Field notes
Field notes on operations
Practical writing for people who run small and mid-sized companies — handovers, capacity, stores discipline, and the quiet habits that decide whether Friday is calm.
What to prepare before an operations visit
Consultants do better work when you skip the polished deck and leave the messy samples on the table.
End-of-day routines that calm a busy stores
The last forty minutes of a shift decide tomorrow’s first hour. A short, boring checklist beats another motivational talk.
Capacity promises sales can keep
A date promised without a glance at changeovers is a guess. Here is a lighter way to give sales a rule of thumb without a full planning overhaul.
When late orders are really a handover problem
Missed dispatch dates often get blamed on packing speed. More often, the work arrived incomplete — and nobody had permission to stop it.