In the quest for machine productivity and efficiency, what can get lost is how well you are doing at completing projects. After all, we can’t invoice the project until it is shipped or in the mail. We see company KPIs with all types of metrics on speeds and feeds and...
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Company Goals Can Create a Sense of Urgency and Focus
Just as a ship relies on a compass and navigation tools to get from here to there, a business needs those same tools. A business relies on the goals to get from the current state to their future state – getting from here to there. Once the goals are established, the...
Structure Your New Service Offering for Success
As you walk through the show floor, you can’t help but imagine how that new service or technology would fit into your business. You just know that your customers are going to fall in love with that new service. And you are certain that your prospects will say yes once...
Broken Systems Can Provide a Pathway to Change
While many print businesses are posting great results for the year, there are others that haven’t fared as well. Why? Could be several things. Might be that their customer base has not rebounded since the pandemic. Their customer graphics – the geo, demo, and...
Productivity and Trends
As top line revenue grows, there is a need to add capacity to keep up with the demand. That capacity can come in various ways. It could mean adding additional shifts to existing equipment, adding new or different equipment, or becoming more productive with the people...
Listen to Your Leading Indicators and Take Action
We are in a world that seems to revolve around KPIs. It’s hard to get away from them. Whether you are responsible for optimizing the performance on the factory floor, customer service response times, or hitting your sales numbers, there’s always a number that you are...