{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60ae1de9de68e80013432e11/60def94227770300119fd791?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Cooperation makes £100,000 profit","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60ae1de9de68e80013432e11/1625225230489-b7640c6358bfa0409bb211d8d17cc600.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Today Rex shares some Calm Business Insights that led to a £5 million turnover business making an additional £100,000 a year profit.</p><p>This precision bespoke engineering business unit, part of a larger group, producing low volumes of individually designed products had several visible problems:</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It had a mixture of both low and high-volume products running through it,</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial performance was poor,</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On-time delivery was below acceptable levels, and</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Communication between the business unit and group was breaking down.</p><p>Using the Principles of Business Calm™, Rex found the insight that the key blockage was poor cooperation.&nbsp;Cooperation was needed so that high volume contracts were delivered in a part of the business which was optimised for that kind of work.&nbsp;This business unit should focus on its key small volume bespoke engineering precision, and high value marketplace.</p><p>Cooperation allowed the precision engineering business to profitably focus and grow its core market and transfer the high-volume product to a different group business, releasing £100,000 more profit each year.</p><p>Business Calm™ achieved.</p><p>What blockages do you face where a Calm Business Insight will help you achieve a Business Breakthrough?&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.businesscalm.co.uk/contact\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.businesscalm.co.uk/contact</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Rex Mackrill"}