3 Traits of an Efficient Operation

As you continue your efforts to increase efficiency and decrease wasted time, energy, and resources in your operation, Brockman Trailers is your partner in finding better ways to solve common problems.

Efficiency is best defined as maximum performance with minimum waste. As you enter a new year of business, it’s time to ask if your business is operating as efficiently as it could be. 

Clear Communication

One of the most telling signs of an efficiently operating business is whether it is an effectively communicating business. Efficiency and communication go hand-in-hand. The more effective you are in communicating who you are, your goals, your strategies, and your brand to your employees, your partners, and your customers, the more you can stay on task.

Clear Vision

When you don’t know where you’re going, it’s hard to get where you need to go. Competing values or misaligned priorities muddy the waters and make goals and deliverables murky. A clear understanding of your vision and goals are an essential component of an efficient operation. If you don’t have a vision that can be easily expressed by your employees — or at the very least by your leadership — you are potentially producing more wasted than valuable contribution.

Clear Expectations

This is probably the bridging concept between the previous two traits. A clear vision will define your goals. Clear communication will make those evident. But clear expectations are a gift you can give to your people. When they have the tools and framework for measuring their own performance, they’re much more motivated to perform. Make sure that the expectations you set for individual team members and individual departments are clearly defined and communicated. Make sure they align with your organizational vision and mission.


The commonality between these traits? Clarity.

The more you know who you are and why you exist — and the more you are able to effectively communicate it to your people and your customers, the more opportunity you have to build something that will last.

At Brockman Trailers, our solutions are making efficiency possible. We're helping business owners overcome operational hurdles of inventory management and facility capacity. Find out how we can help your company maneuver through this season by clicking here.