Customer Reviews
Excellent guide to managing cost strategically - By: Rolf Dobelli, 22 Sep 2008 
Andrew Wileman provides a series of practical toolkits that help you achieve cuts in your cost structure to support your company's strategic position. He also shows why cost slashing destroys brands & undermines future growth. His writing can be a bit colloquial & clunky at times, but it's still very clear & easy to read. The book stays on point from beginning to end. Each chapter provides a list of the key ideas for each toolkit. getAbstract recommends this book to executives, CFOs, managers & others who are responsible for budgeting.
Unexpected - By: Katie R, 04 Jul 2008 I started feeling that this book was not for me. I was looking for something which might give me practical insight into a real & increasingly urgent problem. However, after getting into it, I started to see the light at least midway along the tunnel. Use this book to get on the right lines. It is actuallly nicely quirky & challlenging. You will learn more from it than you at first realise.
Cost cutting - By: C. Coates, 04 Jul 2008 
One suspects this book will become increasingly relevant over the next couple of years. Cost-cutting is not as easy as the last time corporates had to turn their focus to it. There is no longer so many easy wins; as quickly as some costs are cut, others will inevitably rise as a result of input cost inflation, whether oil- or China-related. This book provides an intelligent path through the maze. Strongly recommended.
Great Read - By: Mr. A. Arora, 18 Jun 2008 Sent this book by a friend - who recommended it.
Authoritative, yet filled with no-nonsense approach to cutting costs in a business. Pithy, witty & informative - it's a must-read for any level of management.
Practical advice for the now - By: Jack Lindley, 18 Jun 2008 I bought this book hoping it would give me practical pointers to help my business. I wasn't disappointed. It was like having a top management consultant's services for free. And the writing is clear & intelligent.
I recommend this book to anyone who wants straightforward tough advice that you can act on.
