A Manager's Guide to Creative Cost Cutting [Paperback]

David Young (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071396977 | ISBN-13: 978-0071396974 | Publication Date: November 21, 2002 | Edition: 1

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

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From the Back Cover

Make cost reduction and control a top-to-bottom imperative!

181 Market-Tested Strategies from Wal-Mart, Intel, GE, and Other Cost-Efficient Market Leaders

Cut-costs-at-all-costs is today's competitive mantra. But while trimming payroll is often the first place companies turn, layoffs can be disruptive and damaging--and frequently end up costing more than they save! A Manager's Guide to Creative Cost Cutting details 181 methods that companies can use to trim costs in virtually every area. Many are easy-to-implement quick fixes, and all are designed to allow a company to realize long-term competitive advantage instead of mere short-term cost reductions.

Written for managers at every organizational level, this straight-talking guidebook is filled with proven techniques, including:

• Methods for reducing Internet charges while speeding connectivity
• Tough questions to ask before committing to a new project
• Six Sigma processes to control frustrating--and expensive--quality defects

In today's highly competitive business world, cost cutting is more than just a suggestion; it's a necessity. Let A Manager's Guide to Creative Cost Cutting introduce you to an arsenal of cost-control weapons you can implement today and in the future to reduce expenses, expand profits, and improve shareholder value at every level of your organization.

About the Author

David W. Young is professor of accounting and control at Boston University's School of Management and a principal in The Crimson Group, Inc., specialists in customized in-house management education programs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (November 21, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071396977
• ISBN-13: 978-0071396974
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,272,498 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Run a lean mean operation, May 8, 2006

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Jeff Lippincott "JLIPPIN" (Princeton, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Manager's Guide to Creative Cost Cutting (Paperback)

Anyone who is well-versed in running a business will know what his or her costs are and where those costs can be reduced if need be. This is a wonderful book that lists 181 ways to reduce operating costs. People who are planning to start a business might not know where wasteful costs can be cut, and they will greatly benefit from reading this book.

I have a feeling this book was written for owners and managers of existing businesses with costs already in place that need to be cut. I read this book as an entrepreneur about ready to start a business and what I learned from it was ways to strategize operations so spending is NEVER wasteful.

Great book, and a must read for any entrepreneur who wants to build a great company.

3.0 out of 5 stars This is going mean not lean..., February 3, 2004

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"aylmer58" - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Manager's Guide to Creative Cost Cutting (Paperback)

Unfortunately not what I was expecting from the book - These are acceptable ideas, not really new, just packaged all together - You won't get on a lean journey and revamp your business with this book...probably good for a smaller enterprise...Still, since the price is low, it doesn't hurt flipping the pages and give a 3 stars...

4.0 out of 5 stars YGBK... What is that?, September 13, 2003

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Mike (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Manager's Guide to Creative Cost Cutting (Paperback)

The book is eduactional in the sense that the ideas mentioned are all valid points and easily comprehensible. The one fault this book has starts in the first chapter when it states "Make sure you avoid these YGBK's". My question to you is what is that. I have thoroughly looked for the meaning of this acronym and have come up empty. If anyone could provide some light please do.