Getting your house in order

The engineer's approach Caudwell used to fix the chaos from rapid growth.

John Caudwell's framework, from Love, Pain & Money, pp. 132 to 139.

Strip it back
Remove the mess so the working parts and the faulty parts are visible.
Clean the pieces
Fix inefficient order and stock systems and build a dealer database.
Fix any damage
Repair or replace what is not working.
Put it back together
Reassemble the business and watch it run smoothly.

From chapter: Chapter 16_SNAKES IN THE GRASS, pp. 132–139

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