Hi Sweta,
Here are some of the following steps to cut costs:
1) The A/C temperature should be maintained at 25°C, resulting in a 20% savings in electricity.
2) Ensure all employees finish work within the stipulated work timings and leave the office for the day.
3) Allow outgoing calls on landline phones only to users who really require them.
4) When hiring, think thrice, as existing employees can also be given additional responsibilities.
5) Travel entitlement can be redesigned one level below.
Your comments are welcome.
Regards,
Bhupesh
From India, Madras
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1Here are some of the following steps to cut costs:
1) The A/C temperature should be maintained at 25°C, resulting in a 20% savings in electricity.
2) Ensure all employees finish work within the stipulated work timings and leave the office for the day.
3) Allow outgoing calls on landline phones only to users who really require them.
4) When hiring, think thrice, as existing employees can also be given additional responsibilities.
5) Travel entitlement can be redesigned one level below.
Your comments are welcome.
Regards,
Bhupesh
From India, Madras
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Cost cutting is a top-down directive from management. I know some organizations set "COST OBJECTIVES" every year and set targets to be achieved in that year. For example, the top management may specify the "Cost Objectives for 2009" as:
- Control/Reduction in fixed costs.
- Control over Process Cost i.e. consumption ratios and waste levels.
- Reduction in working capital cost with special emphasis on inventory levels.
- Reduction in Purchasing Costs including product substitution and optimizing requirements.
- Control in General Administration Costs.
The target for each of the above objectives may be "Cost reduction by ---% over the previous year." On this basis, each manager makes an action plan for his/her area at the beginning of the year. This exercise forms the basis for cost reduction during the year. The achievement of cost objectives is reviewed once in, say, three months. The objectives themselves may be reviewed at that time if the situation/external factors affect or influence them.
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- Control/Reduction in fixed costs.
- Control over Process Cost i.e. consumption ratios and waste levels.
- Reduction in working capital cost with special emphasis on inventory levels.
- Reduction in Purchasing Costs including product substitution and optimizing requirements.
- Control in General Administration Costs.
The target for each of the above objectives may be "Cost reduction by ---% over the previous year." On this basis, each manager makes an action plan for his/her area at the beginning of the year. This exercise forms the basis for cost reduction during the year. The achievement of cost objectives is reviewed once in, say, three months. The objectives themselves may be reviewed at that time if the situation/external factors affect or influence them.
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Nipuna Nice ideas for cost cutting.We need to start cost cutting in small things it will become huge benifit to org.Now time has come everybody should impliment. Shreeram.
From India, Pune
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There is a proverb, "Boond Boond sagar bharta hai....," We all have to implement these ideas in our day-to-day processes, and it will be beneficial for our organization as a whole.
"A Rupee Saved is a Rupee Earned."
All the ideas are superb...
From India, Bharat
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"A Rupee Saved is a Rupee Earned."
All the ideas are superb...
From India, Bharat
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Dear Shwetabansal,
First of all, you have to know what the target is for your company in terms of saving or expenditure. After that, you can determine which area or department is consuming how much electricity or paper, and then you can set the targets for them. Assign a responsible person to keep track of these targets and ensure weekly monitoring and control. This way, you can initiate a process to control and save on overheads, whether related to electricity or paper. We can discuss this further.
Email: devender.mudgal@delta.co.th
Phone: 09756606955
From India, Dehra Dun
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First of all, you have to know what the target is for your company in terms of saving or expenditure. After that, you can determine which area or department is consuming how much electricity or paper, and then you can set the targets for them. Assign a responsible person to keep track of these targets and ensure weekly monitoring and control. This way, you can initiate a process to control and save on overheads, whether related to electricity or paper. We can discuss this further.
Email: devender.mudgal@delta.co.th
Phone: 09756606955
From India, Dehra Dun
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Friends,
Listed below are some ideas that would help in mitigating the costs without affecting the efficiency of our Offices or compromising on standards in any manner.
Saving on Electricity
Saving Stationery Expenditure
Saving on Communication Costs
From India, Delhi
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Listed below are some ideas that would help in mitigating the costs without affecting the efficiency of our Offices or compromising on standards in any manner.
Saving on Electricity
- Switch off Lights/Fans/ACs when leaving your Room/Work Station/Desk.
