Finding cost savings in the least obvious of places

THERE has been plenty of debate around the challenges that companies in Singapore face, particularly SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises), given the current tough economic conditions. Over the past few years, the government has introduced numerous incentives and support mechanisms designed to encourage productivity and alleviate the labour shortage.

However, while such programmes play a role, the most effective way of increasing the competitiveness of our companies is by encouraging them to look inwards, and finding savings within their own processes.

Reducing logistics costs

One area that plays an important but often-overlooked role in almost every company is logistics. Everything you own has been delivered to you (or the shop you purchased it from) by a logistics com…