A Manager's Guide to Creative Cost Cutting
A Manager's Guide to Creative Cost Cutting

Author: David W. Young

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780071396974

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A PAPERBACK ORIGINAL Practical, creative strategies and solutions for cutting costs­­without cutting people In an age of cutting costs­­no matter the cost­­the unspoken contract between employer and employee has never been more tenuous. But while trimming payroll may be the easiest answer, it is often far from the best. A Manager's Guide to Creative Cost Cutting presents specific ways that companies can reduce costs without reducing staff, along with implementation plans and real-world case studies and examples. Concise and compelling, it shows today's leaders how to better leverage resources to control spiraling costs while creating a sounder, more stable work environment. Featuring 101 techniques for executives to reduce expenses and expand profits, without disrupting workers' lives and deep-sixing morale, this unique and easy-to-read guidebook: Shows how to uncover hidden costs and then reduce or eliminate them Helps readers overcome 21 common cost-reduction prohibitors Highlights real-world examples, from Intel's unpaid leave to Goodyear's debt negotiation

Manager's Guide to Cost Reduction
Manager's Guide to Cost Reduction

Author: Janice Czaplewski

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2014-02-05

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 9781494889128

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As any business owner or CEO knows, manufacturing costs are constantly rising and you have to fight the battle every day to guard your profit margin. If you are using a Catapult to fight rising costs and your competition is using a Howitzer, you need to read this book.In this economy, if ever there was a time to use a howitzer to attack the castle where the profits are stored, this is it. Well, maybe it's not quite that serious, but you certainly can't sit back and just hope it gets better. The only way it will get better is if you are proactive, and the sooner you start the more impact you can have. This book will help you evaluate your situation to see if you need to do a cost reduction project, help you choose the project, walk you through the steps of a project, and even take it to the next level with cost containment. After you have done the work to reduce the costs, you want to make sure they don't creep up on you after the project is complete.There are some really good tips to make the process easier and at the end of the book there are even “Excel Hints” to help you with the spreadsheets. Just remember that if you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got. Are you ready to do something different? If so, try these proven methods – today!This book is for managers to get the overview and understand the process. Order the full sized, full color companion workbook for the people that will be doing the projects.

Fit for Growth
Fit for Growth

Author: Vinay Couto

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2017-01-10

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 1119268532

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A practical approach to business transformation Fit for Growth* is a unique approach to business transformation that explicitly connects growth strategy with cost management and organization restructuring. Drawing on 70-plus years of strategy consulting experience and in-depth research, the experts at PwC’s Strategy& lay out a winning framework that helps CEOs and senior executives transform their organizations for sustainable, profitable growth. This approach gives structure to strategy while promoting lasting change. Examples from Strategy&’s hundreds of clients illustrate successful transformation on the ground, and illuminate how senior and middle managers are able to take ownership and even thrive during difficult periods of transition. Throughout the Fit for Growth process, the focus is on maintaining consistent high-value performance while enabling fundamental change. Strategy& has helped major clients around the globe achieve significant and sustained results with its research-backed approach to restructuring and cost reduction. This book provides practical guidance for leveraging that expertise to make the choices that allow companies to: Achieve growth while reducing costs Manage transformation and transition productively Create lasting competitive advantage Deliver reliable, high-value performance Sustainable success is founded on efficiency and high performance. Companies are always looking to do more with less, but their efforts often work against them in the long run. Total business transformation requires total buy-in, and it entails a series of decisions that must not be made lightly. The Fit for Growth approach provides a clear strategy and practical framework for growth-oriented change, with expert guidance on getting it right. *Fit for Growth is a registered service mark of PwC Strategy& Inc. in the United States

Cost Reduction and Control Best Practices
Cost Reduction and Control Best Practices

Author: Institute of Management and Administration (IOMA)

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2012-07-03

Total Pages: 461

ISBN-13: 1118429028

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Cost Reduction and Control Best Practices provides financial manages with no-nonsense, balanced, and practical strategies that are being targeted and used nationwide for controlling costs by thousands of companies in areas such as human resources, compensation, benefits, purchasing, outsourcing, use of consultants, taxes, and exports. These best practices are based on the trenches experience, research, proprietary databases, and consultants from the Institute of Management and Administration (IOMA) and other leading experts in their fields. * Provides best practices and techniques for controlling costs within a company * New chapters focus on outsourcing costs, downsizing, consultants' costs, and business tax costs * Provides the latest strategies companies re using to control costs

Cost Reduction and Control Best Practices
Cost Reduction and Control Best Practices

Author: Institute of Management and Administration (IOMA)

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 2013-08-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780471739180

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Cost Reduction and Control Best Practices provides financial manages with no-nonsense, balanced, and practical strategies that are being targeted and used nationwide for controlling costs by thousands of companies in areas such as human resources, compensation, benefits, purchasing, outsourcing, use of consultants, taxes, and exports. These best practices are based on the trenches experience, research, proprietary databases, and consultants from the Institute of Management and Administration (IOMA) and other leading experts in their fields. * Provides best practices and techniques for controlling costs within a company * New chapters focus on outsourcing costs, downsizing, consultants' costs, and business tax costs * Provides the latest strategies companies re using to control costs

Cost Reduction and Control Best Practices
Cost Reduction and Control Best Practices

Author: Institute of Management and Administration (IOMA)

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 2002-02-13

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780471034254

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The official IOMA source for tips, techniques, strategies, and best practices in corporate cost-cutting This book is an authoritative and comprehensive collection of the best strategies and techniques being used to control costs across virtually every business function. Each chapter focuses on a different department or function and is built around original research, the latest strategies currently being used, and dozens of practical tips and tactics from managers around the country. Case studies and real examples illustrate this expert guide from the only truly definitive source-the Institute of Management and Administration. The book offers specific techniques and proven best practices on cutting costs in the following areas: Human resources Benefits Compensation 401(k) plans HRIS Training and development Accounting Accounts payable Credit and collections Accounting systems Logistics Purchasing Inventory Mail center Export Ideal for managers facing a crunch, financial officers trimming budgets, and small business owners who need fresh ideas for cutting costs, Cost Reduction and Control Best Practices is the ultimate resource for controlling costs simply and effectively.

Cost Reduction Analysis
Cost Reduction Analysis

Author: Steven M. Bragg

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-04-13

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 0470622474

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Discover the tools for knowing the costs your company should cut, without impacting its ability to deliver goods and services New from Steve Bragg, this book provides the tools for determining which costs a company should cut, without impacting its ability to deliver goods and services. It explains how to use throughput analysis in order to locate bottleneck operations in a company, which in turn dictates where capital investments should (and should not) be made. Delves into process analysis, to determine where excess resources are being used in a business process Describes the total cost of ownership, showing how a single purchasing decision actually snowballs into a variety of ancillary costs Shows how to create and use a spend management system to reduce procurement costs Shows how just-in-time systems can be used to eliminate inventory costs Cost Reduction Analysis: Tools and Strategies provides examples to show how much cost can potentially be eliminated to avoid drastic action later that can imperil your corporation's direction and future.