81. If GM can maintain its recent pace of switching to common parts and manufacturing processes for many different models, the savings will be considerable, he added. 82. In general, producing analog chips is less capital intensive than making digital chips, because analog chips do not benefit from the latest manufacturing processes. 83. In that purchase, as in others, Tomkins slashed costs, cut inventories, improved manufacturing processes and brought in new management. 84. In practice, though, businesses were in many cases able to devise radical new manufacturing processes to reduce the hazards. 85. Intel officials said the price cuts reflected increased efficiencies in manufacturing processes. 86. Industry experts say the manufacturing process, which is complicated, costly and highly regulated, may keep the competition away. 87. It demands to know whether equipment makers want to use different subcontractors, even for screws and bolts, because any change could affect the manufacturing process slightly. 88. It also can help industry discover flaws in their manufacturing process because when something goes wrong, emissions often change. 89. It also stresses the design and manufacturing process more than the Chrysler museum does. 90. Kutner said suppliers can help by using computers instead of drawings and physical prototypes to develop new designs and new manufacturing processes. |
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