Finding Your “Sweet Spot”
Knowing how well your products are competing and keeping tabs on your customers’ changing needs will help you create a winning strategic plan.
I JUST returned from an in-plant presentation where I spoke about the importance of knowing and shifting your "sweet spot." Every in-plant has its own unique sweet spot—the products you make most (volume) and make best (most cost effectively). The importance of this concept has percolated to the top of my mind lately as I work on an in-plant assignment designed to identify work currently outsourced that may be done more effectively by the in-plant.
Howie Fenton is an independent consultant who focuses on analyzing/benchmarking the performance of printing operations. Fenton helps companies use metrics, best practices and workflow strategies to streamline operations. Call (720) 872-6339 or email howie@howiefentonconsulting.com
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