Recouping your Investment in Digital Menu Boards
The landscape of the quick serve and fast casual restaurant industries is about to undergo a seismic shift, with federal menu labeling laws expected to take effect sometime this year- but digital signage stands at the ready to lend a hand.
Read more of Christopher Hall’s article about the 12 biggest benefits of digital menu boards in restaurants.
DigitalSignageToday, May 13, 2012
Trying to Keep the Lights on for Our Economy
Franchise Industry Supports Illuminated Signs
The International Franchise Association (IFA) recently published an article stressing the importance of effectively illuminated signs and other forms of lighting to thousands of franchised businesses. The article focused on the marketing and economic benefits of signs that are bright enough to identify businesses and help customers find their locations at night, and warned its franchised members about the International Dark Sky Association’s efforts to severely restrict outdoor night-time lighting. For more information, please contact david.hickey@signs.org.
What is Lean?
Lean is a systematic approach to identifying and eliminating waste through continuous improvement in pursuit of perfection.
The Lean Office: It’s Not Just About Value-Stream Mapping
By Dan Markovitz
It’s easy to spot waste on an assembly line. But what do you look for in an office?
Teruyuki Minoura of Toyota, and John Shook, co-author of Learning to See and senior advisor to the Lean Enterprise Institute, say that “TPS” (Toyota Production System) should really stand for “Thinking Production System.” In their view, more than anything else, a manager committed to lean must constantly ask questions: Why do we have parts piled up here? Why is this worker falling behind? Why are there errors in this process? Managers need to think, to ask questions, to find ways to improve the system.