On Tue, 26 Nov 2013 16:16:56 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:

I while back someone here recommended a book having to do with optimising p=
roduction scheduling. The book was written as if it were a novel , but was=
really about how to improve production by changing some concepts about sch=
eduling.
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most likely _The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement_
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt et al.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Goal-Proce...words=goldratt