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Nichole Osinski
Executive Editor
Thoughts and observations on news, events, ideas, and products related to government fleet management.
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Thoughts and observations on news, events, ideas, and products related to government fleet management.
As I promised in my previous ROI blog, I am posting proposals I receive from vendors that seem too good to be true. My first case is from a manufacturer that compares the operating costs of gasoline vs. propane powered lawn mowers. First, let me state that I am all for the use of alternative and clean-burning fuels.
Read More →Return On Investment is just another fancy term for Cost Vs. Benefit Analysis. You analyze a proposal which claims if you purchase a specific product or service you would eventually gain savings or revenues that exceeded your initial investment. That’s all well and good, but like I said in my first post, not everything is as it seems and some ROIs are based upon completely fictitious and grandiose assumptions.
Read More →I have decided to add some additional content to my blog which I call “ROI or BS” (and you know what BS stands for). The blog entries will consist of analyzing Return-On-Investment (ROI) and performance claims from various vendors that I receive from time to time. Some of the claims I analyzed were compiled to out-rightly deceive, while others conjured-up preconceived assumptions of my operational profile and costs. I will not mention the specific names of the companies or products that I evalua
Read More →Beyond what we already have to deal with, reduced manpower and shrinking budgets, there is another element that is making our jobs (or at least my job) more difficult…Public Sector Unions.
Read More →We have all heard of the potential negative consequences of extending our equipment lifecycles to accommodate current budget pressures. For the most part, fleet managers tend to express their concerns about an aging fleet in terms of increased workloads, parts costs, and reduction of return on investment. But there is another aspect to maintaining an aging fleet…the need to attract and retain an experienced workforce.
Read More →In many instances, when you ask someone what their net worth is they will respond in a monetary value. However, your net worth is not only the amount of money you have in the bank, but also the cumulative value of your skills and abilities that benefits an employer.
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