The novel was written to get across Goldratt's " theory of constraints" , a method for identifying those resources whose capacity does not match the demands placed on them.

高德拉特写这部小说是为了阐释他的“制约理论”，这是一种用来识别那些能力无法满足需求的资源的方法。

The book, written by Eliyahu Goldratt and Jeff Cox, tells the story of Alex Rogo, a plant manager who has to overhaul his factory within three months or face closure.

这本书由艾利·高德拉特和杰夫·科克斯所著，讲述了亚历克斯·罗戈的故事，罗戈是一名工厂经理，必须在三个月内对工厂进行彻底改革，否则工厂将倒闭。