Moving the needle project

MainStory OPEX Cost Reduction Initiative 2025 1-pager

Company North Star: Revenue Positivity

Company: MainStory Pte Ltd

Description: Study Case

Role: Project Lead

Objective

Reduce MainStory’s operational expenses (OPEX) across 33 centers by optimizing electricity usage, internet contracts, and vendor management.

Focus areas:

• Eliminate redundant utilities and overpriced contracts.
• Transition to cost-efficient suppliers with performance safeguards.
• Build a vendor-analysis framework for continuous cost control.

Problem

• Electricity costs vary significantly between centers of similar size and operation. Data inconsistencies and lack of tariff validation have led to inefficiencies and limited financial visibility
• MainStory pays up to Rp 2.5–4.5 million per center per month to Hypernet, despite cheaper and equally stable alternatives. Some centers operate 2–4 Wi-Fi lines without clear justification.
• MainStory’s procurement and vendor management systems currently lack visibility and control, leading to inflated costs and inefficiencies.

Action Plan:

• Conducted an investigation through
  • Google Forms to gather data on electrical appliances (quantity, brand, and watt usage) across centers.
  • Performed user interviews to understand electricity usage behavior, internet speed, setup origins, and procurement & maintenance SOPs.
  • Analyzed existing SOPs against on-site activities and conducted monitoring & site visits with a sample size of three locations.
• The objective of the action plan is to understand the gap and discrepancies.

Thought Process: