The Four STEPS to Increase Productivity

By Howie Fenton, Rochester Software Associates: On January 19, 2023, NAPCO presented a webinar entitled “How to Prepare for the Tough Times Ahead.” In that webinar Andy Papazzori the chief economist for Printing United Alliance, opened with a few sobering lines. “We’ve got some tough times ahead as our industry slows appreciably with the American economy, and quite possibly into a recession, due to our material shortages, labor shortages, and cost inflation.”

Andy went on to discuss how to deal with these issues, and the first on his list was to maximize productivity. In this blog, we will talk about how to analyze your workflow, identify issues, analyze different solutions, and make a change using what I call the “Four STEPS” to help you increase productivity.