Statistics from the U.S. BLS indicate that only one in four businesses survive more than 15 years. Most actually fail in the first few years, but even the ones that make it out of their nascent stage run the risk of not being able to keep up with the competition....
Inefficient processes can cost businesses over a quarter of their labor hours and nearly a third of their annual revenue. Just one inefficient process can hurt multiple teams and departments if they all rely on it. Before you can start using optimization services to...
Given supply chain disruptions over the last few years, you might have heard that you need to know how to map supply chain resources feeding your business. You need to identify supply chain issues because your product supply chain map keeps your company running....
In order to profit or even stay afloat in times of serious economic volatility, businesses of all sizes need to be adaptable more than anything else. While you always want to do what you can to grow sales, it’s not always possible. The other option is to reduce...
Many people think that a business is an organization whose purpose is to make money. That’s very true, but it’s also true that a business is a collection of processes. If a business is to make money and grow, then those processes need to be efficient,...
Every business operates using a variety of activities or processes designed to accomplish a specific objective. Such processes create a consistent order within an organization. However, they also need to boost efficiency. Having said that, business processes can wind...
Training manuals remain efficient tools for communicating information to your employees about policies, procedures, and systems. They give staff a long-term view of what they’re hired to achieve and ensure companies provide proper onboarding. More than that,...
Quick-reference guides exist to help users set up and start using products, services or follow processes as quickly as possible. They provide the most basic instructions with visual information that’s easy to understand. Unlike other business documentation such as...
A business operations manual gives leadership and employees a framework to thrive. As a business grows, its operations become more complex, and so the margins for error increase. The easiest way to maintain efficiency, increase staff morale, and improve process...
Your business is growing and that means there is more to keep track of – more tasks, more steps, more people, and more things involved that must be efficiently organized and arranged to keep things moving forward. This is where process documentation comes into play....
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