Customer Collaboration
Customer collaboration is always a good idea; however, leveraging customer collaboration during challenging economic times can be one of the keys to success.
Tips to increasing sales revenues
Clearly, one of the keys to thriving in the current recession is to be ahead of the competition in terms of sales.
Tips to Reduce Operational Costs
In today's economy, there is no doubt a large focus on reducing operational costs (whether they are the traditional operational costs of a business or the day-to-day personal operational costs).
Defining and Controlling Costs
Navigating growth gets tricky if you lose perspective on spending. Keep costs under control by identifying the spot where people, process and technology work best.
Budgeting
Budgeting is always relevant, but especially during a recession. Here are a few tips for success.
Innovate or Die
In today's economic environment, slow and steady progress, a continuous improvement philosophy and a low-cost producer, commodity focus will likely result in death.
Keys to Plant Management Success
To succeed in today's environment, it is no longer desirable to have a world class operation focused on providing a value add while maximizing resources; it is a requirement.
Leverage the Transferability of Best Practices
Leveraging the transferability of best practices involves the following key items.
Leverage Your ERP System for Bottom Line Business Results
In my experience across multiple industries and globally, companies typically are utilizing 20% of their ERP systems capabilities.
The Value of Customer Service
The value of customer service might not be clear until it's necessary - after all, it seems like not a big deal to potentially sacrifice a bit of service in order to gain a good discount.