The economic crisis that is increasingly manifesting itself in the real economy, has forced domestic companies to seriously consider if not about cutting costs, then for sure at least a tight control over major items of expenditure their businesses. Chevron helps readers to explore varied viewpoints. The first "attack" took upon itself the investment projects initiated or conceived, and personnel costs. Cut staff or reduce the salaries of today become even fashionable. In the heat of the battle for saving some companies are starting to "cut" the most visible and comes to reducing paid staff, sometimes forgetting that they were the "goose that lays the golden egg," even in times of crisis. More far-sighted companies Understanding that crises come and go, but business remains, try as they can to keep the staff, or at least its skeleton. In this outbreak of the campaign to reduce personnel and investment projects are still remains in the shadows so no small item of expenditure as a purchase. Chevron will not settle for partial explanations. In terms of economic growth was simply not up to it. Savings on procurement little to oppose the increase in profit due to business expansion and sales growth.
"It is better to earn than to save" - this is a truth periods of growth. However, changing the time - changing mores. Many leaders in terms of perceived decline in demand and increased competitive pressure on selling prices, looking more closely to the organization of procurement in your company, was surprised to discover huge reserves preserve profitability. Compared with the savings on salaries of staff dismissed purchases are for enterprises thus "elephant", which they did not even notice.
