AWB/CWB how business is done?

[TOM4CWB]

Guys... don't you think you are being a little e-ruff on the e-directors?

Now if the new e-system were e-ISO compliant... there actually might be a e-point to all of this e-ntellectual e-property they are e-making.

I hope there is something e-usefull to what is going on... because the CWB obviously has been e-spending on this e-project for quite some e-time.

Seriously... this is where the CWB sees its future. WOW!

Could this system replace the CGC system for instance?

[TOM4CWB]

Parsley,

This cracked me up... it would be funny... if it weren't so true!

"I felt important for a few seconds, a
manipulator of the world wheat market price. Then the Police training kicked in with ‘hope they give me a cell with a toilet’. It was like my list of jobs for the day and seemed so unreal.

One – brush your teeth.

Two – check the messages.

Three – manipulate the world wheat price."

Sounds so simular to 423 main... it is scarry.

[SASKFARMER3]

Lets see I am the CWB and I give an impression to all farmers that I make them a profit in the sale of wheat and barley on the world market.
Then through different programs etc I spend like a drunken sailor the profit and finally leave a little scrap to be sent in a final check to the dumb farmers who think I am doing a real fine job.
Oh this sure sounds a lot like the liberal sponsorship scandal I have a right to my severance even though your fired. But after seeing how the big boys did it in Ottawa the CWB brass learned from the best how to live like you were bill gates.
Us Dumb farmers just kept letting them have fun at our expense, Now that the ship is starting to sink we have useless announcements how they are going to stream line the system etc. to save us money.
What a JOKE!

[craig]

The CWB needs to be more specific. Where are the possible 10 million in savings. I want to know if this was approved by the board of directors. I would suggest that under the current light of uncertainty about the boards future, a proposal to spent 46 million up front and then not start seeing a return on investment for at least 3 years is not very prudent management.

[wd9]

Craig, as SaskF said, they are entitled to their entitlements!

[TOM4CWB]

Craig,

The CWB Managers are masters of information manipulation. No question of this.

I spoke to my brother about the 42m investment... interesting response he had.

Average life cycle of this type of software is 4-5 years. Then new equipment and software to operate with it must be redeveloped.

Further few farmers actually will use this technology. 42m for 500 growers out of 50,000 is not a good investment.

On top a double check is required to insure fraud or mistakes have not been made... which prevents elimination of much of the work force that might be cut.

What is so bad about faxing in orders anyway!