Foreword

    Globalization and drastic market competition bring about the increase of cost for raw materials, human resources, basic equipments, etc. and the general reduction of product prices, which means that profits have been further marginalized—we are entering an era of small profit. How to maintain competitiveness with low cost has become a critical problem that calls for serious consideration of entrepreneurs. Cost analysis and control draw more and more attention from entrepreneurs, and to improve cost management has become an effective way for enterprises to strengthen competitiveness.

    From the perspective of eliminating waste and lowering cost, cost-oriented management consultation starts with the process of design, purchase, storage, quality control, field, sales and service, and analyze and improve cost operation with lean thinking and tools; meanwhile, incombination with cost planning and control, it optimizes the cost control system, lowers production cost, increases profit and strengthens competitiveness of enterprises.

    By optimizing the entire operation process, cost-oriented management consultation helps enterprises cultivate lean leaders and teams and eventually, construct an all-staff-participating, continuously improving lean corporate culture, thus forging China’s own lean enterprises.