I've said it before and I'll say it again:
The big business Management Advancement (fad) of the 2010's will be to somehow estimate and control soft costs.
Example: Through continuous mergers, we have not used the same systems for payroll, time recording, etc. for any two of the last 4 years. IOW: lots of churn. The inefficiency that this creates is enormous.
Additionally, though turnover produced to gain lower labor costs, our labor has become ultra-inefficient. So, rather than having 10 units of work for 10 dollars, we're getting 5 unites of work for 8 dollars. Saving some money to be sure, but at what real cost?
Some really, really smart people are no doubt working on this today, and we'll eventually get there... I hope.
The big business Management Advancement (fad) of the 2010's will be to somehow estimate and control soft costs.
Example: Through continuous mergers, we have not used the same systems for payroll, time recording, etc. for any two of the last 4 years. IOW: lots of churn. The inefficiency that this creates is enormous.
Additionally, though turnover produced to gain lower labor costs, our labor has become ultra-inefficient. So, rather than having 10 units of work for 10 dollars, we're getting 5 unites of work for 8 dollars. Saving some money to be sure, but at what real cost?
Some really, really smart people are no doubt working on this today, and we'll eventually get there... I hope.
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