Methods and measures to reduce costs and increase efficiency

Methods and measures to reduce costs and increase efficiency

Methods and measures to reduce costs and increase efficiency. The daily work of every enterprise is to sell and increase the efficiency of the enterprise. Bosses will think about how to save costs and reduce costs. In fact, reducing costs and increasing efficiency is one of the important tasks of every enterprise. Below I will share with you a method and measures to reduce costs and increase efficiency.

Methods and measures to reduce costs and increase efficiency 1 1. Steps to carry out the work of "reducing costs and increasing efficiency"

1, the preparatory work is mainly:

(1) set up a working group on "reducing costs and increasing efficiency", including a leading group and a working group;

(2) hold a mobilization meeting for "reducing costs and increasing efficiency" to clarify the significance of "reducing costs and increasing efficiency" to the development of enterprises from leaders at all levels, and form the consciousness of "reducing costs and increasing efficiency";

(3) Mobilize all employees to participate in the publicity of various media in the enterprise, create an atmosphere in which everyone in the enterprise participates in "reducing costs and increasing efficiency", and let the concept of "reducing costs and increasing efficiency" permeate every employee. At the same time, we can organize activities to collect good suggestions for "reducing costs and increasing efficiency" and stimulate the enthusiasm of employees to participate.

2, the specific implementation stage of the work is mainly:

(1) Clarify the target value of "reducing costs and increasing efficiency" that the enterprise expects to achieve throughout the year, and decompose this index into various cost items one by one, and take measures to ensure that it is implemented in the smallest unit of internal management of the enterprise layer by layer.

(2) The management of the enterprise can divide all costs into controllable costs and uncontrollable costs one by one in combination with the decomposition and implementation of the comprehensive budget assessment indicators, and decompose and implement the controllable costs of office expenses, travel expenses and other departments one by one, requiring all departments to use them within the prescribed budget. For the uncontrollable cost of the department, the responsible subject of comprehensive cost control should be defined according to the source of the cost, and then the department will take the lead in implementing it. Such as energy cost and maintenance cost.

(3) After the indicators are issued, it is necessary to strengthen management, control expenditure and ensure the realization of budget indicators.

3. Summarize the work in the evaluation stage:

(1) Hold regular work meetings on "reducing costs and increasing efficiency", summarize the achievements made in the previous stage, analyze the existing weak links, and formulate the next work measures in combination with the completion of budget targets.

(2) At the end of the year, according to the completion of the budget indicators issued, combined with the results of "reducing costs and increasing efficiency", the completion of various departments will be assessed and rewarded to encourage the advanced and punish the backward.

Second, the main measures of "reducing costs and increasing efficiency"

1, improve the efficiency of capital utilization and reduce financial expenses. If it is a group company under the unified control mode, it can allocate the funds of subordinate enterprises among enterprises by setting up a fund pool, so as to reduce the borrowing of funds outside the group and reduce the financial expenses from the perspective of the group as a whole. If an enterprise needs external loan financing, it should communicate with a number of banks and strive for the most favorable loan interest rate. At the same time, improve the accuracy of the internal fund use budget, rationally allocate funds, and take necessary measures to improve the profitability of temporarily idle funds. If it is a high-tech enterprise, it can give full play to its advantages and win the support of various government support funds or discount loans. We can also reduce capital occupation and cost by speeding up capital turnover, speeding up the recovery of accounts receivable or using accounts receivable factoring business, and extending the payment cycle of accounts payable. If the market price of products and materials used by enterprises fluctuates greatly, financial instruments such as hedging can be used to maintain the profit level of enterprises.

2, strengthen the assessment of production cost quota consumption, improve the efficiency of material turnover. Reducing production costs is the most important means for enterprises to "reduce costs and increase efficiency", and corresponding measures can be taken according to materials, labor and expenses. For example, in terms of material consumption, we should formulate a scientific and reasonable material consumption quota, assess material consumption in strict accordance with the quota, and produce qualified products with the most reasonable material consumption. Manufacturing expenses need to distinguish variable expenses, semi-variable expenses and fixed expenses one by one according to the specific content, and make different expenditure budgets according to the different nature of expenses. With the quota and budget, it is strictly implemented in the work, and finally the purpose of reducing production costs and improving enterprise efficiency is achieved.

3. Improve workers' working ability and unit labor efficiency. Talent is the soul of an enterprise. Only by giving full play to the enthusiasm of each employee and improving their skills can the specific measures of "reducing costs and increasing efficiency" be implemented. The working ability, proficiency and sense of responsibility of employees are very important to reduce waste in the production process. If the efficiency of unit labor is improved, the corresponding synergistic effect can be obtained to the greatest extent. Strengthening the management of vocational skills training and production links, and rationally arranging human resources such as personnel positions can reduce the cost of enterprises from the perspective of reducing labor costs.

4, energy saving and emission reduction, reduce energy consumption. Energy costs generally account for a large proportion in the production and operation costs of enterprises. In addition to the energy consumption necessary for machine operation, all employees should form the good habit of saving in daily use of air conditioning, water and electricity, which will be a great gain over time. At the same time, unnecessary energy consumption can be reduced by eliminating the implementation equipment with high energy consumption, using advanced technology equipment and reasonably arranging the running time of equipment.

