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In looking at outsourcing contracts, if you like the company you are working with, you hope to develop a long term relationship.  Keep that in mind when you draft your contract.  You need to establish benchmarks.

To avoid paying too much, include a mechanism to measure market price benchmarks to allow your prices to go down, if the market dictates.  This will allow you to avoid being locked into a disadvantageous agreement.  Otherwise, years may go down without you realizing that you have been overpaying…and it will be too late.

You can reduce your power costs by simply shutting down desktops computers and monitors when they aren’t in use. This approach can save 50% on electricity costs, says Nemertes Research.

On average, businesses that implemented automatic power management reduced their power consumption by 20%.  That translates to $100,000 for a company with 1,000 desktop computers,

Turning systems on and off can be automated with a variety of software applications for this purpose.  Demand for such software has skyrocketed.  These applications have the intelligence to know when it is OK to shut down a system.   Products typically require a client application installed on each machine. Typical cost is $40 per desktop. 500 PCs at an electricity rate of 17 cents a kwh (using the average of 200 watts) can save $75,000/year by operating only 12 hours Monday thru Friday. The return on investment would be roughly three months.

When was the last time your company evaluated your credit card fees from your bank?  You might be surprised on the savings potential that might be hiding in your merchant banking bills.  Having a pro at Better Cost Control take a look might save you money…and without complicated switching costs.

Did you know that when a FedEx morning delivery letter misses the 10:30 guaranteed delivery time, that you are entitled to a 100% credit for that shipment?

All the major package delivery companies have a variety of service guarantees.  To claim credits on these guarantees, you need to review the invoices to see the delivery date and time, compare that to the guarantee and then file for credits all within ten days.  Do you have the time and energy to do this?  I’ll bet the answer is no!

 Our industry benchmarks demonstrate that 3% to 5% of deliveries are not performed to the guaranteed service level.  So if your company spends $150,000 on FedEx or UPS shipments, there might be $4500 to $7500 in credits that you are missing out on.  If you spend $500,000/year, then the numbers rise to $15,000 to $25,000 in possible credits.

You say, ” I don’t have time to worry about that!”

I say: there are automated ways of doing this that take absolutely no time.  You just get a check in the mail every month.  It’s like free money!   Read about how one client  http://www.bettercostcontrol.com/cs_riso_inc.html did it.

The mantra of cost reduction is to leave no stone unturned.  Saving small amounts in many areas adds up to serious money.

This blog is under development.  But ponder the above thought.  The services provided by Better Cost Control allow you to improve your bottom line with virtually no effort or risk.

Come back soon.