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Agents for Cost Cutting
Agents for Cost Cutting is 10 decks totalling 580 editable slides. Each deck stands on its own and downloads separately, so you can take the one you need for Monday's session without wading through the rest.
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Every deck is worked through a case study rather than left abstract, across 10 fictional companies including Halbeck Group, Renwick Materials, Callowfield Services.
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10 decks, 580 editable slides. Download them individually or take the lot.
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Indirect Spend
AGT01AdvancedPlaybookFillableAgents for Cost Cutting, Indirect Spend
Deciding which agents to build against indirect spend, how many, and what each one saves.
Deciding which agents to build against indirect spend, how many, and what each one saves.
58 slides
Worked through Halbeck Group
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Direct Procurement
AGT02AdvancedPlaybookFillableAgents for Cost Cutting, Direct Procurement
Building the fact base a buyer negotiates from, without pretending an agent can negotiate.
Building the fact base a buyer negotiates from, without pretending an agent can negotiate.
58 slides
Worked through Renwick Materials
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Workforce Productivity
AGT03AdvancedPlaybookFillableAgents for Cost Cutting, Workforce Productivity
Finding lost hours in scheduling and administration, without letting an agent near a person.
Finding lost hours in scheduling and administration, without letting an agent near a person.
58 slides
Worked through Callowfield Services
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Manufacturing
AGT04AdvancedPlaybookFillableAgents for Cost Cutting, Manufacturing
Finding the losses that hide inside downtime codes, scrap and changeovers.
Finding the losses that hide inside downtime codes, scrap and changeovers.
58 slides
Worked through Aldermere Works
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SG and A
AGT05AdvancedPlaybookFillableAgents for Cost Cutting, SG and A
Cutting the cost of running the company, without cutting the people who answer the phone.
Cutting the cost of running the company, without cutting the people who answer the phone.
58 slides
Worked through Trenholme Group
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IT and Digital Spend
AGT06AdvancedPlaybookFillableAgents for Cost Cutting, IT and Digital Spend
Finding the licenses nobody uses and the cloud nobody switched off.
Finding the licenses nobody uses and the cloud nobody switched off.
58 slides
Worked through Wescombe
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Real Estate
AGT07AdvancedPlaybookFillableAgents for Cost Cutting, Real Estate
Reading the leases and the turnstiles, so the portfolio decision rests on evidence.
Reading the leases and the turnstiles, so the portfolio decision rests on evidence.
58 slides
Worked through Kilbrennan Group
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Logistics
AGT08AdvancedPlaybookFillableAgents for Cost Cutting, Logistics
Auditing what carriers actually billed, and finding the shipments that should not have moved that way.
Auditing what carriers actually billed, and finding the shipments that should not have moved that way.
58 slides
Worked through Fenwake Distribution
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Energy
AGT09AdvancedPlaybookFillableAgents for Cost Cutting, Energy
Validating every utility bill and finding the load that runs when nothing is being made.
Validating every utility bill and finding the load that runs when nothing is being made.
58 slides
Worked through Barrowden Industries
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Working Capital
AGT10AdvancedPlaybookFillableAgents for Cost Cutting, Working Capital
Releasing cash from inventory and receivables, without breaking service or a customer relationship.
Releasing cash from inventory and receivables, without breaking service or a customer relationship.
58 slides
Worked through Larchmoor Supply
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Objectives
This Toolkit includes frameworks, tools, templates, tutorials, real-life examples and best practices to help you:
Indirect Spend: Deciding which agents to build against indirect spend, how many, and what each one saves.
Direct Procurement: Building the fact base a buyer negotiates from, without pretending an agent can negotiate.
Workforce Productivity: Finding lost hours in scheduling and administration, without letting an agent near a person.
Manufacturing: Finding the losses that hide inside downtime codes, scrap and changeovers.
SG and A: Cutting the cost of running the company, without cutting the people who answer the phone.
IT and Digital Spend: Finding the licenses nobody uses and the cloud nobody switched off.
Real Estate: Reading the leases and the turnstiles, so the portfolio decision rests on evidence.
Logistics: Auditing what carriers actually billed, and finding the shipments that should not have moved that way.
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