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□ Addicted to Hopium – Throughput

Addicted to Hopium – Throughput is a business novel that shows why improvement efforts fade—and how to make them stick. Award-winning author Kevin Kohls introduces the Throughput Improvement Process (TIP), a habit-forming method born in a 1987 auto plant and still running today.

The story follows Andrew Wright at MegaCo Manufacturing, where promises are made to customers based on hope, not evidence. When a major client demands a system-level analysis that includes variability, Andrew must challenge MegaCo’s addiction to false optimism—or lose the deal.

Kohls combines Theory of Constraints, simulation, habit design, and motivation science into a practical framework called Dependency Variation Analysis (DVA). More than just a method, DVA is engineered to survive leadership churn and build lasting cultural change.

If you enjoyed The Goal, The Power of Habit, or Drive, this book blends their best insights into a compelling story with real-world impact.

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