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How to Transform a Commoditized Dumpster Rental Company into an Industry Leader Using Theory of Constraints (TOC)?? It’s hard to imagine a service more commoditized than delivering and picking up dumpsters at construction sites. Yet, Francis Hester , CEO of Captain Hook Dumpster Rentals, transformed a price-driven business into an industry leader by focusing on reliability and responsiveness, backed by a bold money-back guarantee. ? How did he do it? In a recent episode of The Future of Construction podcast, Francis shared his remarkable entrepreneurial journey with Chloe Smith. He started out working on the back of a dumpster truck and ultimately took over and transformed a struggling business into a thriving one. Two years ago, Francis reached out to me for guidance on how to apply TOC to create a competitive edge. I recommended applying TOC’s 5 Focusing Steps at a strategy level: defining a clear goal, understanding their system – how to measure throughput and determine capacity (not obvious in a service business), and then identifying and better exploiting or elevating their constraints to ensure they have enough of everything to achieve their goal. Francis realized their constraint was in the market. Many customers valued reliability and responsiveness even more than price. There’s a cost of having a dumpster but a bigger cost of not having one.? With this insight, Captain Hook decided to offer a On-Time-In-Full guarantee with a 25% discount for each day they were late. No competitor dared to match such a bold promise. This singular focus on delivering what customers valued most?generated quick results: operational and financial performance surged and variability decreased. However, with growth came a new challenge—thee constraint shifted from demand to supply.? Specifically, they struggled to hire and retain enough drivers to meet the increased demand. At this stage, I recommended they use my ProConCloud method to understand why drivers weren’t joining or staying, despite seemingly competitive offers.? It helped them uncover the real reasons for resistance and resolve these issues collaboratively with innovative win:win:wins. ? The impact?? As Francis proudly told me, "Captain Hook is achieving over 98% on-time service completion and growing throughput by 15%. But perhaps the most impressive feat was reducing driver turnover from over 100% to 0% and transforming operational chaos into calm!" ? Key Insights: Francis and his team demonstrated that even in a commoditized market, focusing on customer priorities and resolving conflicts and constraints proactively can create a decisive competitive edge. By applying TOC and the ProConCloud method, they delivered win-win-win solutions for customers, employees, and the business, enabling them to thrive in an industry where differentiation once seemed impossible I highly recommend watching the interview—it’s packed with actionable insights and inspiration. #theoryofconstraints

Listen in to our CEO, Francis Hester, and CEO of Mercator.ai, Chloe Smith discuss technology and innovation in the construction industry! #Construction #Leadership #Teamwork #ConstructionTech #LifelongLearning #ConstructionIndustry #ConstructionInnovation #TechAdoption #ConstructionSolutions #LeanConstruction

What a way to kickoff the summer! Thank you ABC Central Texas

It’s not too late to register for ABC Central Texas Pickleball Tournament, but it will be soon! Rumor has it Garrett Smith says he’s good at pickleball, we shall see.

What a turnout! Thank you Sam Dowd for pulling our community together. #construction #commercialrealestate

We're a week away from the Select Concrete Services happy hour sponsored by Captain Hook Dumpster Rentals. Hope to see you there! https://lnkd.in/ect_iF2p

Save the date! Join us Thursday, April 18, for another #construction and #commercialrealestate happy hour sponsored by our friends at Captain Hook Dumpster Rentals! We're looking forward to hosting everyone at Central Machine Works from 4-7pm. Come enjoy some great libations with us and bring a friend. #austintx #construction #commercialrealestate #concrete #dumpsterrentals

Mmr Constructors Inc joined many GC’s, Contractors, Suppliers, colleagues, and friends at the ABC Central Texas sporting clay shoot today. Nothing like a day on the range with those who make it happen day in and day out. Hats off to ABC and the hardworking staff that host such a large group of hardworking professionals in industry. Ended the day with nice walk with the doggos on Lady Bird lake with a cold margarita at YETI on Congress. Some days are just it. Total was pretty close!

Our team had an amazing time! Thank you to everyone who competed and attended. And thank you ABC Central Texas for making it another great event!