Cost — Driver

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Want to lower costs? Don’t slash headcount. Reduce the driver. If purchase orders drive your accounting costs, stop creating a PO for every pack of sticky notes. Automate or batch the process. cost driver

If you try to manage the cost (salaries) without managing the driver (tickets), you will always be behind. The culprit isn’t a villain

You dig into the expenses. Rent is flat. Salaries are steady. But somewhere, a line item labeled “miscellaneous operating costs� has doubled. cost driver