Most smaller shops just look at a big price tag on newer equipment, such as an automated screen-coater, computer to screen system, using barcodes on work orders, or even a better shop operating system. This will also have a doubling effect, as sales and customer service will have a deeper understanding of what it takes to produce that order, so they will charge correctly for the jobs you are running.Īutomate – you can automate tasks in your shop and save labor by investing in some updated equipment. If your staff isn’t trained to write your work orders so they are production friendly, get them the training. It’s a lot of work to cobble that together, but this has to happen in the front office. Work orders should have complete instructions on what to do, mockups printed in color with exact dimensions of key landmarks (center image on pocket, for example), exact Pantone colors for ink or thread colors for embroidery, screen mesh to use, the print order on press including flashes and cool down stations, and all production steps needed to fulfill the order including post-production notes such as to ship with another order or polybag the shirts, even specific shipping instructions. Make work order instructions idiot proof and your shop will move faster. An order isn’t a complete order until EVERYTHING is filled out. Salespeople are notorious for not getting all the information into the system, and just handing off an incomplete order for someone else to figure out or follow up on. Every time a machine has to stop so the operator can ask “Hey, what’s this mean?” it means that you are losing money on that job because the work order wasn’t filled out with enough information for the production staff to make good decisions.
After all, time’s a wastin’…let’s get to it!Īccelerate – you can accelerate how jobs move throughout your shop in just how you write your work orders, layout your inventory, or make production decisions. Here are some thoughts on managing and saving time in your shop. This is worth training your staff to recognize it too.
If you kept better track of hidden time wasters though, maybe you could see the correlation between time and money. Does this happen continuously? Probably not. Have you ever stopped to think about how your shop manages time or squeezes more into the day? The better you manage your time, the more profitable the company will be. The thief is time and looks like a clock.Įvery day in your shop, regardless of size, time is against you. He lacks a head but has a face without eyes. Here’s a tip: the thief has hands, but no arms. If you could somehow make out the face of this culprit, would you recognize it? Maybe. This particular thief is sneaky, devious, and is virtually invisible. Don’t look now, but you are being robbed blind and you don’t even know it.
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