Operations
Small Biz Interviews: Half a Century at the Drive-In
Dick’s Drive-In is no flash in the proverbial frying pan. A Seattle staple since Dick Spady, Warren Ghormley, and “Tom” Thomas opened their first outpost in 1954, Dick’s has been serving up old fashioned milkshakes,…
Try These Lean Principles to Boost Productivity
Lean Principles are all about maximizing value, and minimizing waste. The body of thought originated in the manufacturing industry, and is rooted in the principles of the Toyota Production System. It was first described as…
Busyness is Not Productiveness
Somehow a packed calendar/agenda seems to be an indicator of our “success.” We live in a 7/24 world, we have more work than we can manage, and we constantly fill our calendars with activities. It…
Small Biz Interviews: Anything But Your Average Hardware Store
There are few hardware stores that can brag of hosting 300-person art shows or can claim they have a pot-bellied pig parked in the backyard. Fewer still can be spotted in the background of Alexander…
What Wedding Photography Can Teach You About Business Agility
All businesses share certain qualities, but you might be surprised that wedding photography covers a wide range of similarities to most small businesses. A full calendar, strong social skills, uncertain finances, cutthroat competition and expensive,…
Why Outsourcing Isn’t Just for Big Business
Memo: You Can’t Do It All We can’t do everything. If we could, interviewers wouldn’t need to ask us about our greatest weaknesses. But in business, weaknesses can be costly—creating lost revenue, wasted hours and…
Inventory Management from Square One to Now
We’ve come a long long way. And I’m not talking about the evolution of technology over the last century, I’m talking about the last decade. The tech solutions that are sitting at our fingertips are nothing short…
6 Untold Secrets to Increase Your Productivity Levels
Wondering why some workers are able to churn out gargantuan amounts of work, day after day, without ever feeling tired, while you can’t stop complaining about the work load? There might have been times when…
Paradox of Product Persistence
Paradox: On one hand, to keep a business healthy you have to be able to cut mediocre products. On the other hand, some successful products require sticking to them for a long time, stubbornly, to…
The Do’s and Don’ts of Manufacturing Overseas
Outsourcing manufacturing is not simply a matter of profitability, but is also a matter of survival! If your firm is not able to cut costs to make up for economies of scale, you will not…
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