“Aren’t consultants too expensive?"
"My salary isn’t as high as Schwaniger Enterprise's hourly rate...is it worth it?”
Scenario: A manufacturing company has equipment that continually fails, which causes too many part defects and costly down time. Production volume is getting high and the company engineers don’t have time to work the problem.
To solve the problem you have the following options:
OPTION A:
Hire a New Employee
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OPTION B:
Call Schwaniger Enterprises
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| Look for Employee (time and money) |
Call Schwaniger Enterprises |
| Train Employee (time and money) |
Approve Proposal and Agreement for Work |
| Pay Employee: Salary, FICA, Health Benefits, Worker’s Comp, Medicare, Life Insurance, Vacation, Dependent Care, Office Expenses for Employee such as Computer, Telephone, Software |
Work Gets Done |
| Work Gets Done |
Pay Hourly Fee to Schwaniger Enterprises |
| Workload Diminishes – Lay Off Employee? |
Problem Solved |
| Employee Remains On Staff but is Underutilized? |
No Long Term Contract or Benefits Costs |
| Are we saving money here? |
Resume Normal Operations and Stay Lean |
