problem – Ellery's Essays

The Supply Chain Problem Many Don’t See

The escalator at the shopping mall was out of order for four (4) weeks. The mall managers perhaps didn’t think it was a big deal. Mall customers could still walk down the broken escalator from the ground floor to the lower level or take a nearby elevator. Never mind that any elderly person or parentsContinue reading “The Supply Chain Problem Many Don’t See”

A Feasibility Study Starts with Defining the Problem

An employee has an idea and brings it to her boss. The boss says “good idea!” and forms a team to do a feasibility study. The team determines the idea feasible for a new product. The boss authorises the introduction of the new product. The product, however, does not sell. Customers think it’s too expensive. Continue reading “A Feasibility Study Starts with Defining the Problem”