P&G Targets $10 Billion In Cost Savings In Four Years
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
P&G targets $10 billion in cost cuts before October 2016, including cutting $4.5 billion in spending on raw and packaging materials for its products and reducing overhead by $3 billion. The firm also plans to cut 5,700 jobs within 18 months.
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