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Managing for an Efficient Job Cycle

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Every cabinet or woodworking shop owner strives to be as busy as possible with excess work lined up for months. But with this demand comes the increased need for an efficient and streamlined business operation. I am referring to the big picture here, not just of table saws and shapers, but also to the "office" and job management processes.

An optimized shop will be efficient in all aspects of the job cycle

A job cycle that goes from lead generation to initial contact with customers, to estimating to proposals, from information gathering to detailed job specification, from production to finishing, and all the way to installation. And further, an optimized shop will always be in the mindset of continual improvement—a lookout for the 'weakest part of the job-cycle chain". Fix the weak part to improve the overall chain.

An optimized shop will be able to easily analyze estimate labor and material cost versus actual cost.

One way to do this is with woodworking job management software. Employees in the shop, on the road, and in the front office need to know how to prioritize tasks. They need to know what is most important and what needs to be done next. By using job management software, your woodworking business operations are centrally integrated. Everyone will know where a project stands and there should be no excuses for missed deadlines. Everyone will be in the loop, and your company can work together as a team.