Create a home assembly line to send your parcels in time for Christmas
Tuesday December 5, 2017

The deadline for postal deliveries is fast approaching and
Get the party started
Christmas is a time for goodwill and those
Be industrious
For nearly a century, businesses have followed the manufacturing principals established by Henry Ford (he of Ford car fame). Back in the days of black and white photographs, Henry Ford established the moving assembly line; a way for workers to efficiently put together cars by having employees focus on one particular task. Through this method, Ford increased the daily output of his factory from 100 cars to 1,000. Take a leaf out of Ford’s book and get your volunteers working on one particular part of the delivery process. You’ll speed up the number of parcels and feel like a magnate of the
Enough is enough
Make sure you’ve got all the essentials before the packaging parade begins. You don’t want production to grind to a halt at half nine in the evening because of a parcel tape shortage. Check that you’ve got enough of the essentials – bubble wrap, boxes, wine gums – before commencing your packaging bender.
Be the Chief Entertainment Officer
Packaging can be laborious work and, if you’ve enlisted help with your fulfilment, you’ll need to keep spirits up when enthusiasm starts to wane. Get plenty of snacks for your team of volunteers, keep the brews flowing and stick a film about triumph in the face of adversity on the
- “If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot parcel,’ then by all means parcel and that voice will be silenced.” – Vincent Van Gogh
- “The only way to do great parcels is to love what you parcel.” – Steve Jobs
- “This is the true meaning of Christmas.” – You
Get social with your parcels
The production line doesn’t necessarily have to stop once the parcel is ready to go. Your customers care about your business (otherwise they wouldn’t have ponied up for your products in the first place). See this last-minute packaging dash as an opportunity to give your fans a behind-the-scenes look at your work. Show your customers how much love and attention goes into their deliveries. While a quick video or photo won’t go viral, it’ll provide your Twitter, Facebook and Instagram fans with an honest and authentic look at the work that goes into satisfying their
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