I came across this youtube video for Baileys Coffee and I started to wonder, do Baileys actually make any money out of it? How much does the extra complexity cost them. First there is the product complexity: extra labels, different flavours, extra SKU’s… Secondly there is process complexity: change overs, work arounds, reduced forecast accuracy… […]
Rebranding, Reshuffles and Reorganisation
The National Audit Office states that “the Government has reorganised 91 departments across Whitehall since May 2005, at an annual cost of £200 million”. The article goes on to say that “25 central government departments had been created since 1980 but 13 of these no longer exist.” Clearly this isn’t just a Labour issue. That […]
Sheet Music
My daughter has just started music lessons. She is so keen and enthusiastic it is hard not to like the god awful noise that she makes. I had to go to a classical music shop to buy her a special CD to listen to as part of her studies. As I walked through the shop […]
Mad Business Rules
There are plenty of examples of mad business rules. According to Sky News, the supermarket chain Asda refused to sell a 44-year-old mother alcohol because she was shopping with her teenage son. The supermarket chain went on to admit that its tough alcohol sales policy may “seem mad”. It does seem mad, on a number […]
Lies, Damn Lies and Google Analytics
I wasted 2 hours of my life last night wading through this web site’s Google Analytics. Here is what I found: 7.32% of visitors spend more than half an hour (presumably they are fantasising about pretty cross eyed blonde girls) I have had 7 unique visitors from the USA and 15 from Doncaster, which proves […]