81.   Also, the economic slump has brought massive cost reductions in terms of rents.

82.   Company officials attributed the increase to competitively priced new products and cost reductions.

83.   Concern with direct cost reduction and a preoccupation with efficiency is ousted in favour of the pursuit of quality through the elimination of waste and non-value adding procedures.

84.   Eastman said its results reflect cost reductions and higher prices for many of products.

85.   Hans-Jochim Gottschol, head of the Gesamtmetall employers federation, wants cost reductions included as part of the wage talks.

86.   IBM provides industry-specific solutions and services to these companies that will accelerate process transformation, achieve effective cost reduction and establish new markets.

87.   In the past, cost reduction has usually been the reason used to justify department or ministry elimination.

88.   Management has contended it would make a wage offer only if the union was willing to negotiate cost reductions.

89.   Nevertheless, its focus for this year will be on cost reduction to maintain a competitive edge.

90.   Other changes the partnership has brought are cost reductions in purchasing and worker assessment by performance instead of seniority in the company, he said.