Monday, September 30, 2013

LEAN in Education

Colleges and institutes of higher learning have been faced with the same economic challenges the rest of the country has seen. Over the past few years, there has been increased pressure to create and sustain a more market driven environment. There are several suggestions in the 2011 Diamond Report on how these institutions can adopt a LEAN approach and ensure their survival.

Showing educational establishments how they can improve and increase collaborative arrangements with the effective flow of information is the main goal of LEAN projects.

Integration is Key

The private sector has benefited from LEAN concepts since as far back as the 14th century. These concepts include, continuous improvement, Standard of working, Value Stream Analysis, flow and pull. As with many things proven useful over the years these concepts were first used in military operations for the production of warships, reducing the fire time during a broadside encounter and interchangeable weapons parts.

Be Unique-Promote with CDR Business Cards

In business, if you don’t leave a lasting impression on a prospective client, you’ll fall into obscurity in their never ending list of contacts. Because of that, it is imperative you avoid settling for being just another printed business card. CDR business cards allow you to embrace the changing realm of technology, while giving you that unique edge to impress.

This begins by addressing the problems that a traditional business card has. When dealing with traditional paper cards, you are limited on the amount of space you have to work with. In many cases, all you can place is your business name and contact information. Without more to go on, if the client doesn’t remember you, then you’ve wasted your time, your card won’t do a thing for them.

With a CDR business card, you actually end up having an edge. Not only will your customer have a chance to remember what you offer, but promotional tools on this disc is going to help to further advance your business. If for some reason a business you are leaving your information with doesn’t have the ability to utilize the CDR business cards, a website link on the front of the card can give them access to the same information. However, since most computers have dual trays, this shouldn’t be a problem.