1.   An explosion and fire at the refinery last March temporarily slashed production.

2.   And that will force electronics, automobile and other durable goods makers to slash production in the coming months.

3.   But there are reports that production will be slashed.

4.   Goods piled up on store shelves and in warehouses at a slower pace in July as producers slashed production in response to sluggish demand, the Commerce Department reported.

5.   He reformed Rolls by cutting the workforce by more than half, slashing production to bring supply into balance with demand and revamping its marketing and sales division.

6.   In Spring Hill, Tenn., the Saturn plant already has decided to slash auto production this spring, in part because of brutal foreign competition.

7.   Oil prices have spurted recently under a Saudi plan to slash worldwide production.

8.   Toshiba and Mitsubishi Electric have announced similar moves while Fujitsu said it would slash production at a plant making flash memory chips in the United States.

9.   With the help of Mexico and Norway, two outsiders, they slashed production.

10.   Although the initial investment is high, automation helps slash production and operating costs over the long term, Afzulpurkar said.