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8 Best Operations Management Books

Goal: Find the best Operations Management books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best operations management books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

8 Best Operations Management Books

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1

The Goal

A Process of Ongoing Improvement

by Eliyahu M. Goldratt

Also recommended by:

Jeff Bezos, Kevin Systrom, Trung Phan

2

Competing Against Time

How Time-Based Competition is Reshaping Global Markets

by George Stalk

Also recommended by:

Tim Cook

3

Execution

The Discipline of Getting Things Done

by Larry Bossidy

Also recommended by:

Jamie Dimon

4

The Checklist Manifesto

How to Get Things Right

by Atul Gawande

5

Reengineering the Corporation

A Manifesto for Business Revolution

by Michael Hammer

6

The Innovator's Dilemma

When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail

by Clayton M. Christensen

7

Jack

Straight from the Gut

by Jack Welch

Also recommended by:

Warren Buffett, Jamie Dimon

8

The Six Sigma Way

How to Maximize the Impact of Your Change and Improvement Efforts

by Peter Pande

Sources

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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