Kroger Gurus, please explain ............ What's the difference(s) between "WASTE INTEGRATION", "Kroger Best Practices", and "Key Retailing"??
BTW, my understanding of Waste Integration indicates that Kroger wants GOBS of signs everywhere.......everything labeled and signed, from the trash cans to the label drawers.
And this signage means LOTS of money spent, and after a while all the signs will fall off or get dirty, deteriorated, etc and we will need more.......more signs, more waste, more money spent by Kroger. More stuff to cart off to the landfill, right? I'm so glad that Kroger is leaning "Green"
Kroger Gurus, please explain ............ What's the difference(s) between "WASTE INTEGRATION", "Kroger Best Practices", and "Key Retailing"??
BTW, my understanding of Waste Integration indicates that Kroger wants GOBS of signs everywhere.......everything labeled and signed, from the trash cans to the label drawers.
And this signage means LOTS of money spent, and after a while all the signs will fall off or get dirty, deteriorated, etc and we will need more.......more signs, more waste, more money spent by Kroger. More stuff to cart off to the landfill, right? I'm so glad that Kroger is leaning "Green"
So basically a label for everything?
Some smart a$$ Put a label for 'wall', 'light swich' 'table' on the proper areas. He even made one that said 'Floor' and put in on the floor.
"Best practices" and "Key Retailing" are previous attempts by Kroger's corporate pencil pushers to spin their own variant of of "Lean manufacturing", a management fad based on the Toyota Production System that focuses on organization and efficiency metrics. It's closely related to 5S (which was developed separately to lean but is often integrated with lean management) which is basically "keep things organized and clean to the company standard". Waste Integration is the latest rebrand of Key Retailing since Kroger can't keep consistent terminology for more than a couple years it seems. It ties in with their feel-good "Zero Hunger, Zero Waste" BS even though you know Rodney and the other execs don't care about actually doing anything for the needy, they only exploit charity for PR.
"Best practices" and "Key Retailing" are previous attempts by Kroger's corporate pencil pushers to spin their own variant of of "Lean manufacturing", a management fad based on the Toyota Production System that focuses on organization and efficiency metrics. It's closely related to 5S (which was developed separately to lean but is often integrated with lean management) which is basically "keep things organized and clean to the company standard". Waste Integration is the latest rebrand of Key Retailing since Kroger can't keep consistent terminology for more than a couple years it seems. It ties in with their feel-good "Zero Hunger, Zero Waste" BS even though you know Rodney and the other execs don't care about actually doing anything for the needy, they only exploit charity for PR.
SO............can someone PLEASE analyze CAREFULLY AND SLOWLY what the words "WASTE INTEGRATION" actually, literally mean? Explain clearly so even a dummy like me can understand. Why would such a phrase be used? I don't understand.
I would think it literally means "GARBAGE COMING TOGETHER". Does that make sense???????????????????????????????? Other interpretations??
Waste Integration means something like - things that would normally be a loss, we try to save them and sell them instead. Before they become loss.
It includes writing more accurate orders, so we don't have overstock. Overstock may get out of code or get damaged sitting in the back room. You already paid for it, but until it's sold, it's just shrink.
Not having too many supplies in your department. Ordering supplies instead of taking them off the sales floor - like paper towels and such.
Rotating perishables, marking them down on time. Keeping your department clean and organized. Working your backstock daily, keeping correct BOHs, doing the reports like Lows and Holes. Keeping track of how much of something did you order and how much of that actually sold, so next time you can adjust your order to be more accurate.
Waste Integration means something like - things that would normally be a loss, we try to save them and sell them instead. Before they become loss.
It includes writing more accurate orders, so we don't have overstock. Overstock may get out of code or get damaged sitting in the back room. You already paid for it, but until it's sold, it's just shrink.
Not having too many supplies in your department. Ordering supplies instead of taking them off the sales floor - like paper towels and such.
Rotating perishables, marking them down on time. Keeping your department clean and organized. Working your backstock daily, keeping correct BOHs, doing the reports like Lows and Holes. Keeping track of how much of something did you order and how much of that actually sold, so next time you can adjust your order to be more accurate.
This all sounds so WONDERFUL. Such thoughtfulness, such planning, such good, common sense practices to make our workplace run smoother, smarter, and more efficiently. OOPS, there is just one teeny, teensy, tiny detail: Kroger hours have been cut so drastically, overall, during the past year or so at most stores / departments that this CANNOT be done well, no matter how much we may want to do it all!
Waste Integration means something like - things that would normally be a loss, we try to save them and sell them instead. Before they become loss.
It includes writing more accurate orders, so we don't have overstock. Overstock may get out of code or get damaged sitting in the back room. You already paid for it, but until it's sold, it's just shrink.
Not having too many supplies in your department. Ordering supplies instead of taking them off the sales floor - like paper towels and such.
Rotating perishables, marking them down on time. Keeping your department clean and organized. Working your backstock daily, keeping correct BOHs, doing the reports like Lows and Holes. Keeping track of how much of something did you order and how much of that actually sold, so next time you can adjust your order to be more accurate.
This all sounds so WONDERFUL. Such thoughtfulness, such planning, such good, common sense practices to make our workplace run smoother, smarter, and more efficiently. OOPS, there is just one teeny, teensy, tiny detail: Kroger hours have been cut so drastically, overall, during the past year or so at most stores / departments that this CANNOT be done well, no matter how much we may want to do it all!
