Hey, I wasn't ragging on Karen or anyone else there. In fact I wasn't even really ragging on them at all. I was really ragging on a business situation where people get stuck in a position and which way to use employees can make a long term impact. I certainly am not perfect and am not afraid of telling anyone that. [eek] I also know about controlling expenses and maximizing either profit or cash flow. But, if you are a for profit manufacturer, and you want to reduce the time to receive income, and you have product in house to ship, and you have a shipping person who is swamped - there are alternatives - short term and long term.
By example in another industry: Let's assume that I am an extremely successful contractor who spends his time in the field producing income. But because my time is so valuable there I don't pay attention to the fact that I haven't been billing, so the bank account is bare - but I do have a ton of work to invoice customers for. If I am worried about cash flow - I should either outsource the invoicing part or hire a temp. If I think that it is invoicing problem is permanent - then hire permanent or outsource permanent. If I really think that what I need is to invoice so as to maximize profit now - then minimize costs to invoice and take longer to invoice by doing it myself. Isolated hiccups in a process are just that. But when the hiccups don't stop and there is a pattern then care should be paid.
I have bought from Bridge City and done that. I have bought from Woodpeckers and done that. I will happily do so again. I don't mind waiting. But others do. I wish all of them the best success and hope everyone gets their tools soon!
Peter
. I was wondering if anybody has any (not on the site) scuttlebutt about tools they have yet to offer. I've been told that the owner of Woodpeckers posts on this forum, so maybe somebody here is "in the know".
