In: Operations Management
How you can minimize expenses and maximise revenue of your business? Explain why it is difficult for you some time as a manager to minimize cost in business.
Businesses can use different pricing strategies when selling a
product or service. Prices can be adjusted to increase the
profitability of each unit sold or the market as a whole. It can be
used to protect existing markets from new entrants to increase
market share or enter new markets.
Capital value is a price set by a monopoly to prevent economic and
illegal market entry in many countries. Secondary cost is the price
that participants will face when joining the company as long as the
current company does not reduce production. The set price is lower
than the average production cost or low enough to make the
introduction unhelpful. The amount of money produced by current
companies to act as a barrier is more than optimal for monopoly
politicians, but it can still lead to higher economic growth than
gain in perfect competition.
The problem with strategic pricing is that when you enter the
market, the volume used as a threat to block entry is no longer the
best response of the current company. This means that in order for
a set price to be a barrier to entry, a threat must become
something that can be trusted. The way to achieve this is for
companies to now limit themselves to producing a certain amount of
money, whether access or not. An example of this could be if the
company signs an alliance contract for a certain (high) level of
employment over a long period of time. In this strategy, the price
of the product becomes the limit according to the budget.
Reduce working hours: If your business does not need to open at certain times, consider reducing your hours to reduce salaries and other operating costs. Closing on your slowest day can also be a great time for strategic business planning.
Use technology to reduce administrative costs: streamline
administrative processes and reduce labor and material costs.
Instead of paying employees or IT consultants to manually back up
your business data, for example, cloud services can back up your
data automatically and securely, often with savings.
Share your workplace: Depending on the business, you can save money
by sharing your space. Whether you rent or own an office, see if
you can find another business or start using your office when you
are not there.
Review your vendor: If you have been using the same vendor for many
years, there may be other vendors you can use for a better
solution. For office supplies, going through an online supplier or
store can provide savings. When browsing, using different websites
can help you get the best value. You can also save by using unified
communications such as online conferencing, chat and video
conferencing.
Instead of raising wages, offering value-added to workers:
Employees are always looking for salary increases, but it is not
always about money. Value additions such as more flexible working
hours or autonomy can add value. At first, employees may not see
it, but because they use these added values, it can give them a
different lifestyle, which may mean more to them than a pay
raise.