27. April 2008 by admin.

“Wealth does not exist, only money management”

“Freedom does not exist, only time management”

In our current economy, an efficient method of distribution is required to stay afloat. Gas and oil prices are increasing. Maximizing efficiency, not profit, should be pursued as the highest priority. Long-term profitability will come as a result.

All corporations should compile a list of shipping locations, supplier locations, retail stores, warehouses, and office spaces. Integration should be done horizontally (owning a larger market share of retail stores, for example) and vertically (managing the flow of products from factory down to retail store).

Once a list has been completed, route planning or mapping should be done through GPS units, Google Maps, or other enterprise software. The shortest route distance between A to B should be mapped out. Alternate routes must be considered. Factors such as traffic, the weather, and shipment weight must be calculated. Since the weather is becoming increasingly erratic, hot weather or unusually rainy weather can be extremely harmful to business. Executives must now plan new hours of operation as well as other times for delivery, such as during the night, in order to balance work load.

Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) and cell phones will be the medium of communication used to update other members of the team one’s physical location as well as update route information. If there are any business calls during the day, a new route can be calculated in order to maximize convenience. UPS and FedEx already have an efficient method of route planning; businessmen need to do something like that as well.

The efficient use of transportation, not necessarily efficient transportation, is also crucial towards success. Hybrid vehicles should be used for the mainstream means of transportation of the company. Chief executives should drive luxury sedans instead of sport utility vehicles. Delivery will still be done by large trucks, but whenever possible, small loads can be done on compact sport wagons such as the Toyota Matrix, or sport utility vehicles.

The same applies for corporate technology. Companies should opt for energy efficient computers as well as smart, user-independent technology. Currently, the collaboration between Intel and Windows Vista has produced computers that can sense how much power is needed, and automatically reduces energy consumption when performing basic tasks, or shuts off when the user is not present.

The combination of all these techniques will lead to long term profitability as well as longer equipment lifespan, shorter hours of work, and better adaptability towards market conditions.

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27. April 2008 by admin.

“Business is Life”

Modeling the business under Green and environmental policies, like Ralphs, Pavilions (Vons), and countless other business models have done, is an excellent initiative, but it may not be enough. The proper way to model a corporation (as well as government) is on nature and universal law. The Green and environmentalist movement are only a small part of the whole nature; they only draw on what the most cutting-edge modern day science tells us - but knowledge is limited by technological progress. Relying on the rate of progress is not enough; we need to go back to nature.

How is it possible to understand nature without science? Through intuition, through experience. There is no sure fire way for businessmen to learn from nature. Each person must take his or her own journey through nature, and debrief and analyze what they learned in the end. People cannot learn about nature just merely from business books that gives tips on how to maximize profit by applying environmental principles; they must experience nature firsthand, think about nature, and discuss nature with other businessmen.

More specifically, men should model their business on the movement of the heavens. Thus, another source of inspirations are the laws of physics. The inverse square law of how half the profits should be derived from local source, a fourth from state, an eight nationally, and a sixteenth internationally, is one great method to earn a profit. There are also basic astronomical themes of arranging the business structure. A business works annually, because of the solar cycle. The best type of business report is quarterly and also once per four years. Company goals as well as debriefing should be set at certain intervals of the year.

Indeed, when solar and lunar eclipses occur, deep meaning towards human life is present. Also, when certain planets line up, or when the solar system aligns with the galactic center, it is an excellent time to consider business ideals. Not because, a magical force is present, but rather, because a certain cycle has been completed. Fulfillment, was always the theme in ancient Chinese astronomy. When the moon is full, it is considered especially auspicious, or lucky. The Chinese even have a holiday dedicated towards the moon. In addition, life as we know would certainly not exist without the moon. The moon causes tides, the tilt of the earth, the four seasons, as well as the stability of earth’s rotation. Also, the moon offers a source of light at night, and businesses can maximize this source of light, instead of building more lamps, by aligning their enterprises to the position and intensity of moonlight.

Empirically, we still do not know why floods and earthquakes occur. Too often, natural disasters occur is because humans disrespect the environment. Not just polluting, but being unprepared for events is also disrespecting nature, because being acting impervious to natural disaster is a form of of shallow pride. Businessmen must be prepared for hard events, and lead the people in the vanguard when trouble arises. For example, warehouses, offices, and stores must be earthquake-resistant. Also, when fire or earthquake occurs, there should be emergency plans prepared.

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