I received a flyer from an organic food company. One of their selling points is that they keep packaging to a minimum. Sounds sensible. Less waste in the environment. When you look into it though it isn’t quite that easy. According to the Advisory Committee on Packaging:– 1.5 grams of plastic extends the shelf life […]
Pit Stop
The video shows a Formula One pit stop. It fascinated me for a number of reasons. 1. It is very clear what needs to be achieved. 2. Everybody is sure what their role is and well trained. 3. The people who are there are the people who need to be there. Nobody else is milling […]
Task and Spend
I read that the average organisation spends 60% of its money on staff. Clearly this varies hugely depending on the industry, but as a statement it is an interesting one. It leads to the conclusion that the way to save money is to cut staff. The problem is, you can’t cut staff without stopping what […]
The Benchmark
A friend of mine makes chicken curry for a living, he makes a lot of it, in fact he makes 2 tonnes of it an hour, he could keep most of Birmingham fed. The problem is that when you make that much curry, invariably you drop some. Last year he threw away well over £1 […]
Live With It
I have a friend who regularly catches a taxi from London to Heathrow and back, twice a week, without fail. He booked a cab with his normal firm, but on-line for the first time, the other night. The web site didn’t work. After processing his booking instead of getting a confirmation he got a broken […]
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