Costs that were only recently eliminated as a matter of survival are starting to fly back into the business at an incredible pace. Few companies believe their recession-driven cost measures to be fully sustainable during times of growth; and a significant number don’t have access to the right information to make sustainable cost efficiency decisions.
Whilst growth prospects remain uncertain across most European countries, many organisations are facing a real risk that mounting costs will quickly erode their already tight profit margins and eliminate bottom line growth.