Sludge Buster-of-the-Month

At our monthly department meeting, we announced the winners for the month in terms of (1) best overall metric performance, and (2) Sludge-Buster-of-the-Month (the buyer with the best sludge-reduction performance). The winners each received a gift certificate for a dinner for two at a good restaurant. 

In addition to the dinner for two, we gave out a special tee shirt with the symbol in Figure 43.3 on the front for the Sludge-Buster-of-the-Month. The winner could wear this tee shirt at any time. Normally, Merisel did not allow tee shirts — so wearing this tee shirt became a special badge of honor. 

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