We depend on the Internet for information. If you need a plumber do you pull out the phone book or do you Google it? It’s so much easier to pull up a company on the…
What are business websites really good for?
Balancing Employees and Contract Labor
In order to maintain the balance of employed labor and contracted labor the employer must have a basic understanding of their current capacity and productivity. Real capacity can only be established by understanding their current…
The Toyota Production System – Why Does it Work?
The truth is that the TPS system is much more than just a manufacturing “system”. It’s actually a complex core business culture. And Toyota immerses their people with their culture and it’s principles at every…
The Setpoint ROI Tool
At Setpoint Systems we sell automation equipment for manufacturing. It turns out that our products are capital equipment to our customers. Capital equipment represents large investments for most businesses that need to be depreciated over…
Productivity
No matter the company or business category, every company can and should measure productivity. First is to identify the value added output. Second, compare it with direct time. And third, chart productivity in a trend…