5. Strengthen the management of daily expenses. Through in-depth analysis and excavation, all departments can find out the parts that can be saved in daily expenses, such as using paperless office more and reducing the waste of all kinds of paper; Go out to work, take fewer taxis and take more public transportation; Reduce unnecessary meetings, or use telephone, video conferencing and other forms.

6, strengthen the system construction, standardize the cost standard. Through the formulation of a clear system, the scope and range of standard expenditures are formed for various expenses such as business travel, accommodation, business entertainment, post and telecommunications fees, and vehicle use. , and strictly implemented and standardized in the actual reimbursement process.

7. The key to reducing costs and increasing efficiency is to improve production efficiency, improve product quality and optimize product production cycle. By optimizing product structure, improving production efficiency, shortening product input-output cycle, reducing scrap rate, speeding up material turnover, reducing inventory space occupation, and improving various inventory turnover rates. , is an important measure to reduce the cost of enterprises.

8. Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of asset utilization. The fixed assets investment of general enterprises will occupy a large part of funds. When purchasing assets, we should fully investigate and make the purchased assets meet the actual needs of enterprises, avoid blind pursuit of high technology, and rationally use them in production and operation to maximize benefits. For the assets that have been purchased, it is necessary to check them frequently, allocate them reasonably and reduce idle equipment. At the same time, by strengthening equipment maintenance, increasing the frequency of equipment pipeline inspection, the failure rate of equipment is reduced. In terms of equipment maintenance, give full play to the potential of employees, train their own maintenance personnel, and reduce the number of equipment sent for repair.

Three. Matters needing attention in "reducing cost and increasing efficiency"

1, on the premise of ensuring product quality, distinguish the cost that can be reduced and the cost that cannot be reduced. Reducing costs is only one of the measures to improve the efficiency of enterprises. If we cut corners to reduce the cost and reduce the quality of products, it is a short-term behavior that goes against the original intention, and ultimately harms the long-term interests of enterprises.

2, people-oriented, to meet the basic production and operation and the needs of workers' work and life as the premise. For example, for a working environment that should maintain a certain temperature and humidity, in order to reduce consumption, not turning on the air conditioner may lead to a decline in work efficiency, affect the health of employees, and even affect the quality of products, and eventually lose the meaning of "reducing costs and increasing efficiency" because of small losses.

3, this measure should be feasible, measures should be consistent with the actual situation of the work, with sustainability. Enterprises need sustainable development, and their products must be consistent with market demand, because the products that adapt to the market are the best products, and the necessary investment in science and technology is an important factor to make the products of enterprises always adapt to market changes. The investment in science and technology that can bring long-term benefits to enterprises should not be reduced, but should be strongly supported and valued. There are many measures for enterprises to reduce costs, but for each specific measure, we must consider whether this measure can be taken continuously and produce substantial benefits for enterprises.

4. In order to achieve the good effect of "reducing costs and increasing efficiency", reasonable performance appraisal measures are necessary. Only by keeping up with the incentive mechanism can we improve the enthusiasm and motivation of employees' participation and achieve certain results. However, if the evaluation measures are not properly formulated or applied, it may bring negative effects and even waste another resource. When formulating the assessment measures of "reducing costs and increasing efficiency", we must consider everything. When implementing incentive measures, we should also evaluate them realistically according to the final results.

It is important to reduce the cost in the process of production and operation, but we can't relax the development of the market. At the same time of "reducing costs and increasing efficiency", it is also necessary to actively explore and cultivate new markets, increase the existing market share, expand sales, and finally increase the income of enterprises, thus increasing the efficiency of enterprises.

6. "Reducing costs and increasing efficiency" should be regarded as a long-term work in the process of sustainable development of enterprises, not just a mere formality activity. Profitable enterprises with sustainable development should be prepared for danger in times of peace, form the consciousness and habit of saving all staff, and enhance their ability to participate in market competition through "reducing costs and increasing efficiency". Only by keeping a sense of urgency can enterprises be in an invincible position in the competition.

Methods and measures to reduce costs and increase efficiency 2 1. Reduce costs through modern management.

