COST REDUCTION SERVICE

The division develops cost reduction projects through the use of innovative Cost Management and Procurement techniques, which allow the obtainment of concrete and long-lasting results.

The specialization fields are related to the Supply Chain and, in particular, to the following categories:

• Transport (national/international, ship/airplane/train/truck);
• Logistics (logistics outsourcing);
• Packaging (primary, secondary and tertiary).

The service’s distinctive features are:

• Rapid and effective analysis, evaluation of alternatives and implementation of choices;
• Projects do not require activities by the client (without client’s working time);
• Updated category-based prices and technologies;
• Immune to influence from suppliers;
• Project management (from analysis to final implementation);
• Client’s decision-making autonomy;
• High-level seniority of professionals involved in the project.

• Payment based exclusively on results, according to a Success-Fee approach that implies no risk by the client;
• Maximum value obtainable from supplier management;
• Reduction between 4% and 20% on annual expenses sustained;
• Set-up and fine-tuning of a new procurement process aimed at ensuring results (innovation, risk management, savings, etc.);
• Client’s personnel training.

A standard project produces tangible results just 12 weeks after its start-up, as seen in the following Gantt.