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Business Monitoring and Cost Control Systems: Presentation By: MR - Umesh M. Charki
Business Monitoring and Cost Control Systems: Presentation By: MR - Umesh M. Charki
Control Systems
Presentation by:
Mr.Umesh M. Charki
Introduction
Cutting costs is the simplest way to improve your
bottom line.Cost control System can bring
immediate savings and ensure that you remain
competitive in the longer term.
This article covers:
Identifying where to focus your efforts.
Managing cost control.
Specific cost control opportunities.
The pitfalls.
1. Your costs
A Identify your major cost centers. Typically these
might be purchasing, production, sales and
marketing, financing, administration, premises,
facilities management and R&D.
In a small business, a cost centre is usually the
area one manager is responsible for.
3. Who is involved?
A
Deregulation
A Prices of any item fallen as a result of
guaranteed prices).
Added value services such as technical
support and energy efficiency advice. A
supplier with a good track record.
4. Easy savings
Some costs can be reduced with little
risk of an adverse impact on quality
and performance.
5. Opportunities
Effective use of a systematic approach
will highlight opportunities to control
costs with little risk. In some cases,
there will be easy savings such as
cutting the cost of supplies. In others,
cost reduction will require changing
the way you do things. Some of the
most common opportunities are listed
below. In every case, be aware of the
potential pitfalls.
6. Pitfalls
A Reducing cost, which directly impact
on employees, is fraught with
difficulty.
7. Consultants
A External consultants can offer an
knowledge.
For example, they may be acquainted with
up-to-date benchmarks for your industry and
current market conditions for utilities and
other suppliers.
A consultants thinking may be able to avoid
being influenced by vested interests and
historical preferences within your company.