Cleaning out my email inbox recently, I found this interesting newsletter from Party Rental Ltd. It broke down the process of renting one piece of flatware, from ordering to event and back to stocking, and the number of employees involved. Check in out below. Who knew? — Vicky
The minimum number of employees that are involved in the process of a one piece of flatware is 18.
Order – 1 person (could be many if people are checking/revising the order)
Pick/Stage – 1 person
Audited – 1 person
Run – 1 person
Checked – 1 person
Loaded – 1 person
Delivered – 2 people (driver/helper)
Picked up – 2 people (driver/helper)
Unloaded – 1 person unloads, 1 person consolidates, 1 person transports to washing machine – 3 people
Sorted – 1 person
Washed – 1 person
Polishing in roto-brite – 1 person
Bagged – 1 person
Put away on shelf – 1 person