Stories Of Businesses

Take your car to Tulsa Auto Detail

2013-09-30T01:07:00.000-07:00

A hard working friend of mine named, Josh Lee (No relation to Bruce Lee's family) owns a nice little Auto Details shop on Harvard and 11th in Tulsa. Tulsa Auto Detail is the name of the shop. His regular detail packages are posted and on normal sized vehicles you can go with those. No matter how dirty your car is, he'll work with you with smile and the reasonable price.

Our blogger Saleah Blancaflor wrote a nice article on Josh and his TulsaAutoDetail.

A hard working Auto Detail Shop - Tulsa Auto Detail

2013-07-29T20:51:00.001-07:00

Car Detailing places can use a lot of bells and whistles to give you to go with the all-important detailing job they are doing. There is an old saying that I believe, "There aren’t any free lunch". Keep in mind, that the high def TV you are watching and flavored coffee you are sipping while so called professionals in clean uniform are detailing your car while you wait in their newly built waiting room aren't free. And don't even think of going to their equally impressing gift shop to pay five dollars for an air freshener that you can easily buy at Wal-Mart for a buck.

An auto detail shop Tulsa Auto Detail (What a name!) that I recently visited on 11th and Harvard in Tulsa, Oklahoma had everything I looked for when choosing a reliable detail service for my Murano. Josh, who bought the business recently, is doing everything he can to keep getting new folks to come in and keep the ones they have. After working for a Utility company for a long time, owning a brand new business is no easy task; he told me with a smile. Judging by how busy he was on a Wednesday afternoon, I had a feeling he is doing one thing right, giving his customers the high quality detail that Tulsa Auto Detail promises on their web site.

Josh's crew was hard at work from the very beginning and they were done with my car with a showroom quality detail fairly quick. It was fun chatting with this brand new business owner in Tulsa sitting the waiting room.

I am taking my car to Tulsa Auto Detail every time and I highly recommend them to everybody.

Story of a Plastic Molding Company in the USA

2011-08-16T01:18:00.000-07:00

I work with a few local businesses as part of my consulting activities on the side. One company that I work with is Gavco Plastics in Tulsa Oklahoma, a plastic molding company. Manufacturing industry in USA has been facing stiff competition for years from their overseas counterparts. Businesses are losing long-term contracts to get-done-cheaper competitors overseas. Gavco Plastics, a plastic molding company is no different. They have seen tough times, they have survived bad times. They have learnt from all those years and now they stay competitive with innovative approach.
What are they doing different to survive and possibly grow?

Throughout my business classes in school I read books and listened to lectures on what businesses can do to get that competitive edge, that X factor so to speak putting them ahead of their peers. Now, working with Gavco among other few companies, I am getting my first hand look at how a manufacturing company with solid foundation can not only meet their customers' changing needs but also stay ahead of their competition here in the USA and overseas.

Here are 4 biggest things I see in Gavco that are making Gavco competitive

Ongoing effort to increase ability: Gavco has ability to serve multiple industries and they continue to grow their capacity. Gavco's potential to acquire newer and larger customers gives this Plastic molding company in Oklahoma the edge it seeks. I never thought a plastic molding company can serve this many industries. Coffee pot, tote bin, surgical swab stick, car hop tray, belt pulley, and so many different products are under their belt showed me their ability to serve food service, medical, military, automotive, aerospace, and the list goes on.

Achieve industry certifications: Gavco continues to get industry standard certifications. Their effort to maintain these through all the changes of rules and standards keeps their facilities not only compliant but also qualified to serve major industries.

Automation and upgrades: Overseas companies employ a lots of labor to keep producing parts and products fast. Gavco works diligently and continuously to upgrade machines, computers and software to keep automating and improving their processes. More automation keeps the time to produce shorter. Larger volume orders can be completed faster than others.

It's all about the people: Smiling faces are abundant every time I go to Gavco for my bi-weekly Friday meeting with the team. Experienced folks with high morale led by a solid management team can do miracle for any business like Gavco through good and bad times. Gavco has seen their fair share of challenging times like many others in their industry. When I see these long times continue to work hard and smart for all these years, it gives me the reason for GAVCO to be doing survive and thrive for almost 35 years. Strong workforce is an X-factor for any successful business.

Dollar for dollar, order by order, a manufacturing company may not meet a cheap overseas manufacturer. But one order, one part, or one fast shipment is just one story in today's world of large businesses need to find long-term reliable partners. We've seen what one lead-filled toy shipment from Chinese manufacturers can do to Tyco, the toy making giant. Can a company afford to have millions of products recalled? What will that do to their short-term profitability and long-term growth potential? It is a horror story no company should have to live through.

This is where USA based, certified and able manufacturing companies like GAVCO can make big differences Like many USA manufacturer, GAVCO beats their competitors with ability, quality, credentials, high-standards and overall excellent customer satisfaction and service.
I am simply amazed at Gavco's ongoing innovative approach to stay competitive.