Standard Operating Procedures

Most of us appreciate and view standard operating procedures (SOPs) as crucial job components that help us do our jobs.  Some are simple one-page step-by-step procedures, “bucket filed” after a few uses. Others are dog-eared pages essential to effective business operations. Although

As suggested in  Supply Fulfillment SOP – Prelude, there is much to consider when developing Supply Fulfillment Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs): Management must commit to and develop a plan; gathering input from a variety of sources, assigning tasks, and then following up

The previous installments of this series (Supply Fulfillment Standard Operating Procedures, A Prelude; and Outline) introduced the importance of developing standard practices to which dealers and their staffs can refer when making certain their customers’ supply needs are met. Management should

As stated in the Supply Fulfillment Standard Operating Procedures, an Example  post, proper software installation is often the first order of business when providing a supply fulfillment program.  Then confirmation should be made to ensure updated device firmware is in place, followed

Most businesses set up procedural policies early in the business planning stage; with practices for capital expenditures, marketing and promotion, billing, service and support, disciplinary action and payroll clearly defined. Why not print management as well?  Standard Operating