WHAT IS A MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM – The 21st Century Rewire
Busting the myths and bringing fresh perspectives to the question of management systems, KPI’s and how to apply the theory in practice In the beginning, back in 2015 when Alluxi was first born, one of the first blogs I…
UNLEASH YOUR PROFIT POTENTIAL
Is there Hidden Opportunity in Your Business? There’s a saying that ‘What you Don’t know Won’t Hurt You’. In business however, what you don’t know could be significantly impacting your profit potential. When working with…
TOP 5 LOCKDOWN CHALLENGES – Ensuring the right things are being done in the right order
A 5 week series for business leaders needing to transform their business towards the “new normal” Challenge 3 – Ensuring the Right Things are Being Done in the Right Order When lockdown was…
TOP 5 LOCKDOWN CHALLENGES – Working Reactively versus Proactively
A 5 week series for business leaders needing to transform their business towards the “new norm” Challenge 1 – Working Reactively versus Proactively Our first challenge is to stop reacting and start seeking out the…
PRODUCTIVITY IN THE WORKPLACE – Lessons from the Gym
Trying to measure employee productivity is often met with groans of being micro-managed, or treated like robots. It’s a necessary evil for businesses to ensure they maximise the performance of their most expensive overhead…
THE GREAT BRITISH PRODUCTIVITY SWINDLE – 3 Painful Truths – No 3. The Employee
As a business owner, do you know from one day to the next, what your employees actually do? Can you, hand on heart, say they’ve produced a fair day’s work for a fair day’s…
THE GREAT BRITISH PRODUCTIVITY SWINDLE – 3 Painful Truths No 2. The Manager
In the first Painful Truth of this series, we highlighted the need for business owners to implement robust Management Control Systems and Key Performance Indicators, critical to measuring and optimising productivity. The Bank of…
20 WAYS TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE – Review Utility Costs Frequently
Productivity means higher output using your current resources, or achieving the same level of sales with less resource. With energy prices rising every year, we probably do this in our own homes annually, and there…
20 WAYS TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE – Maximise Raw Material
Productivity means higher output using your current resources, or achieving the same level of sales with less resource. This should be an easy win, but its amazing how many companies still don’t monitor and look…
20 WAYS TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE – Shrewd Stock Control
Productivity means higher output using your current resources, or achieving the same level of sales with less resource. Fundamental to keeping your cashflow positive, gaining better purchasing power with your suppliers, and optimizing the stock…
20 WAYS TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE – Reduce Duplication
Productivity means higher output using your current resources, or achieving the same level of sales with less resource. Duplication occurs when a workflow or process has evolved over time, possibly between different departments of the…
Todays the Day – It may be April Fool’s But The National Living Wage is No Joke
Work Layout Whilst mapping out the workflow as suggested in point 13, even in administration areas, the physical layout of the work area is paramount to achieving greater efficiencies. Although technology now requires less paper…