Distribution Channel Disruptions
Distribution Channel Disruptions Ok, the above image is using a bit of hyperbole. Hopefully, YOUR distribution channels won’t be disrupted by an actual comet crashing into the earth. But, there are definitely things that can disrupt your distribution channels! If you’ve been reading along for the past few articles,... Read More...
Transportation Methods
Your excellent products (like your hats for squirrels or your bedazzled toothpicks or your subtly subversive greeting cards…) are only part of your customer’s experience of your business. Other important considerations are how quickly and reliably they receive their products, how much they have to pay for shipping (even... Read More...
Distribution Channels
You’re making a great product and people are buying it. You’ve been implementing some of Zattatat’s recommendations to improve your manufacturing line. You’ve optimized your supply chain. That’s all you can do on the operations side, right? No, of course not 😉 Often called “the flip-side of supply chains,”... Read More...
How to Prevent Packaging Failures in Your Business
You have an outstanding product and people are buying it! Now it’s time to package it for shipping. But how do you prevent packaging failures? If you’re just starting out on this topic, you might want to read the first and second articles in this packaging series before this... Read More...
How can pre-shipment testing help your business?
Everyone knows that if you’re shipping your products through the postal service or through a service like UPS or FedEx, they’ll need some packaging for protection. Even in your home life, if you’ve ever mailed something fragile you know that an important consideration is how to prevent it from... Read More...
Packaging Your Product
Thinking about Packing and Packaging Products You’ve just made a cool new product and you’re ready to start selling it! Now suddenly you realize that if you’re going to sell online you need to think about packaging. You don’t want your things to get damaged during shipping! So you... Read More...
THE ZATTATAT CAST:
Meet the characters with the skills & Zattatudes who can help engineer your manufacturing success
Princess Capybara
Age: 35
Background: Biotech
Current Gig: Mold-Making
Zattatude: Seeks to geek out with the top tech she knows best
Gary
Age: 44
Background: Accounting
Current Gig: Baking
Zattatude: Lives to figure out how everything in life adds up
Process Cat
Age: Timeless
Background: Manufacturing
Current Gig: Helping People
Zattatude: Loves to teach others how to scale up their businesses
Rhonda
Age: 53
Background: Nursing
Current Gig: Woodworking
Zattatude: Celebrates ditching her bureaucratic hospital job for her hands-on craft business