Systems
Connect all your software in a few hours
It’s 2020 (dun dun dun) and if you’re ready for your company to be (really) connected and data to move effortlessly, you’re in luck.
What is "The cloud"?
In very simple terms, the cloud is the remote set of tools and data that live in the Internet. For example: the cloud version of movie rentals is Netflix, the cloud version of a checkbook is PayPal (Square, Stripe), and the cloud version of Walmart is Amazon.
Video interview: dashboards on the shop floor are driving results.
A few months ago, we highlighted visual dashboards for managing operations. As a follow up, we thought it would be interesting to ask the shop we implemented them into, how things were going.
Give me my money (6 steps)
When it comes to collecting our money we seem to be stuck between (but accustomed to) two worlds. Most of us understand the effective “new” way, yet seem oddly resigned to employing the "old" way in our own businesses. Let's examine the two.
One small shop’s perspective in dealing with suppliers
In this video interview, we learn from a small cabinet shop owner (Colton Rasmussen) and his positive/negative experiences of working with suppliers. Rasmussen Custom Cabinetry is a custom kitchen and bathroom cabinet manufacturing company that was started in 2012 by Colton Rasmussen,Curtis Leavitt, and Joshua C. Riedesel.
The Roman Army Business Model
The Romans built one of the largest empires that the world has ever seen. How? The Roman army was both feared and respected. Wherever it marched, it conquered. It was the hammer that integrated the ancient world into one large empire.How does the Roman army apply to your business?
Your Worst Employee Isn’t an Employee
Your worst employee isn’t an employee at all, but it does cost you an “hourly wage”, misrepresent your company with it’s ugly face, and is standing in the way of your success. It’s common, and even popular in our industry to neglect “office stuff” and because of that, this ugly “employee” is likely one of your slowest, most ineffective “employees”. His name is data flow.