How do you cut cost without affecting the quality

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For business owners, especially during inflation, the cost of production can be pretty high, hence most business owners or entrepreneur tend to reduce the quality of their products in other to meet up with the demands. Though this might help reduce the cost of production, but it could also affect the image of the business negatively on the long run. What do you think should be done in such situations
 
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It remain very difficult to cut the cost and quality if the product don't effect, but some time it becomes most prime important thing so the only option left as to lower our own profit.
 

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The business can do this through conducting a series of feasibility study on what the business can do without excessive employees. So the business owners can carefully lay down some staffs that seem less productive on the organisation.
 

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For business owners, especially during inflation, the cost of production can be pretty high, hence most business owners or entrepreneur tend to reduce the quality of their products in other to meet up with the demands. Though this might help reduce the cost of production, but it could also affect the image of the business negatively on the long run. What do you think should be done in such situations
It is very difficult to cutcost and still maintain the required standards , I feel there is just need to reduce waste as much as possible , as wastage accounts for some lost percentage during production.
 

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I think doing a feasibility study can really help. You can start with cutting cutting out excessive employees. So that you can cut down on the expenses from that area
 

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You can cut the cost by reducing labour and using more of machines for your production. You can also explore the use of alternative and renewable energy sources because they are cheaper.
 

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I can cut the cost by reducing other areas cost than the quality of the product. it can be labour cost or other expenses I will look at satisfying my customers first
 

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It takes a whole lot of creativity to cut cost without touching the quality of the product. You may have to source for raw materials locally to make sure you don't incur extra operational costs on transportation.
 

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Cutting costs without affecting quality is by finding suppliers of raw materials at much cheaper prices, so that we can reduce production operational costs but not reduce product quality. Cut unnecessary costs such as reducing electricity usage during the day, etc.
 

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You may cut costs without affecting the quality of your product by reducing the use of labor and employ machines to do the work. You need to invest some money buying the machines. But in the long run, this may help you to cut production cost.
 

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You may cut costs without affecting the quality of your product by reducing the use of labor and employ machines to do the work. You need to invest some money buying the machines. But in the long run, this may help you to cut production cost.
That's right I agree with you. The use of machines can indeed make work done quickly and efficiently, thereby reducing labor costs, and increasing company productivity. Besides that, finding and selecting suppliers of quality raw materials at lower prices can also reduce production costs.
 

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That's right I agree with you. The use of machines can indeed make work done quickly and efficiently, thereby reducing labor costs, and increasing company productivity. Besides that, finding and selecting suppliers of quality raw materials at lower prices can also reduce production costs.
Using machines during production helps to minimize cost of paying workers to do such job and it still can't be comparable since machines produces more and faster than humans, machines also help to minimize wastage during production.
 

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If I have a manufacturing companies, I will find suppliers of materials that have the same quality with my current products' materials. In this manner, I can have good quality products with cheaper prices.
 

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For business owners, especially during inflation, the cost of production can be pretty high, hence most business owners or entrepreneur tend to reduce the quality of their products in other to meet up with the demands. Though this might help reduce the cost of production, but it could also affect the image of the business negatively on the long run. What do you think should be done in such situations

The best way for you to cut the cost of your production without reducing your quality, if you are making use of raw materials is to make sure that you buy your raw materials from the direct-producers that show that you are going to get it cheaper.
 

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Reducing the quality of product as a way of reducing cost is bad and could cost the business to lose its status. For business to cut its cost, it should look into its overhead cost and look at some miscellaneous cost it could avoid rather than reducing its product quality.
 

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This will take some very through research and possibly trial and error. It will start from the cost of production particularly raw materials.
It is almost a scientific study as this would require months of study and analysis. Or you simply reduce the quantity in the package. Cutting quality is a no no and should not be thought of.
 
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