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[Throughput is the] rate at which the system generates money through sales.

— Eliyahu M. Goldratt The Haystack Syndrome (1990)

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Source: p. 19; as cited by: Gerald P. Marquis (2011) A Framework for Propagating Measures of Performance Throughout Organizations Using Object-oriented Technology., p. 10
Work: The Haystack Syndrome, 1990
Source quality: Secondhand citation Quoted from another book or article rather than from the original.

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