| 971 | Making On-Job-Training Work Preview: Many organisations rely on on-the-job training (OJT) without any effort to ensure it is effective in providing the skills and knowledge required for superior performance. This article discusses ways in which OJT can be managed to ensure employees learn t... (more) Published By: Robin Henry Submitted: 01 April,2005 |
| 972 | Datacraft Solutions’ Leads Lean E-Kanban Preview: Multiply the number of (suppliers) X (number of parts they supply) X (number of times the part is ordered per month). Each order is a fax. If a manufacturer has 5 suppliers each supplying 20 different part numbers and they send a kanban signal once per ... (more) Published By: Sam Bayer Submitted: 01 April,2005 |
| 973 | Small Manufacturers Avoid Costly On-site Training in Material Resource Planning Preview: Small manufacturers face the same challenges as larger manufacturers without the financial depth to resolve the same issues. The result has been that some of the technologies that allow mid-sized and larger manufacturers to achieve efficiencies have been... (more) Published By: Rocky Smolin Submitted: 01 April,2005 |
| 974 | Building Shareholder Value Through Your People Preview: By using your best asset, your people, really well, it helps you and your shareholders benefit. Your people have wonderful skills and leveraging this is what makes good businesses truly great. Increasing shareholder value is the most important driver fo... (more) Published By: Martin Haworth Submitted: 02 April,2005 |
| 975 | How to Get the Best from Outsourcing Preview: To maximise profits, it has become fashionable to place some of your support requirements with 'experts', to allow you to focus on core activities. Especially for small businesses this can work well, but with larger organisations, unless you get it ju... (more) Published By: Martin Haworth Submitted: 02 April,2005 |
| 976 | Does your business accept credit cards? Preview: It has become increasingly important for businesses to be able to accept credit cards. Credit cards are the preferred method of payment nowadays. Whether you are an online merchant or own an on-site business, if you do not accept credit cards you are mis... (more) Published By: Jakob Jelling Submitted: 02 April,2005 |
| 977 | Business Opportunity - Leverage Your Employees! Preview: For business to be successful, you have to take every step possible to make sales, control costs, be profitable. Yet there is an asset that so often gets looked over. The very people you employ. And if your work it right, they can bring in rewards li... (more) Published By: Martin Haworth Submitted: 02 April,2005 |
| 978 | A New Approach To Site Promotion Preview: A New Approach To Site Promotion (c) 2005 by Andrew J. Morris I have a bad habit of designing great websites, then letting them flounder for lack of promotion. It's not that I don't know how to promote a site, I just don't like doing it. I'd rather ... (more) Published By: (c) 2005 by Andrew J. Morris Submitted: 02 April,2005 |
| 979 | An introduction to point of sale software Preview: Point of sale software gives business owners a convenient way of checking out customers and of recording sales. It can keep a record of the store inventory, updating it when an order is processed. It can also print out receipts, carry out credit card pro... (more) Published By: Jakob Jelling Submitted: 02 April,2005 |
| 980 | All Fortunes Begin with an Idea! Preview: A new idea is merely the combination of two or more old ideas. The creation of a new idea is the critical first step in establishing any business. People who dream of setting up their own business but don’t succeed, generally fall into one of three cat... (more) Published By: Damien Senn Submitted: 03 April,2005 |
| 981 | CRM 101: Customer Relationship Management for Beginners Preview: Customer Relationship Management, abbreviated “CRM,” is the term for a business strategy that is designed to improve customer service. CRM is also designed to increase customer satisfaction and gain new customers, thus increasing a business’ revenue. CRM... (more) Published By: Scott Hawksworth Submitted: 03 April,2005 |
| 982 | Understand What Flows Through Your Business to Find Improvement Preview: I remember once seeing a cartoon which showed two people working a counter. On the wall behind them was a sign which read, “Quality Work, Low Price, Fast Service – Pick Two.” In order to deliver all three, which is what customers expect, it’s important t... (more) Published By: Chuck Yorke Submitted: 03 April,2005 |
| 983 | Promote yourself more successfully Preview: Promote yourself more successfully meldunn.com.au One of the great challenges for independent professionals and small businesses, especially when starting out, is generating visibility to ultimately lead to generating sales. One of the specific challen... (more) Published By: Mel Dunn Submitted: 03 April,2005 |
| 984 | Lindquist Goes Live With Encompix ETO ERP Preview: Located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Lindquist Machine Corporation (LMC) builds custom machines for U.S. and international customers. For over 50 years, LMC has been solving customers' problems in industries such as food, printing, paper, film, construction,... (more) Published By: Roger Meloy Submitted: 04 April,2005 |
| 985 | No Plan - No Cash - Back to Square One! Preview: Back to square one If you look, see, hear and think you will learn. Sounds obvious but how many do it? I am a self confessed infoholic. My addiction is information on topics that interest me; world affairs/politics, business and sport. I am intereste... (more) Published By: Michael Harrison Submitted: 04 April,2005 |
| 986 | Why Hire a Professional Transcriptionist to Convert Your Dictation or Audio Recordings to Typed Text? Preview: In a discussion forum for non-fiction writers (where I had posted my introduction of myself and my professional transcription business), another member replied and mentioned that for simple dictation, she uses a voice recognition software program. When... (more) Published By: Laurie Kristensen Submitted: 04 April,2005 |
| 987 | Encompix Engineer-to-Order Shows Process Understanding Preview: Most ETO (Engineer-to-Order) firms take at least twelve months to decide on the appropriate ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system. This lengthy process is due to the fact that many ERP vendors claim to be ETO savvy and are not in fact. There are exce... (more) Published By: Roger Meloy Submitted: 04 April,2005 |
| 988 | The Benefits Of Incorporating Your Business Preview: What do General Motors, Microsoft, AT&T and many other major businesses in America have in common? They’re corporations. A corporation is a separate legal entity that functions separate and apart from its shareholders or owners. You can incorporate on ... (more) Published By: Kate Smalley Submitted: 04 April,2005 |
| 989 | Questions to ask yourself to prevent costly errors on your printing jobs Preview: I remember having to write about an article on how your graphic designer can cost you money. Sure, your graphic designer can have all the blame when you find out later that your material cannot be run through the press right away because there are change... (more) Published By: Granny's Mettle Submitted: 04 April,2005 |
| 990 | Choose Wisely: A Comparison of Mortgage Brokers and Banks Preview: Mortgage Brokers Do The Work So You Don’t Have To My career in the mortgage industry has provided me with many opportunities to work with both mortgage brokers and banks. I believe mortgage brokers are great tools for consumers in search of the best fi... (more) Published By: Kevin Onizuk Submitted: 04 April,2005 |