Increasing sales is often a top priority for most businesses. But, decreasing costs and reducing waste tends to only come into focus when and organization is grappling with declining sales.
Although it makes sense to try and cut back on costs during difficult trading period, you have to wonder why companies don’t maximize profitability even when sales are booming. It’s not difficult to come to the conclusion that even great businesses tend to be rather inefficient
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