Why Does Inventory Turnover Matter?

Employees often complain about their company’s tight inventory. Managers complain about tight inventory budgets. Buyers complain about not getting approval to buy sufficient quantity of a given item to get a 10% discount.So what’s the benefit of a tight...

What Can Be Done When Morale Goes Sour?

Businesses have cut and budgets are still tight. Yes, there are some green shoots beginning to appear so things will probably get better but not at a fast pace. The talent, those who make it all possible have borne the majority of the stress from this recession. They...

Change

Are YOU changing anything at your business or organization? No, not change for change’s sake, but change that brings improvement. Are YOU working on changes?Why not?Is your business or organization changing the ‘rules’ within your industry or...

Great Read with a Nice Cabernet

If you are considering a partnership or family business, I highly recommend this book.There are many lessons to be learned from this book and it’s a great read.Not only will you learn the pitfalls of starting a family business, you’ll also get insight into...

Are YOU a Business?

Quick thought.Not all of us enjoy the luxury (and pressure) of self-employment.If you are working for someone else, in a real job, I’d like you to think about an idea. If your job was ‘out sourced’ to a very efficient and creative company, what would...

It’s Takes Time to Be Civil

I just read an interesting article in Science News. (March 27th, 2010 issue)Someone took the time run some statistics. They discovered that on the Titanic, women and children truly did board the life rafts first. There were exceptions, but generally, social order...