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Can we differentiate between "Cost Reduction / Cost Saving" from "Cost Effectiveness"?

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Date Posted: 2014/08/19
Biju Joseph
by Biju Joseph , Quantity Surveyor (Tender Dept) , Almulla Construction LLC

Cost Saving - An original item is replaced with an alternative item having less price than the original item without any compromise in the specification, quality and purpose.

Cost Reduction - Reducing the cost by reducing the quantity or requirements or using cheaper materials.

Cost Effectiveness - Benefits recieving from a product or item is more when comparing its cost.

Joel Ayroso
by Joel Ayroso , Project Sr. Cost Budget Manager/Consultant , Saudi Aramco-SMP (EPCM)

Cost Reduction is to reduce purchase of items that will not affect our budget cost that could only suffice to our project.  While Cost saving meaning the reduce of unncecessary expenses that are  not really needed to our project cost. Cost effectiveness are expenses that are suppose to needed to our project even thoiugh its a break-even earnings. Since your already committed to your client, the Company. 

 

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Focus on the idea of ​​reducing costs as a provision that gives a false reduction of cost only .. It is necessary to link the cost and the cost of production (the unit of currency / output), which is known as the term productivity .. It is necessary to focus on the idea of ​​raising the cost of cost and not reduce costs in general and hence the decline Real-world domination.

Ali Ayyad
by Ali Ayyad , Project Controls(Cost,Planning,Risk)-Section Head , Consolidated Contractors International Company

Cost Saving : to plan and execute the work in a way that would cost us less than what was budgeted 

Cost Reduction : to eliminate and reduce the cost of resources , in order to meet the budget or committed cost .