In order to reduce the cost, we must master the management principles. Enterprises should combine cost target management with economic responsibility system, strengthen cost accounting, strengthen the management of production, supply, sales and finance, and refine each item of production cost, such as raw materials, auxiliary materials, fuel, power, wages, manufacturing expenses and management expenses, to the unit product cost, so as to achieve cost accounting to the workshop, team and personnel. Change the original static control into dynamic control, and form a full-staff, whole-process and all-round cost control pattern, so that cost reduction can be implemented in the specific actions of each employee. On this basis, the first is to strengthen supply management and control material costs. Enterprises should draw up raw material purchasing catalogue, control prices, implement price comparison purchasing method, shop around and choose the best, so as to buy the same materials at a low price, buy them nearby at the same price and use them at the same price, so as to achieve the purpose of reducing costs; The second is to strengthen material management and reduce materialized labor consumption. The level of material reserve and consumption directly affects the rise and fall of product cost. Therefore, all enterprises should implement strict control from the formulation of material consumption quota to the distribution of materials. For consumables such as raw materials, it is necessary to implement quota classification management, focusing on order batches and inventory reserves. According to the principle of applicability, timeliness, integrity and economy, the use plan should be issued, and combined with the financial revenue and expenditure plan and the order contract, and included in the economic responsibility system assessment. Carry out systematic control and target management on all kinds of consumption that affect the cost to prevent all kinds of unnecessary waste, so as to achieve reasonable storage and use of materials, reduce costs, improve efficiency, ensure the reasonable needs of production and reduce capital occupation; The third is to strengthen marketing management and reduce sales costs. It is necessary to combine strengthening the legal awareness of sales personnel with strengthening sales management. Before every sales business happens, we should carefully investigate and approve the customer's operating conditions and affordability, and we should not rush to deliver the goods, let alone engage in "emotional transactions" and "gentleman's agreements" to avoid unnecessary economic losses. The salaries, bonuses, travel expenses, subsidies, business expenses, handling fees, short-distance transportation fees, transit fees and other expenses of business personnel should be saved. Fourth, we should strengthen fund management, control expenditure and save costs. Enterprises should establish and improve the financial supervision system, set up in-plant banks, reduce costs and control expenses through simulated market accounting, improve economic benefits, avoid the practice of using funds without cost because of unplanned use of funds, irregular expenditure, repeated endorsement by many people and serious capital loss, strictly strengthen the management and control of funds, make all employees feel the pressure of market competition, and change from several accounts to personal financial management, especially strengthen the accounting of administrative expenses and some business expenses, including management. In this respect, according to the different nature of the work undertaken, the cost base of each person in charge should be calculated for control assessment, and each pencil and each manuscript paper should be paid from the contract amount.

2. Reduce costs through technological transformation.

In recent years, the rising prices of raw materials and energy have a great influence on the rising cost. In the presence of these unfavorable factors, how to reduce costs and improve efficiency? Enterprises must establish the concept that technological transformation is an important way to reduce costs. Through technical transformation, new technologies, new processes and new materials are adopted to improve the technical content of products and open up ways to reduce production costs. First, do a good job in technological transformation, actively adopt new technologies and processes to save energy and reduce consumption, fundamentally reduce the consumption of raw materials, and ensure the realization of cost control objectives while achieving product quality objectives; Second, in the implementation of technological transformation projects, we should pay attention to reducing the project construction cost and get more returns with less investment. On the one hand, we should adopt short, flat and fast technological transformation methods; On the other hand, take unconventional infrastructure and technical transformation management, choose the right time for the project, establish the project accurately and implement it quickly. On the premise of ensuring the quality, we should do everything possible to speed up the progress of the technical transformation project, reduce the construction cost and strive to recover the investment as soon as possible.

3. Reduce costs by deepening reform.

Deepening enterprise reform, constantly stimulating workers' labor enthusiasm, improving workers' quality, and establishing a lean and efficient operation mechanism to adapt to the market economy are also important links to reduce costs. All enterprises should take deepening reform as an important task to reduce costs and increase efficiency. First of all, we should reform the personnel system, break the boundaries between cadres and workers, embody the principle of "willingness, ability and kindness", implement the personnel system combining recruitment with appointment system, optimize the labor combination, compete for posts, and eliminate the fittest, so as to mobilize the enthusiasm of cadres and workers, improve labor productivity, enhance the sense of responsibility and crisis of enterprise cadres and workers, and mobilize all. Secondly, on the basis of scientific calculation of the amount of labor necessary to ensure the best cost target, we should improve the labor organization accordingly, approve the labor capacity, reform the internal distribution system, and reduce the consumption caused by excessive unproductive personnel, slowdown and insufficient labor. According to the working nature, process complexity, labor intensity, working environment and other factors of each department and workshop, each enterprise can adopt corresponding distribution forms, and lean towards the positions with bitter, dirty, tired, dangerous and high skills, so as to stimulate the labor enthusiasm of employees, increase effective working hours, reduce the labor consumption and wage cost of unit products, streamline and merge functional departments according to the needs of production and business entities, and allocate management personnel in line with the principle of lean and efficient.

4. Reduce the cost with excellent quality.

There is a close relationship between product quality and product cost. In the case of fierce competition, whoever has high quality products will be competitive, and the products will have a market and will not occupy too much money; The product quality is high, and there are no or few defective products, which can directly reduce the production cost; If the product quality is high, it can be sold at a higher price according to the principle of high quality and good price, so as to relatively reduce the proportion of cost in sales revenue; High-quality products can win more users, directly increase sales and reduce sales costs; The high quality of products actually saves energy and raw materials; High-quality products can save manpower and management costs, which will undoubtedly reduce costs. Therefore, enterprises should attach great importance to improving product quality and do everything possible to strictly control product quality.