After "The Cost-Effective Organization" was published, I wrote a series of columns that provided general thoughts and questions from readers on expense reduction and cost control. Those columns are archived here for your review.

• "Is There Life After Downsizing?" deals with the issues involved in ensuring that the cost savings achieved by recently-restructured organizations don't get lost over time.
• "Don't Wait for Health Care Cost Relief" outlines the steps that organizations can take now, without waiting for government health plans, to reduce medical costs.
• "Government Should Learn About Cost Control From the Rest of Us" discusses cost effectiveness in government agencies.
• "Keep Your Travel Costs Down" provides hints to control air travel, hotel, and car rental expenses.
• "The Cost-Quality Tradeoff" shows how to keep costs down and quality up.
• "What Happens to Employees During a Downsizing?" discusses the role of employees in reducing costs.
• "Buy Your Way to Cost Control" shows how effective procurement practices can reduce costs.