Industrial Planner Gifts

"We're planning on adding the details later. . ."

Pushing a factory round a map.

"I don't like getting bogged down in details. I'm more of a big-picture guy."

"We only got six days of funding."

'It has come to my attention that we need to hedge against our five-year plan.'

'The good news is we're projecting a profit. The bad news is none of us will be alive then.'

'I work two jobs and have three kids. At the end of the day I am exhausted. Do you have anything that is not sexy and just smells good.'

"Where's the business end of this thing?"

"For heaven's sake, Ogden, it's vacation time! Must you make your little lists even on vacation time?"

"Actual results indicate that the statistical analysis of the data which projections were based on may have been wrong."

Crap from the future.

'Our problem is how to lower quality while raising prices...'

When Engineers Crack.

"The anger management consultant said he wasn't going to alter his **** dates at this t****stage which fits in with the 'managing change' consultant who said it was to late to change her plans..."

'Stay with me now, people, because in Step C, things get a bit delicate.'

'We took the old plan, folded in half, and now it's the new plan.'

"I think you might need to start again."

Innovation & Calculation

"Compare Calculate Contrast Before you make a move"

"I think we should try something a little simpler."

'Then it's settled. We'll make 7 million with blue handles, 5 million with red handles, 4 million with purple handles and 2 million with green handles.'

Idle parts

The Dangers of National Safety Week.

'We had no contingency plan for things going right.'

"We must kill this initiative, so let's mainstream it."

Engineer on the move.

'Just as we finally get the industrial revolution down pat, we find ourselves in the middle of the electronic revolution.'

'So, in 2079 you see the company breaking even. Can you give me some idea where you see things 10 years after that?'

"So tell me again about the disastrous effects the Biden infrastructure plan will have on the deficit that you're suddenly so concerned about. . ."

"That's it - I've had it up to here with measurement devices."

'Here it is - the world's largest miniaturization plant.'

Father Time Management

Bad Office Planning

"Bad news - the local sewage plant is made of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete."

"I'm no expert, but I think we're a little behind when it comes to the latest industry technology."