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User's Challenge

「We want to achieve both cost reduction and service quality improvement.」

I am in charge of a cost reduction project in the accounting department at a service company with 500 employees. Cost optimization is a challenge, and while we have a company-wide target of 10% cost reduction, I want to explore ways to achieve this without compromising service quality.

Selected Approach

Value Engineering (VE) Analysis

Strategy

This is a method that analyzes the relationship between "function" and "cost," reducing costs while maintaining or improving service value (quality).

By defining service quality (functions) first and then considering costs, this approach is optimal for preventing indiscriminate cuts that would degrade quality.

Other Candidates:ECRS-Based Business Process Efficiency Framework·Cost-Quality-Impact Matrix
01

Extract costs and operations to be reduced

Identify current expenditure items and operations that require significant labor, then determine the scope of analysis.

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02

Evaluation of Feature Importance and Cost

For each item identified in Step 1, map them on a two-axis chart showing "functional importance" and "current cost," and visualize the priority order for improvements.

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03

Formulation of Alternative Solutions and Quality Verification

While maintaining the functionality of high-cost items, we will consider more cost-effective alternatives.

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04

Concretizing the Implementation Plan

前ステップで選択した代替案を確実に実行に移すため、具体的なタスク、スケジュール、リスク対策を整理します。

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Summary and Next Steps

OtherFinance & AccountingEfficiency & Cost ReductionMid-size (301-1000 employees)
1/16/2026

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