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Workflow Balance
Apparel Decorators Only
How balanced is your shop with your processes? Are you on schedule? Do you have bottlenecks in your shop that you can't locate? Sometimes this can be a hidden problem, so let's shed some light on the subject.
For example, let's talk about…

Innovating By Skipping Steps
Apparel Decorators Only
Have you thought about skipping steps in what you do? Yes, I'm absolutely positive that sounds completely weird coming from me.
I'm a process and procedure guy. Efficiency. Workflow. Continuous improvement. All that jazz. You know…

You Don't Know Everything
Business
You don't know everything. There, I said it.
But do you know why I said it? Mainly because there are two types of people that I frequently encounter.
The first type is people who stopped trying to learn anything new when they finished…

Production Data Tracking
Apparel Decorators Only
Let's talk about Production Data Tracking, and specifically problems that I've had over the years.
First, it is about math and numbers. Boring! Most people have a headache already just by reading these first three sentences of this article.
But,…

The Dawn of Hyper-personalization
Apparel Decorators Only
Hyper-personalization. What the heck is that?
As apparel decorators, we are used to decorating shirts with quantity. That's the established norm. Shops everywhere shy away from doing anything that doesn't "feed the beast" and keep those…

Warning! There is a Thief in Your Shop!
Apparel Decorators OnlyDon’t look now, but you are being robbed blind and you don’t even know it. This particular thief is sneaky, devious, and is virtually invisible.
If you could somehow make out the face of this culprit, would you recognize it? Maybe.…