Together, the Iranian and Turkish markets might give Proton a chance to achieve economies of scale.

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But so too was the aspiration of using volume to achieve economies of scale.

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However, with its new focus on monetization and opportunities to achieve economies of scale, we can expect the company to outperform the rest of the field.

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Brewers, further hit by higher costs for key raw materials and packaging, and price deflation in the supermarket sector, are joining together to achieve economies of scale.

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The others may need to look overseas in order to achieve the economies of scale necessary to stay in contention.

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The approach that companies rely upon to operate their IT lacks the integration and automation needed to achieve the full economies of scale cloud computing can deliver.

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True, a bigger group has more money to spend on marketing and can achieve economies of scale in areas such as back-office technology and administration.

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In order for the SpaceX business strategy to work, the company must eventually achieve economies of scale made possible by high rates of launch activity.

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So can these forms of energy achieve economies of scale that will allow them to compete without subsidies?

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"Compare it to a purely classroom-based subject, like English or history, where you can achieve greater economies of scale by packing out a lecture room, " says Prof Smith, of Swansea University.

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