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Case study
How a wholesaler cut late deliveries by half in twelve weeks
How to use this case study
Send it after a first call, or share it on LinkedIn. It shows how you work through a problem, which helps a buyer picture the project before they sign.
What is inside
Where the business stoodThe client sold kitchen equipment to restaurants and had grown fast.
The twelve week planMeasure late orders every day and walk each order from start to finish.
The changes that made the differenceOne order list: Every order, from every channel, in one place with a due date.
The resultsOrders delivered late
What any owner can try this monthCount one thing every day: The problem you feel most, as a number.
Three title ideas for your own version
How a wholesaler cut late deliveries by half in twelve weeks
What we changed to fix late orders
A twelve week operations project, start to finish
Where to promote it
LinkedIn postsyour website's work pagetrade association newslettersa follow up email after a first call
What goes in a consulting case study?
One project from start to finish: where the business stood, what you found, the plan week by week, the changes that worked, the results and what other owners can try.
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