What kind of cost cutting or efficiency has been done in your company?

@dodyast3 (1514)
Indonesia
September 9, 2009 12:31am CST
As you may know, the economic crisis has weakening purchasing power and it is happening in most of the countries. My company is looking for a way to do an efficiency and cost cutting whenever possible. Is it happening in your office? What kind of efficiency and cost cutting has been done in your company?
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• Philippines
9 Sep 09
lots of cost-saving measures can be implemented: 1) airconditioners and lights may be switched off at lunch breaks and also, maybe 30 minutes before the office is closed (in the case of aircon); 2) leaking faucets should be repaired; 3) computers to be switched on when work demands using it; 4) office supplies should be monitored; used bond papers may be used as scratch papers on the other clean side; 5) telephone calls should be monitored and if there is a need to do a long distance or overseas call, make a prior list of things to be brought up over the phone to avoid calling again; 6) paper clips should be recycled and not thrown away with the used documents and the list goes on and on and each staff has his share to help the company in the cost-saving measures.
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@dodyast3 (1514)
• Indonesia
11 Sep 09
Thanks for the sharing. It is very useful
• Philippines
30 Sep 09
thanks for choosing this as best response. God bless u.
@aseretdd (13729)
• Philippines
9 Sep 09
Well, there are only two of us in the office so there is really no need to cut the cost... but i do try to give my share... like using the aircontioning only when i have meeting or visitor in the office... so on ordinary warm days... i just use the electric fan... and the cost of electricity would only be like $18 a month instead of the usualy $25...
@dodyast3 (1514)
• Indonesia
9 Sep 09
Yes, air conditioner is one of the cost that can be reduced. We have 15 air conditioners in total. It cost us a lot just to keep the cool air . If we turn it off, just one, then the place is quite warm. So we are trying to keep it tight schedule, turn it on at 8 and turn it off at 4. If any over time, then it will be a little warm inside