by billc | Apr 11, 2009 | Financial, Production & Operations
Poor quality accepted This is a symptom of a Production issue. Symptoms mean it has a cause rooted deeper than first appears. The challenge is to find that cause and eradicate it. A first glance suggests the cause may exist in Strategy or Planning, but it could be...
by billc | Apr 10, 2009 | Management, Accountability & Responsibility, People Issues & Mood of People
No one to delegate to If this stems from a lack of staff, it is one issue but if it stems from not being able to trust existing staff to do the job, it is quite another issue. Problem Depth...
by billc | Apr 9, 2009 | Management, Accountability & Responsibility, People Issues & Mood of People, Sales, Marketing & Clients
Low employee morale Is the low employee morale centered on a recent event, namely, is it short term? Or is the low employee morale an apparently permanent feature of the company? Problem Depth...
by billc | Apr 8, 2009 | Sales, Marketing & Clients
Insufficient advertising By whose standards? How does one know what is enough advertising, anyway? Problem Depth...
by billc | Apr 7, 2009 | Production & Operations, Sales, Marketing & Clients
Inadequate equipment Equipment is cheap compared with labor costs, whereas working without needed equipment can be very expensive. Equipment cost (depreciation) is usually less than half of the equivalent labor costs. Problem Depth...
