GUIDES AND STORIES
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Practical guides, common problems, how work should run, and stories from other owners.
Stories
How other businesses handle it. Stories marked illustrative are examples and will be replaced with interviews.
150 resultsReal businesses4 min · Hardware wholesaleHow a hardware wholesaler closes the month fasterA fixed order of month-end tasks, spread through the month.ILLUSTRATIVERead the story →: How a hardware wholesaler closes the month faster
Real businesses4 min · Pump assemblyHow a pump assembler sends quotes within a dayQuotes stopped waiting for the owner once a cost sheet and a rate table existed.ILLUSTRATIVERead the story →: How a pump assembler sends quotes within a day
Operator stories4 min · CastingsWhat a maintenance in-charge checks after a power cutRestarting in the right order and checking for damage.ILLUSTRATIVERead the story →: What a maintenance in-charge checks after a power cut
Real businesses4 min · Machined auto componentsHow an auto component supplier handles drawing revisionsOld drawings are collected from the floor when a new revision arrives.ILLUSTRATIVERead the story →: How an auto component supplier handles drawing revisions
Process fixes4 min · Chemical processingMoving consent renewal dates out of one person's memoryEvery consent and its lead time on a planner with two owners.ILLUSTRATIVERead the story →: Moving consent renewal dates out of one person's memory
Process fixes4 min · Steel tubesMaking the invoice before the truck arrivesInvoices and e-way bills prepared from the dispatch plan at 2 pm.ILLUSTRATIVERead the story →: Making the invoice before the truck arrives
Operator stories4 min · PlasticsHow an accountant closes the monthA fixed order of tasks, and what to leave for next month.ILLUSTRATIVERead the story →: How an accountant closes the month
Real businesses4 min · Auto componentsHow an auto component maker pays small suppliers within 45 daysFlagging micro and small suppliers in the payables list.ILLUSTRATIVERead the story →: How an auto component maker pays small suppliers within 45 days
Real businesses4 min · FabricationHow a fabrication shop moves a new part into regular productionThe sample settings are written down so bulk is made the same way.ILLUSTRATIVERead the story →: How a fabrication shop moves a new part into regular production
Operator stories4 min · Industrial valvesHow a sales coordinator follows up quotes each weekA weekly list of open quotes and a reason recorded for each loss.ILLUSTRATIVERead the story →: How a sales coordinator follows up quotes each week
Real businesses4 min · Garment manufacturingHow a garment unit keeps GST input credit matchedChasing suppliers who have not filed, before the return is due.ILLUSTRATIVERead the story →: How a garment unit keeps GST input credit matched
Real businesses4 min · Printed cartonsHow a carton maker reminds customers before they run outEach customer's usual reorder gap is written down and checked weekly.ILLUSTRATIVERead the story →: How a carton maker reminds customers before they run out
Real businesses4 min · Furniture manufacturingHow a furniture maker checks every supplier bill against the PONo bill is passed until PO, GRN and bill match.ILLUSTRATIVERead the story →: How a furniture maker checks every supplier bill against the PO
Process fixes4 min · PackagingResetting reorder levels every quarterA quarterly half-day to refresh usage and lead times for the top 50 items.ILLUSTRATIVERead the story →: Resetting reorder levels every quarter
Operator stories4 min · FabricationWhat an owner looks at in the first 15 minutes of the dayCash, dues, dispatch, shortages and the decisions only they can make.ILLUSTRATIVERead the story →: What an owner looks at in the first 15 minutes of the day
Process fixes4 min · Plastic componentsRecording every complaint the day it arrivesPhone complaints are written up and acknowledged in a message the same day.ILLUSTRATIVERead the story →: Recording every complaint the day it arrives
Process fixes4 min · Auto componentsChasing a big customer without damaging the relationshipMoving the conversation from sales to accounts, with facts and dates.ILLUSTRATIVERead the story →: Chasing a big customer without damaging the relationship
Operator stories4 minHow a purchase manager knows which supplier to call firstCall order decided by days of cover, not by who is loudest.Read the story →: How a purchase manager knows which supplier to call first
Real businesses4 min · Textile processingHow a textile job worker tracks material sent outA challan register matched every Saturday.ILLUSTRATIVERead the story →: How a textile job worker tracks material sent out
Operator stories4 min · EngineeringWhat a purchase manager checks before passing a supplier billRate, quantity, tax and GRN, line by line.ILLUSTRATIVERead the story →: What a purchase manager checks before passing a supplier bill
Process fixes4 min · Industrial fasteners tradingSending the first reminder before the due dateA friendly note five days before the due date.ILLUSTRATIVERead the story →: Sending the first reminder before the due date
Real businesses4 min · Plastic extrusionHow a plastics unit found out where its stock wentA careful count, then tracing each difference to a reason.ILLUSTRATIVERead the story →: How a plastics unit found out where its stock went
Process fixes4 min · Auto ancillaryPutting a piece target on every machineTargets set from realistic cycle times, agreed with operators.ILLUSTRATIVERead the story →: Putting a piece target on every machine
Operator stories4 min · CastingsWhat a stores manager does when a truck of material arrives at 6 pmCounting, checking and recording before the shift ends, or holding it properly.ILLUSTRATIVERead the story →: What a stores manager does when a truck of material arrives at 6 pm
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