1.   It may drift lower in coming months as Lockheed Martin finishes consolidating management layers in the new aircraft unit.

2.   It was a conspiracy at the top management layer.

3.   Jozoff said several management layers were cut, including a layer at the top of the company.

4.   The drive to cut management layers and to farm out ancillary functions further shrank the training grounds.

5.   The insurer is currently trying to flatten its management layers, beginning with the vice president level.

6.   The idea is to eliminate management layers and encourage initiative.

7.   The next management layer consists of five executive vice presidents, all of whom report directly to Mullin.

8.   Then they started to suggest simple things, like cutting management layers, to bolster their competitive position.

9.   Charron said they will flatten the management layers, helping the company respond faster to trends and the changing consumer.

10.   Executive management layers were trimmed.