Songremainsthesame
TB Legend
- Credits
- 357
They have been saying all of that about this place since it went public. Not only doesn't this monster die. It grows stronger.
Used to take 20 minutes to unload a trailer. Now, if you follow the SWI you won't even have one piece off in 20 minutes.
Yet sales are through the roof. Revenue is well over $5 billion.
What the hell ? I don't know. The checks clear. How can I complain ?
It makes me shake my head when we keep leaving freight. Telling customers they aren't good enough. But the tonnage is the same every night and the outbound closes at the same time too.
Man I don't get it. All I get is a pay check. And I'm keeping it. They can figure the rest out.
You're right, it doesn't make sense. And I guess it doesn't really pay to worry about stuff over your pay grade. I just couldn't handle all the idiocy coming down the track.
I think most successful companies use facets of lean, even without doing it intentionally. All of that is just common sense. The rest of it just seems like it is a way to overthink the room.