I recently listened to a great webinar by TraceGains, about BRC top non-conformances, and how to avoid them. The speaker gave really practical tips. He was clearly on the food manufacturers’ side to ‘get it right’, and avoid hold-ups and costs incurred by failing an audit. Here are the 3 main points I got from [...]
We have just reduced the time taken to process complex customer claims from 20 minutes per claim, to 5 minutes … That’s a lot of freed up time for workers to spend more effectively! For any manufacturing company, managing customer claims for refund can be a headache. You want to do an efficient job to [...]
It is crucial that you have robust and secure control over user access. Here are just a few reasons why: Security: So only specific people/roles can access sensitive information. Audit-trail: So you can easily and reliably demonstrate that you know exactly who has access to what, at any point in time. Auditors and regulatory bodies [...]
Whatever your opinion about GDPR, it is a reality, and we need to comply with the regulations. One way to make sure you stay on the right side of the law is by ensuring you are always audit-ready. I have been in many situations where people just plod along, perhaps doing the bare minimum. Then [...]
In talking to manufacturing companies about our workflow solutions software, a common response is: But we have a great ERP ... The implication is: We have all the software that we need. So I decided to write a blog that explains how workflow solutions complement ERPs. Let me be clear, I believe ERPs have many [...]
There is a lot out there about proactive and reactive business strategy. I have no intention of repeating what has already been said about business strategy. Instead, I want to focus on attitude about investing in the right software. Your attitude towards investing in software dictates how your business will grow. There are 3 main [...]
The Lancashire Quarterly Economic Survey was recently published. It shows that manufacturing in Lancashire continued to strengthen. Lancashire manufacturers invested more in training than in the previous quarter. They reported being more confident about their profitability. But what can manufacturing do to prevent profit squeezes? The good news This is despite pressures from increased costs of [...]
It can be frustrating to realise that a new IT project can solve a serious problem and increase your company’s efficiency and profitability, then have funding refused. Surely they can see that, yes we’re spending money now, but we will be getting an excellent return? What’s obvious to the IT manager is not always obvious [...]
Serious businesses will want to improve workplace health and safety. I mean actually improve H&S, and not just have figures that indicate good H&S. In this short article I explore: Why over-relying on incentives can be a bad thing. How one software feature can address this problem. WHY OVER-RELYING ON INCENTIVES CAN BE A BAD [...]
This is probably a very familiar scenario for Financial Directors and CEOs. The IT manager, yet again, wants money for a new project … S/he explains that it will benefit you all in the long run … which is what s/he said last week and the month before for Projects ABC and XYZ … Surely [...]
