Business Improvement

5 articles on business improvement.

11 July 20267 min readDoug Allen

How to Improve Operational Efficiency in a Manufacturing Business: A Practical Guide

A practical guide to improve operational efficiency in manufacturing: fix flow, break bottlenecks, standardise work and measure what matters, without a costly overhaul.

9 May 20266 min readDoug Allen

OTIF Explained: How to Measure and Improve On-Time-In-Full Delivery

OTIF (on-time in-full) explained: what it means, how to calculate it, why deliveries miss, and practical ways to lift your on-time-in-full delivery performance.

11 April 20265 min readDoug Allen

From Data to Information: Using Operational Metrics to Run a Better Business

Turn operational metrics and KPIs into decisions: which numbers actually matter, how to move from raw data to information, and how to avoid vanity metrics.

14 March 20265 min readDoug Allen

Organisational Design: Building Accountability Into Your Business

Organisational design and accountability go together: how to structure roles, give clear ownership of decisions, and avoid the failure modes that appear as you scale.

14 February 20266 min readDoug Allen

Investor-Ready: Building Controls and Governance in an Early-Stage Business

Startup governance and controls that make you investor-ready: what investors look for, the minimum viable controls to put in place, and governance without bureaucracy.