{"id":632,"date":"2009-07-20T02:05:10","date_gmt":"2009-07-20T07:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ontimesupplies.com\/blog\/?p=632"},"modified":"2022-08-17T16:04:35","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T21:04:35","slug":"resource-the-cost-of-being-disorganized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontimesupplies.com\/blog\/resource-the-cost-of-being-disorganized\/","title":{"rendered":"Resource: The Cost of Being Disorganized"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Around here, we talk a lot about being organized. Obviously it makes sense, it saves time, and it can be a lot easier than you think. That’s the focus of a lot of these blog posts; using simple supplies, easily attained<\/a>, to make your life easier. But here’s something you may not have thought of: what does it cost you, literally cost<\/em>, to be dis<\/em>organized? There’s a site that recently came to my attention that helps you figure out just that.<\/p>\n

Organize 4 Results, who preach the “GO System” (standing simply for, of course, Getting Organized) not only offer a comprehensive suite of resources for companies looking to get organized, but they provide a simple calculator to help you realize what it might be costing you to put off organizing. I plugged in some hypothetical numbers and got the following results:<\/p>\n

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Cost of Disorganization prepared for FakeCo, Ltd:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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You entered this data:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Average cost per hour (including benefits) for an employee’s time:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$25.00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Time lost each day due to disorganization:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0.5 hour(s)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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The number of employees in your team or organization:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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500<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Cost of Disorganization Results:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Disorganization is costing you about $1,500,000.00 <\/strong> each year. The real cost is even higher when you consider the cost of alienated and lost customers.<\/p>\n

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Yikes. As you can see, it’s not always about putting the right things in the right bins; organization is serious business. And if you’re serious about it, check out our friends over at Organize 4 Results. You’ll be glad you did!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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