[extropy-chat] A successful company?

[Samantha Atkins]

Nonsense like this is one of the reasons I will not consider  
emigration to Canada.   However Canadians seem to have a delightful  
propensity to tell their government to buzz off when it gets too wacky.

- s

On Nov 19, 2005, at 8:43 PM, Morris Johnson wrote:

> Hve not read all the content but have a few comments to add:
>
> JD lives in Canada as do I and that limits the
> novelty of the products he can sell.
>
> As of Jan 01 all products must have NHPD
> product licences and any mfg must be site licenced.
> GMP and SOP's acceptable to Health Canada
> must be submitted alon with a product specific data set. Staff must  
> have edu standing commensurate
> with their job capacity and a QA officer must sign off
> on all apps.
>
> This means the ante in $$$ is going up a fair bit.
>
> Reselling HC licenced NHP's is the only option.
>
> I say this because I have spent the last months
> getting up to spec with what is required and will have to
> take 4 months of HACCP training to get up to the barest of bones QA  
> signoff level.
>
> However there are loopholes.. the custom
> compounding of NHP's from raw ingredients  is one.
>
> All the other basic business rules then apply otherwise.
>
>
> Morris Johnson
>
> ...
>
>
> On 11/19/05, Gary Miller <aiguy at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> I'd add the following although I don't disagree with any of your  
> high level
> goals.  These goals could vary depending on the size of your  
> enterprise.
>
> 5. A good IT group to give you a net presence and minimize the  
> expenses of
> running your operation from inventory control, manufacturing and  
> accounting
> perspective.
>
> 6. A just in time inventory system to reduce your inventory  
> carrying cost
> and reduce spoilage in the vitamin ingredients that have a short  
> shelf life.
> Also consider coatings which could delay oxidation of  
> ingredients.   I hate
> it when my vitamins go bad and I half to hold my breath when I take  
> them.
> And no I'm not going to throw away $20 woth of vitamins just  
> because they
> smell bad.
>
> 7. A quality control lab to perform receiving inspection on your  
> ingredients
> to protect your image/reputation and to protect your company from  
> liability.
> (Remembering GNC L-Tryptophen disaster from years back)
>
> 8. A good work environment, fair pay, benefits and background  
> checks to
> reduce likelihood of product tampering, employee theft, extreme  
> addiction
> problems, etc... again to protect  image/reputation and liability  
> costs.
>
> 9. A five year business plan which will allow you plan for growth,  
> obtain
> credit for expansion, and allow you to value your business for  
> insurance
> purposes or potential sale.
>
> 10. A R&D group to devise vitamin combinations to reduce the number  
> of pills
> people need to take each morning for specific consumer problems and/or
> gender/age groups.  This also serves to differentiate your line  
> vitamins
> from those of your competition.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org
> [mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan
> Despres
> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 6:23 PM
> To: extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org
> Subject: [extropy-chat] A successful company?
>
> Hi,
>
> I want to know what we need to become a successful company (I am in  
> the
> vitamin business), here is my opinion:
>
> 1) We need to buy our products very cheaply and sell high (This is  
> a trade
> minimum to do)
>
> 2) We need talented people to do the essential job
>
> 3) We need a good image/reputation
>
> 4) We need a good product.
>
> Any other thing I miss ?
>
> --Jon
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