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Improving business performance

You’re under pressure to make your business as effective and profitable as possible – not just to survive in the present, but to take advantage of opportunities in the future.

Many businesses are undertaking radical cost reduction exercises at the moment, but in doing so they run the risk of damaging their operational effectiveness. We believe this risk can be reduced by taking a structured, holistic approach that focuses simultaneously on cutting costs and improving performance.

Ernst & Young can work with you to take cost out of your value chain and improve the processes that support it – in a way that drives long-term and significant savings. First we evaluate your entire cost base, examine working capital and revenue optimization practices. Then we assess your core processes, your current risks and the controls you have in place, as well as the way key programs are being managed. We then work with you to execute any necessary changes.

By taking this approach to reducing costs and improving performance, you can achieve significant benefits throughout your organization – both now and in the future. It’ll put you in a good position to survive the downturn and emerge strongly at the first signs of recovery.

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