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Advice You - Employee Satisfaction - Bring on the Coffee Machine!
In today’s business world, with its connectivity and information flows, good employees are likely to be the targets of your competitors’ recruitment drives.
Add to this the fact that in the knowledge economy, these employees provide your company with a
Add to this the fact that in the knowledge economy, these employees provide your company with a
According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
competitive advantage, and you realise pretty quickly that you need them to be happy – but you already knew that didn’t you?
The question then is how to keep them happy? Employees who are unhappy or who leave, present the company with a cost that is oft
The question then is how to keep them happy? Employees who are unhappy or who leave, present the company with a cost that is oft
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
n far greater than imagined. Keeping them happy with more money, promotions, bigger offices, better located offices…(the list is seemingly endless) certainly helps, but then if your staff are good at what they do, you’re in a bidding war with the company
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
down the street who also recognises this.
Smart companies have other ways of making staff smile. Take coffee for example. Over the past few years the National Automated Merchandising Association, which represents vending stakeholders, has identified an
Smart companies have other ways of making staff smile. Take coffee for example. Over the past few years the National Automated Merchandising Association, which represents vending stakeholders, has identified an
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
increase in demand for higher quality coffee machines – coffee machines that use real coffee beans and provide a cup of really fresh coffee on demand.
Disappearing fast are the days of the pour-over coffee flask…you know the one…when freshly brewed, tha
Disappearing fast are the days of the pour-over coffee flask…you know the one…when freshly brewed, tha
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
little glass jar is the envy of all, and there is no shortage of people around the “lifesaver”. The problem is that it then sits on the boil and after 10 minutes no-one wants to venture near it, fearing that bitter and burnt taste. Worse still, the last
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
one to use it often has the task of preparing the next pot…so human nature takes over and that last cup sits brewing until it turns into sludge!
Enter the automatic coffee machine …great concept with beverages available at the push of a button, but the
Enter the automatic coffee machine …great concept with beverages available at the push of a button, but the
easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
problem until recently was that it produced instant coffee and not very good at that. In desperation, usually early in the morning or during the night shift, the buttons did eventually get pressed, but grudgingly at that!
The good news for those who lik
The good news for those who lik
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
decent coffee is that the coffee machine manufacturers have made great progress with automated fresh brew systems. Today you can put fresh beans into a coffee vending machine, along with really decent powdered cappuccino milk powders, and after 20 secon
and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
ds the beans have been ground, the coffee drawn down and the dairy powder whipped up to provide a coffee shop quality cappuccino.
So it isn’t surprising that companies are turning to softer employee satisfaction generators like decent office beverages t
So it isn’t surprising that companies are turning to softer employee satisfaction generators like decent office beverages t
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
keep staff happy. Besides, as we all know, the coffee machine is a great place for interaction between staff and for sharing ideas.
Paul Jacobs, managing director of Office Angels, a UK based company, was quoted in The Scotsman as saying "pay packets a
Paul Jacobs, managing director of Office Angels, a UK based company, was quoted in The Scotsman as saying "pay packets a
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
e, of course, vitally important, but for many it's the little things that can really make the difference between a good working environment and a great one." The article concludes that many workers do long hours of unpaid overtime, so many employers are
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
also enjoying the perk of having dedicated staff. Keeping staff happy can lead to better staff retention and smaller recruitment bills.
So many companies are investing in high quality bean-to-cup coffee machines because they not only provide a homely o
So many companies are investing in high quality bean-to-cup coffee machines because they not only provide a homely o
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
our (the good kind!) but they keep staff on site. In a study by Wirthlin International entitled “Speciality Beverage Systems’ Impact on the Workplace” (www.wirthlineurope.com), over 15% of staff were found to leave the office daily in search of hot bever
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
ges! With a good coffee machine there is no reason to pop down to the local coffee franchise which takes valuable time away from the office – and usually a lot more than imagined given the traffic jams and congested parking lots that epitomise our city c
t?
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
ultures.
The Wirthlin study interviewed 76 procurement managers and 383 staff from a wide variety of companies about workplace coffee. It found that 83% of the staff stated that the provision of a wide variety of hot beverages was one of the most visibl
The Wirthlin study interviewed 76 procurement managers and 383 staff from a wide variety of companies about workplace coffee. It found that 83% of the staff stated that the provision of a wide variety of hot beverages was one of the most visibl
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
daily staff benefits and 86% said that companies that valued them were more likely to offer high quality beverages. Interestingly, over 90% of managers making decisions on office coffee services said that employees would be more productive if staff coul
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
obtain a beverage in the office and 96% said that the coffee machine offered a necessary break between activities. Valuable? I think so.
The fact that coffee from coffee machines was readily available was also seen as an important attribute, and for d
The fact that coffee from coffee machines was readily available was also seen as an important attribute, and for d
.
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
ecision makers worried about abuse, how many cups of fresh brew coffee can you really drink a day! (before bouncing around the room on a caffeine high!). Of course coffee machines can also provide fresh tea, hot chocolate, espresso and a host of other sp
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
cialty coffees like moccachino, caf? latte and the like.
So is it surprising that there has been a rise in demand for these automated fresh brew coffee machines in the corporate world? I guess not. That reminds me, we need one around here for our staff
So is it surprising that there has been a rise in demand for these automated fresh brew coffee machines in the corporate world? I guess not. That reminds me, we need one around here for our staff
tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
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