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Goal

A goal is a desired state of affairs of a system.

According to Eliyahu M. Goldratt, a business organization can have only one goal: Make money now and in the future. In general, the goal of any organization, commercial or not, can be stated as: Generate more throughput now and in the future.

For Goal in the sense of Celtic mythology see Goal mac Morn.

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