During the 1990s companies placed a greater emphasis on non-regular workers, often reducing or freezing the hiring of regular workers, in order to reduce costs.
In contrast, Yokohama-based Nissan has gradually shifted more production away from Japan over the last decade, in order to reduce costs and protect against currency fluctuations.
In order to reduce costs, increase efficiency, and allocate scare capital more judiciously, Vale has embarked on a program to sell a number of non-core assets.
He first looked to HR and Finance as the next groups to turn to in order to reduce costs, while improving the ability to deliver those services around the world.
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He adds it's possible the U.S. could also see demand for traditional four-year degrees drop in order to reduce costs and make curricula more responsive to the needs of a refashioned economy.
The regulations cover a myriad of issues--from "guaranteed" coverage for all applicants (regardless of health condition) to pooling micro-businesses with individuals in order to reduce costs. (One caveat on "guaranteed" coverage: It comes at a price, and with few plan options.) Understanding these rules will help you navigate your policy options later on.
The thrill-ride expert says that during the recent recession, theme parks around the world went into maintenance-only modes in order to reduce operating costs.
For more concrete products, manufacturers have moved towards cheaper materials in order to reduce production costs, but the result can be products that fall apart sooner.
Encourage your child to share a plan with roommates or friends to reduce costs, in order to help the transition.
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This contract is where the public sector pays the private sector to secure a substantial improvement in the way of life for a specific group, in order to reduce the public sector's costs in the long-run.
Many of America's 77 million baby boomers have reached the conclusion that they must reduce their household costs in order to meet their retirement goals.
For example, he said, companies were keen to reduce their expenditure on rising energy costs in order to protect profit margins.
In order to control costs and improve efficiencies Ancestry.com has been working to reduce its storage costs and the growth of the physical footprint of its data centers.
The SLS rocket will incorporate technological investments from the Space Shuttle program and the Constellation program in order to take advantage of proven hardware and cutting-edge tooling and manufacturing technology that will significantly reduce development and operations costs.
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