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<blockquote data-quote="But Benefits Are Great!" data-source="post: 366307" data-attributes="member: 15794"><p>Excellent post.</p><p> </p><p>Earlier in life, I held the firm belief that you should have <u><em>just enough</em></u> manpower, equipment, and facilities to do the job right, not a bit more.</p><p> </p><p>The theory behind this is that underutilized staff, equipment & facilities are the largest waste of company money.</p><p> </p><p>I never had a nice big glass building to work out of - always thought it a waste of money - I didn't buy a new Porsche every year, as my 10 year old Volvo worked just fine - those types of examples.</p><p> </p><p>However, over the years, experience showed that this tact was flawed.</p><p> </p><p>Take UPS as an example - facilities are outdated to handle the current (and aticipated) increased load. Trucks are outdated, old. ALWAYS short staffed, a huge cost in overtime.</p><p> </p><p>Increase in hires by 3% would DECREASE payroll costs. </p><p> </p><p>Diesel fuel is a double digit expense for UPS. There are already electric full-sized box trucks available, much more expensive initially, but government subsidized!</p><p> </p><p>Ah, don't get me started, I could go on & on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="But Benefits Are Great!, post: 366307, member: 15794"] Excellent post. Earlier in life, I held the firm belief that you should have [U][I]just enough[/I][/U] manpower, equipment, and facilities to do the job right, not a bit more. The theory behind this is that underutilized staff, equipment & facilities are the largest waste of company money. I never had a nice big glass building to work out of - always thought it a waste of money - I didn't buy a new Porsche every year, as my 10 year old Volvo worked just fine - those types of examples. However, over the years, experience showed that this tact was flawed. Take UPS as an example - facilities are outdated to handle the current (and aticipated) increased load. Trucks are outdated, old. ALWAYS short staffed, a huge cost in overtime. Increase in hires by 3% would DECREASE payroll costs. Diesel fuel is a double digit expense for UPS. There are already electric full-sized box trucks available, much more expensive initially, but government subsidized! Ah, don't get me started, I could go on & on. [/QUOTE]
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