Create effective habits-Don’t let your upkeep become your downfall
Business StrategyAlso available in (March-April) Wire Rope Exchange Magazine:
How many routine tasks must be performed daily to keep your business running? Some tasks are more unpleasant than others, but…, they all have to get done, and done properly,…
Don’t Eat the Marshmallow: Self-discipline – The power of postponing instant gratification in pursuit of a greater reward
Business Strategy
Assembly Specialty recently completed our three year ISO 9001:2008 recertification audit. As with each required annual audit, it forced us to pay extra attention to the processes and procedures that we have implemented.
The result was a…
Perception is reality… or is it?
Business StrategyRecently, Assembly Specialty hired a consultant to talk with a dozen of our customers, and even a few competitors, in order to learn what their perceptions are about our company. Although we received overwhelmingly positive feedback on the quality…
Don’t Forget to Take Care of YOUR Company as Well
Business StrategyWhen giving premium care to customers it’s easy to get so caught up in providing quality service that you forget to optimize the benefits for your own company as well.
Talking with companies who are established suppliers and who do an excellent…
Getting ROI on ISO
Business StrategyWhen considering whether or not to get ISO certified companies are asking what’s in it for us. It’s easy to see that benefits can be gained from improving processes and documenting quality measures, but will we ever get our money back, ideally…
Job Excellence – Doing Your Best is Good for Your Health
Business StrategyJob Excellence – It may mean as much to the quality of your health as it does to the quality of your work.
Your life is the sum total of your actions. In the end it’s about what you have done with the time you have been given. Would…