Save The Donkeys From Fundraising Abuse
March 11, 2008 • General section
Just recently, the principal of Bremen High School in Midlothian, Illinois, canceled the fund raising basketball game scheduled for the evening of Monday January 28, 2008. The leader of the school made this decision, after he learned that some of the game’s participants had been possibly mistreated or poorly trained. Once the news about the principals stand spread, he was contacted by a nationally known organization and given an award for his courageous decision. The group? PETA- or “People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals”. The basketball players in question? Donkeys. read more…
Fundraising is very important if you want to raise enough money to get your organization going. If you belong to a non-profit organization, raising funds can be very challenging at times. You need to keep a good fundraising plan to keep things rolling. read more…
Doesn’t it seem that more and more machines are springing up in the most unlikely places? Self-order express kiosks can be found in retail shops. Local councils have touch screen computers offering information to the public. Chemists have machines giving customers health checks, and even supermarkets have self-checkout tills now. So why are kiosks so popular? read more…
Why is linear production so important? It’s simple; “It’s where the money is!” Scrap, rework, overtime and poor quality are all non-value-added costs that increased as a function of the famous “Hockey Stick Syndrome”. That is, as we delay our production schedule completions toward the end of the month (or worse, to the end of the financial quarter), there is a tremendous pressure put on Manufacturing that produces shop floor chaos that generates significant non-value-added cost. This article address these issues and details some actions that can help eliminate the “Hockey Stick Syndrome.” read more…
