Savings Telephone Seminars - Training Resources

Employee Wages: Administration of Caps, Freezes, Reductions and Furloughs ... freezes so that employers can realize their goal of cost savings without buying expensive legal claims as part of the package. This teleconference will also outline the best way to adjust working hours and to create a successful furlough programs. Additionally, this teleconference will discuss the viability of these cost savings measures in the cross border context. Human resource  more...

Family Limited Partnerships in Estate Planning BenefitsMany estate planners who are asked about family limited partnerships or family limited liability companies do not understand the reasons for forming these entities in the planning process. They also are not clear on what is the current status of statutory and case law concerning the continued use of these entities. This teleconference will help you learn to identify when the use of this  more...

Ground Failures and Other Groundwater-Related Property Damage ...estroy your professional reputation or decimate your life savings. A ground failure doesn't have to make the national news to be a catastrophic loss to a property owner. Ground failure mechanisms come in many forms - landslides, sinkholes, soil expansion, bedrock heave, soil collapse, erosion - all of which typically include water as a major contributing factor. Even if ground failure is not  more...

Efficiency Estimations and Payback Periods for New Equipment ...savings is possible for nearly every electric motor application but there are obstacles to buying and installing a higher efficiency motor. Practical considerations of the real world such as initial purchase, accounting system roadblocks, and installation and operating cost, must be part of the decision process. This teleconference will explain basic principles of electric motor life cycle  more...

Subleasing Issues In A Down and Recovering Market ...rocedures lessons first learned in 1991 and 1992 when the savings and loan industry collapsed, and then again in 2000 and 2001 when the dot-com bubble burst, because subtenants now find themselves once more in a rare position: the driver's seat. Leases are being amended to accommodate tenants who need to hold in place and new leases are being negotiated; in both cases, the tenant has an  more...

Understanding the Complexities of OCIPs and CCIPs Insurance Programs ... becoming more popular, as they can result in significant savings if properly structured and managed. While historically available only on the largest of projects, more recently these programs have been used on projects as small as $25 million in construction costs. Another variant known as the rolling wrap-up is becoming more popular for businesses that build multiple projects or maintain a  more...

Using Green Strategies for Your Business to Increase Your Profits BenefitsEven though times are tough, companies with green products and services are weathering the storm better, and are better positioned for the future. CEO's of many of the largest corporations say sustainability is just as relevant during this economic crisis, if not more so (source: World Business Council on Sustainable Development). Obama's Stimulus Plan is focused on green jobs and  more...

Value Engineering Change Proposals in Government Contracting ...t change that, if accepted and implemented, provides cost savings to the Government and a substantial share in those savings to the contractor. Contractors that do not understand the VE clauses and their specific submittal requirements will ultimately forego their share of potentially substantial cost savings. If the VECP procedure is followed correctly, it provides a vehicle through which  more...

Controlling Health Care Costs With Self-Funded Plan Options ...lan options, for example, preferred provider, HMO, health savings accounts and health reimbursement arrangements. The importance of choosing a third-party administrator based on factors beyond just the per person administrative fee and types of savings achieved though a well thought out stop loss arrangement will be addressed. Human resource managers, benefits administrators, attorneys,  more...

Supply Chain Strategies in a Down Economy ...tions: Have you pulled all the levers possible to achieve savings in the short term? Are you getting the best price for the goods and services that enable your business? Do you have an understanding of your key suppliers' financial condition? Are you matching what you are buying to what you really need to be successful? Do you have visibility into your spend? Are you actively working with your  more...

Controlling Purchasing Card Risk ..., purchase orders, invoices and checks. Estimates of cost savings by use of purchasing cards are commonly estimated to be around $70 per transaction. Further, purchasing cards have been found to reduce the time required to process paperwork transaction by two to six weeks. Notwithstanding the benefit to operational efficiency, some organizations express concern about how to effectively control  more...