşünce, Altı Sigma ve Kısıtlar Teorisi tam olarak ne anlama geliyor? Bu teoriler üretim ortamında sık sık yaşanan kaosa nasıl düzen getiriyorlar? Bu ilkelerin gücü somut olarak izlenebilir mi? Gerçek işletmelerden sağlanan sonuçlar ışığında yazılan HIZ, üç ana iyileştirme disiplinini yine bir roman aracılığıyla aktarıyor. Karmaşık üretim sorunlarını basit bir dille masaya yatıran bu roman sayesinde, imalatın temel ilkeleri ve birçok sanayi süreci hakkında yaşamsal öngörüler kazanacaksınız. HIZ, iş literatüründe artık bir klasik olan AMAÇ'I yazan ekip tarafından kaleme alındı. İşletme okullarının ders programlarına dahil ettiği AMAÇ, şirketlerin yönetim kurallarında, üniversitelerde ve fabrikalarda elden ele dolaşmaya devam ediyor ve yeni baskıları hızla tükeniyor. Dünyanın en çok okunan bu iş romanını yaratan ekip, elinizdeki bu kitapla şimdi daha kapsamlı sorulara yanıt veriyor. İmalat ortamını, iş ve yaşam dengesini, iş arkadaşları dayanışmasını ve iş teorilerini ele alan "HIZ", edebi sürükleyiciliği kadar, bilim ve eğitimle ilgili bir kitap olarak da uzun yıllar başucu kitabı olmaya aday.

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.

La 4ème de couverture indique : Cette édition spéciale du best seller mondial Le But s'ouvre sur un texte inédit signé Eliyahu M. Goldratt. Peu avant son décès en 2011, l'auteur a voulu donner un éclairage nouveau et décisif sur les conditions de réussite de la mise en oeuvre de sa célèbre Théorie de contraintes. Dans ce texte, « Debout sur les épaules des géants », il explique que toutes les entreprises sont différentes, et que c'est sur les règles sous-jacentes à l'environnement de l'entreprise qu'il faut s'appuyer pour relever le défi du progrès permanent. Les cinq millions de lecteurs qui ont lu Le But savent que ce roman remet en cause tout ce que nous avons appris en matière de gestion et place au centre de son intrigue la recherche permanente de progrès et d'équilibre. Si Le But n'a pas pris une ride, c'est que son auteur Eliyahu M. Goldratt s'est attaché à le remettre à jour en permanence et qu'il est attentif à toutes les évolutions qui marquent le monde de l'entreprise. Dans cette version, il propose entre autres des témoignages convaincants d'entrepreneurs ayant mis en oeuvre la Théorie des contraintes et obtenu des résultats impressionnants. Sous la forme d'un véritable roman, Eliyahu M. Goldratt incite les managers à se poser les bonnes questions, et à constater que bien souvent les réponses battent en brèche ce qu'ils tenaient pour des évidences depuis des années... La meilleure de ces questions étant sans doute : « Quel est le but de votre entreprise ? » Si les réponses surprennent, elles sont aussi génératrices de progrès continu et d'une prise de conscience qui, si elle est durable, pourrait bien faire partie des plus précieux secrets de la réussite.