- Turn off computer monitors when on break time or not in use. At other times use PCs on Power Saving Mode.
- Turn off ACs and lighting during break time
- Reduce AC settings 30 minutes before end of working day. Turn-off AC 15 minutes before end of working hours.
- Toilet lights must be turned off when not in use and be switched on only if needed.
- Switch off unnecessary or redundant lighting.
Saving Stationery Expenditure
- Think twice before printing documents. If document or data can be kept in hard disk, there is no need to print and file.
- Set printing of internal memos, drafts and nonessential documents at least resolution (draft quality) to save on ink.
- Use back pages of obsolete documents / papers for printing non-sensitive, draft or internal letters. Use fresh sheets only for the Final Printouts.
- For internal files, print on both sides of paper.
- Since we have the email system in the office, it can be efficiently used to save on telephone costs while passing info between Offices. Common requests like leave sanctions can be processed over e mail. It saves paper and time.
- Reuse recovered paper clips, fasteners, folders and envelopes (brown or even mail envelopes from bills, letters, etc).
- Screen Incoming fax. Limit non-essential, non-business or unsolicited fax proposals. What can be sent by email to or between offices need not be faxed.
- Printer cartridges can be refilled two to three times before discarding instead of replacing them every time as the cost difference is huge.
Saving on Communication Costs
- Use MTNL Numbers of the Offices between Delhi and Mumbai (if they exist) to make calls to save on STD Calls, and also avoiding the use of Mobiles for this purpose.
- Minimize telephone cost by listing out points before making a call to Mumbai / Taloja or vice versa.
- Use SMS instead of a call to convey any short message as quite some time is lost in connecting the call through the Reception to the desired person, as also there is always a tendency to discuss an issue when on phone while SMS means 'fixed' expense.
- Examine all faucets, toilet water tanks, flush, pipes and repair all leaks to avoid wastage of water.
- All miscellaneous items such as old printers, computers, magazines, etc which are not needed must be sold off.
- Repair instead of Replace wherever and whenever possible.
- Make optimum use of weight allowance in sending couriers to Mumbai. Often our packets are under weight. If the delivery is not critical, the papers can be sent the next day when we have sufficient numbers to take advantage of the full capacity.
- Try to finish a day’s work within Office Hours. Extra hours beyond office hours mean Overtime Payments and extra expenditure on Heating / lights and PC usage.
- Where Conference Call can help a visit from one Station to another is avoided.
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You can also reduce costs by introducing plastic mugs instead of plastic (use and throw) cups. Each employee can be given one to two mugs for drinking water, tea, or coffee. They can wash the mugs and keep them in their lockers or drawers. This will reduce the wastage of cups significantly!
Thanks,
Samiksha
From India, Pune
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Thanks,
Samiksha
From India, Pune
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Hi everyone,
You can try to register your organization with the Youth Hostels Association of India (YHAI) to obtain an institutional membership. Your staff can stay in youth hostels spread all over India and abroad. The rates are very affordable, and the quality of service and facilities are excellent. For example, the youth hostel in Delhi is situated right in Chanakyapuri and is well-maintained.
You can also consider registering with "Pearl Pod," another upcoming luxury dormitory provider in our country. Pearl Pod is scheduled to open 76 outlets in major cities and towns in India, offering air-conditioned luxury dormitories near airports, railway stations, and bus stands. Pearl Pod will provide A/C dormitory beds for Rs 199 per day per person, an offer that nobody can resist. Organizations can take advantage of the same with institutional memberships. :)
From India, Madras
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You can try to register your organization with the Youth Hostels Association of India (YHAI) to obtain an institutional membership. Your staff can stay in youth hostels spread all over India and abroad. The rates are very affordable, and the quality of service and facilities are excellent. For example, the youth hostel in Delhi is situated right in Chanakyapuri and is well-maintained.
You can also consider registering with "Pearl Pod," another upcoming luxury dormitory provider in our country. Pearl Pod is scheduled to open 76 outlets in major cities and towns in India, offering air-conditioned luxury dormitories near airports, railway stations, and bus stands. Pearl Pod will provide A/C dormitory beds for Rs 199 per day per person, an offer that nobody can resist. Organizations can take advantage of the same with institutional memberships. :)
From India, Madras
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