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One of the things that is often overlooked is the fact that what we perceive as "day-to-day business" is indeed operations management.

Looking at it this way, it usually becomes obvious how much waste there is in "day-to-day business" - hallway chats, non-business phone calls, etc.

Are these activities something that should be calculated into a business plan and the company recognize that it absorbs the cost.

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The expert determines if hall-way chats are inefficiency to operations management.

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The wasteful activities such as hallway chats and non-business phone calls should be calculated into a business plan, due to the fact that these activities are nearly ...

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