{"id":21907,"date":"2025-01-22T00:05:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T07:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=21907"},"modified":"2025-01-31T12:32:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T19:32:19","slug":"continuous-improvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/22\/continuous-improvement\/","title":{"rendered":"Continuous Improvement"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Rumasuglia finds ways to help<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

By Mike McKenna<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"It\u2019s pretty easy to get apathetic about almost anything in life, especially things like our daily duties for work. That\u2019s why most of us follow the simple motto: \u201cIf it ain\u2019t broke, don\u2019t fix it\u2014even if it isn\u2019t running very smoothly or cost-efficiently.\u201d
\nThat\u2019s where the continuous improvement theory comes in handy. It\u2019s a process of regularly evaluating your business or nonprofit to find ways to improve and reduce wasted effort, resources and, most importantly, money.
\n\u201cIf you don\u2019t continuously try to improve, any process will start to degrade,\u201d John Rumasuglia said, and he should know.
\nJohn spent his career as a consultant in the manufacturing and supply-chain industry, helping improve efficiency and costs.
\n\u201cI have a passion for any process-type stuff. I really enjoy making things streamlined, taking out waste in a good way,\u201d he said.
\nJohn grew up in Boston. After serving in the Navy, he spent 30 years working in the Silicon Valley and Bay Area.
\nOne year, John and his wife, Pauline, came to Hailey to visit a friend and instantly connected with the place. They soon came back for another visit and Idaho really got ahold of them, so they bought a cabin at Smiley Creek that they owned for nearly 20 years.
\nWhen it came time to retire, John and Pauline began traveling around the Mountain West looking for a new place to call home. But nothing they visited compared to their feelings for Idaho.
\n\u201cNothing beats Sun Valley, \u201c John said.
\nSo they decided to build a home in Hailey, but retirement didn\u2019t really sit well with John. He wanted to do more and become active in our community. That\u2019s what led him to Schooley Mitchell.
\nSchooley Mitchell is the largest independent cost-reduction consulting firm in North America. It\u2019s basically a company that helps other companies of all sizes focus on continuous improvement. It was just up John\u2019s alley.
\n\u201cI like working, but wanted to do something different, something that can help me be part of the community and make a difference,\u201d John said.
\nThe Schooley Mitchell system is pretty simple. Basically, they come in and assess and track all the costs of doing business (like telecom, software, waste, shipping, processing fees, etc.) and figure out where they can save money. There are no up-front costs; Schooley Mitchell only takes a percentage of the savings they find and create. And those saving can be large. Most businesses or nonprofits can reduce costs by an average of 28%, or more than $10,000 or more in benefits annually.
\n\u201cPeople don\u2019t even realize they\u2019re being overcharged or that there are other options. That\u2019s where we can help,\u201d John said. \u201cWe can help them save money that usually goes out of our town and keep it here in our community.\u201d
\nBy helping locals focus on continuous improvement, John can fulfill his goal.
\n\u201cI want to make a difference for small businesses and nonprofits in the Wood River Valley,\u201d John said. When asked what the \u201ccatch\u201d was, he simply replied, \u201cI get to feel good about how I helped our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Find out more by contacting John at (208) 266-5252 or John.Rumasuglia@SchooleyMitchell.com.<\/p>\n

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