Is YOUR Trade or Service business SUFFERING from Workflow System STRESS?
- Are you sinking under the stress of managing and processing the daily paperwork trail?
- Are Unbilled Parts and Labour costing you a fortune in lost PROFITS each month?
- Do your invoices seem to be going out later all the time?
- Is Mobile Stock Control a nightmare with team REGULARLY running out of CORE Items?
- Are you having trouble complying with your on-site OH&S Obligations?
If so, here is some IMPORTANT INFORMATION to help you FIX Things…
Almost every Trade and Service business I come across suffers to some degree from what I call Workflow System Stress. This situation costs the owners a fortune in lost Productivity and Profitability, not to mention significant STRESS and FRUSTRATION from dealing with problems on a daily basis.
However there is some GREAT NEWS… I have PROVEN Many Times that by implementing some rather Simple Systems and retraining staff in how to use them so that everything gets done in the correct way a significant improvement can be achieved. From this point for businesses with more than 2 or 3 service team, there is an EXTREMELY SIMPLE and Cost Effective Electronic Job Management System available which will lock in all your good work with a fully automated and paperless system. It will also take care of Allocating your Jobs, Automating your Quoting process, Managing your Projects and keep them on budget look after your Time Billing, Service Work and on-site OH&S Obligations.
So Where Should You Start? Well the ultimate goal should be to go paperless for most, however the old saying Garbage In = Garbage OUT it totally TRUE, so it’s best to get your core processes and team in order first. Here is how I would attack the problem in your typical business.
- Implementing a Logical Part Numbering System for everyone to use will help to minimise mistakes and avoid confusion as well as account for everything that needs to be billed out.
- Structuring Your Paperwork properly will ensure that all parts and Labour are accounted for correctly and passed on promptly for processing. This will make a HUGE DIFFERENCE!
- Implementing a simple Stock Control System for your Warehouse and Mobile Units based on your Logical Part Numbers will avoid endless unnecessary and un-billable visits to suppliers.
- Regular Structured Meetings will keep the Team on track and focused on helping to improve your business with you.
- Finally for more than 2 or 3 team, The RIGHT Paperless Business Management System can be the BEST DECISION you ever make to lock in your processes and achieve MAXIMUM PRODUCTIVITY! But beware, some may not suit your business or be a money pit with hardware and upgrade costs and / or be totally unsuited to trades and services.
If you would like to discuss these or any other ideas for your business please visit my website at www.business-advice.com.au for more details, or contact us for a FREE Phone Consultation TODAY!
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