Some areas may require quick fix solutions while others may warrant time-consuming or drastic measures. Solutions vary and could include the need for:
- Outsourcing
- Process re-engineering
- People management
- Quality controls
- Purchase & supplier reviews
- e-enabling a business
- Adopting technology & investing in infrastructure
- Changes in marketing materials
- Revamping marketing or business strategies
- Changing an organisation's work culture
- Organisation design
- Change management
My work requires an in-depth study of a business and its utilisation of resources including people, time, machinery, working capital, assets, raw materials, processes and production cycles. Cost reduction is only one aspect of what I do.