Cracking the Cost Analysis Nut
Just when you think you've found all the ways to cut costs in your organization, there are more hidden just below the surface. One metals distributor shows that uncovering one layer of savings is never enough.
[From iSource Business, December 2002/January 2003] The waterjet cutters at TW Metals use a fine stream of water and sand, pumped out at 55,000-pounds-per-square inch, to cut through steel plating and alloys up to six inches thick with a remarkable degree of precision. But when it came to slicing and dicing the company's supply chain cost structure, the metals distributor and processor found that it lacked the right tool for the job. Now, however, TW Metals is using an activity-based costing solution to better understand