Escrita con un estilo de relato de acción, LA META es la emocionante novela que está transformando el pensamiento de los directivos de todo el mundo occidental. El autor ha sido descrito por la revista 'Fortune' como un gurú de la industria y por 'Business week' como 'genio'. Este es un libro para ser recomendado a sus amigos profesionales de la industria -incluso a sus jefes- pero no a sus competidores. Alex Rogo es un 'estresado' director de fábrica que intenta desesperadamente mejorar los resultados de la misma, que está abocada al desastre. Lo mismo ocurre con su matrimonio. Tiene noventa días para salvar su fabrica, o ésta será cerrada por la corporación, lo que conllevará la perdida de cientos de puestos de trabajo. Por una casualidad se encuentra con un colega de sus días de estudiante -Jonah- que le ayuda a romper con las formas convencionales de pensamiento para saber lo que tiene que hacer. La historia de Alex es algo más que una lectura interesante. Contiene un mensaje importante para todos los directivos de la empresa y expone las ideas que sirven de base a la Dirección de las Limitaciones (Theory of Constraints - T.O.C.) desarrollada por el Instituto Goldratt. Eliyahu M. Goldratt es un líder internacionalmente reconocido en el desarrollo de nuevos conceptos y sistemas en la dirección de empresas y como profesor en muchas corporaciones del mundo. La presente edición incluye una serie de detalladas entrevistas de estudios de caso realizadas por David Whitford, Editor Jefe de la revista Fortune Small Business, que investiga como las organizaciones en todo el mundo han sido transformadas por las ideas de Eli Goldratt.

Showcases one hundred fifty perennials of proven performance sure to live up to their catalog descriptions and offers advice on selection and cultivation

Selling the Wheel is a fascinating story about sales and marketing written in the form of an ancient parable: Once upon a time, long ago, a resourceful fellow named Max came up with a brilliant idea and invented the Wheel. But human beings, who had been getting along without the Wheel for thousands of years, did not instantly appreciate their need for this clever invention.... This is the challenge facing Max, as dramatized by Jeff Cox, coauthor of the bestselling business novels Zapp! and The Goal, Selling the Wheel is based on the pioneering research of Howard Stevens''s employment-testing and customer-research firm, the H. R. Chally Group. In the story, Max and his wife, Minnie, learn what it takes to market the Wheel. With the help of Ozzie the Oracle, they discover four essential selling styles -- Closer, Wizard, Relationship Builder, and Captain & Crew -- and come to understand how each style is suited to a different type of salesperson. They learn that as markets evolve, selling styles and strategies must change. There is no single right way -- and no company can be all things to all people. This critical lesson is as valuable to salespeople as it is to sales managers. Writer Jeff Cox has the amazing gift for translating technical ideas into creative, engaging stories, and his collaboration with sales and marketing expert Howard Stevens is based on empirical research collected from 250,000 salespeople, more than 1,500 people in corporate sales, and interviews with more than 100,000 actual customers who rated the strengths and weaknesses of the salespeople serving them. Packed with practical tips for salespeople, entrepreneurs, marketing managers, and business students, Selling the Wheel is an irresistible guide to sales styles, strategies, and markets.

La meta es una novela ágil y cautivante, que transcurre en el mundo de los negocios, a través de una entretenida narración describe un método infalible para mejorar los resultados de la empresa. En esta obra se desarrolla

Tells how to select, plant, cultivate, train, prune, protect and harvest grapes, and explains each step in making wine

Arranged by season, provides ideas and advice for vegetable and ornamental gardens

Most managers know that revitalization in their companies must occur from the ground up. But how to get that message to employees without applying the kind of pressure that makes them even less productive? The answer is empowerment. In this motivating book, you will find specific strategies designed to help you encourage responsibility, acknowledgment, and creativity so that employees feel they "own" their jobs. It''s all here, in an accessible guide for the successful managers of tomorrow.

In this dynamic, helpful, guide William C. Byham takes his Zapp! empowerment principles and adapts it for the classroom with workable, hands-on advice for how educators can get their students (and themselves) excited about education again. He shows how to get students to take responsibility for their own progress by involving them in decision-making; encouraging them to think for themselves; and fostering trust, creativity, and hunger for new challenges. Innovative, accessible, and fun to read, ZAPP! IN EDUCATION offers essential guidance for teachers, school administrators, school board members, and support staff.

David Kepler, thrust into responsibility for a national sales force, develops a new company-saving business approach, in a novel showing business readers how to apply that approach to their own sales and marketing dilemmas

Een in romanvorm gegoten handleiding voor de verbetering van produktieprocessen met behulp van het OPT-principe (Optimized Production Technology).