Reducing Costs

We thought we'd share this item from a recent newsletter we sent out...

As we continue through the current economic times, many companies are looking for ways to reduce costs. Even if you've already gone through some belt tightening, it is useful to review the steps you've taken and see what you may have missed on the first go-round.

Here are some suggestions we think are worth considering.

1. Use email to send invoices to customers. This benefits your company and your customer by reducing your paper, postage and processing costs and giving your customers an electronic record of their invoice that they can save electronically and review later.

2. Streamline your operations by optimizing and combining your routes, and eliminating stops that cost more money than they bring in.

3. Reduce driver idle time by providing route and work order information electronically. Email work orders to drivers mobile devices and update their GPS devices with route information.

4. Use financial reports to stay on top of your company's sales and receivables. Total Activity Control has some excellent reports to show you the health of your business, compare customers and show you which services and routes are profitable. We have two trend analysis reports that are especially helpful to business owners.

We can help you implement any of these suggestions. Call our office at 732-747-0113 for more information.