Preparedness for when

Frugalsod

nuatha wrote: »

Back in the '80s I worked for one of the supermarket chains, typically 25% of the building would be warehouse and hold 5-6 weeks stock on ambient products. That meant a huge amount of money was tied up in stock, not to mention space that wasn't available for selling. Last time I was in the "back shop" of a supermarket, the warehouse space was smaller than the goods received area I used to know. I suspect the stockholding is down to 1.5 days on volume products. So a sudden upsurge in demand (panic buying due to snow forecasts) or delivery problems would leave bare shelves rather quickly.

They have also mastered the temperature impact on our shopping. A one degree warmer day could increase strawberry and ice-cream sales 3% as an example so they will pay lots of money for accurate 7 day weather forecasts so they can have those strawberries and ice-cream in stores for when the temperature spikes. This needs Just in time management to minimises losses along the supply chain.

Also by being more efficient with deliveries they can expand numbers of stores being serviced without the need to expand warehouses or staff numbers.

Frugalsod

mardatha wrote: »

I haven't ironed anything for years!

Same here, saves a fortune in running an electric iron, even more if you do not buy one in the first place.

armyknife

Frugalsod wrote: »

Same here, saves a fortune in running an electric iron, even more if you do not buy one in the first place.

Until just a few years ago, I thought ironing was something replace by the bessemer process and steel production.

DawnW

mardatha wrote: »

I haven't ironed anything for years!

Hmm I have an electric iron, and *occasionally* use it. To put this in perspective, it is only the second cheap electric iron I have owned in the 43 years since I left my parents' home :rotfl:

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armyknife wrote: »

Until just a few years ago, I thought ironing was something replace by the bessemer process and steel production.

Or something to do with golf clubs.

bluebag

I know people who like ironing, I really can not get my head round that.

It's the devils own work if you ask me. Loathsome, my most hated, hated task. I can't do it now coz I have a very duff neck, can't say I'm unhappy about that !.

armyknife

Humans are three dimensional accumulations of water, fats and other stuff*, so what's the point of trying to wrap highly crafted flat objects around them?












* technical biology term.

bluebag

armyknife wrote: »

Humans are three dimensional accumulations of water, fats and other stuff*, so what's the point of trying to wrap highly crafted flat objects around them?












* technical biology term.

Ah, at last a rational, factually correct explanation for my abandonment of laundry skills. Bless you.

Butterfly_Brain

mardatha wrote: »

I haven't ironed anything for years!

Me neither

moneyistooshorttomention

Errrm.....me miss...honest miss....:rotfl:

I do do ironing. Mind you - it does tend to pile up a bit in between sessions.

I will admit to not ironing bedding, towels or teatowels though (I'd prefer them done - but not to the extent of being willing to do them myself). But I do iron my clothes.:) Can only recall one person who didn't do so - and errrrrrmmmmm.....so I'll keep doing that....LOL (I haven't got the excuse of being an academics' wife she had...).