The holistic way to slash your mail costs
Moving corporate mail means that each day, thousands of documents such as invoices, statements, annual reports and rates notices are packed and distributed using traditional and electronic mail techniques. In its more complex form, corpo . . . Published In:
CFO Date Published:
15th September 2002 Author:
Simon Segal
Cleaning up your act
With a highly competitive industry where barriers to entry are little more than a "bucket and water", there is little scope for corporations to save on their cleaning bills. The trend is increasingly towards better management of cleaning . . . Published In:
CFO Date Published:
15th August 2002 Author:
Simon Segal
Paper cuts
One of the great puzzles of the modern workplace is the extent to which paper is still used, despite the surge in information technology. Printing costs are still a major cost factor for many corporations. Indications are that it will re . . . Published In:
CFO Date Published:
15th July 2002 Author:
Simon Segal
Flexing your credit muscle
For finance managers, choice and flexibility in deciding when, where, and how to pay for goods and services is becoming increasingly important as a competitive tool. To meet this increasingly diverse set of payment needs, the major credi . . . Published In:
CFO Date Published:
15th June 2002 Author:
Simon Segal
Think before you flip the switch
Australia's energy industry is rationalising into fewer but larger retailers offering total energy packages. Companies are negotiating in a climate of rising energy prices as retailers are far less inclined to adopt a marketing strategy . . . Published In:
CFO Date Published:
15th May 2002 Author:
Simon Segal
A day in the life of a ... consultant
Showing others how to increase efficiency and effectiveness is all in a day's work for Steve Farrelly, Hannah Edwards writes.
COST consultant Steve Farrelly spends his days scrutinising the tiny elements that make up a business. . . . Published In:
Sun Herald - page 3 of My Career Date Published:
21st April 2002 Author:
Hannah Edwards
How to slash your phone bill
The collapse of One.Tel and acquisition of Optus by Singapore Telecom has resulted in a reduction in the level of competition in Australia's telecommunication industry. A report by NUS Consulting refers to the local market as "a virtual . . . Published In:
CFO Date Published:
15th April 2002 Author:
Simon Segal
Managing the small costs to increase profits
Cost cutting. Could there be two less glamorous words in the English language?
Now try 'profit adding'. Much better.
The truth is that cost management and profit increases can amount to much the same thing, if handled cor . . . Published In:
Keeping Good Companies Date Published:
15th March 2002 Author:
Fred Marfleet
Keep a lid on the little costs
When cutting costs is necessary - as it is in this economic downturn - managers and their financial staff normally turn to the big items to find savings, such as firing staff, closing offices, cutting marketing budgets, or moving to . . . Published In:
BRW Date Published:
7th February 2002 Author:
Kath Walters
