The workout app said my morning exercise routine won’t take more than 60 minutes. It’s right; from when I start my first weightlifting set to my last, it’s about an hour. However, if I include the time to change to & from my gym attire, setting up & putting away my equipment, and the showering,Continue reading “It Always Takes Longer”
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The Death Industry’s Supply Chain
Dying is a complicated business. No one really plans for it in advance. For those who are charged with the affairs of the ones who pass away, there is always so much to do and limited time to do so. Funeral service providers have become more than just parlours where proprietors prepare the deceased forContinue reading “The Death Industry’s Supply Chain”
Automated Queuing Systems Don’t Reduce Waiting Times
A large bank installed an automated queuing system at its branches. Clients were required to enter the details of their transactions on a terminal and receive a queuing number and then wait to be called by the teller via a display on a video screen. The system replaced the previous process of clients writing onContinue reading “Automated Queuing Systems Don’t Reduce Waiting Times”
Problems are Doorways to Opportunities
Since the start of 2021, semiconductor chips, which are used in cars, trucks, computers, and smart-phones, have been in short supply. Supply has been so short that automotive companies have shut down assembly lines and consumer electronics corporations have delayed roll-outs of new products. Bloomberg reported in its September 22, 2021 Supply Lines newsletter thatContinue reading “Problems are Doorways to Opportunities”
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