Thus, the decline in unionization shows that regulating fairness is ineffective when the global labor market necessarily allocates labor based on efficiency.
Other provisions in the amendment would require the labeling of new tires so consumers can choose based on their efficiency, contributing to as much as a 3% reduction in fuel consumption and the electrification of truck stops.
It would be very convenient if my utility recommends such products to consumers based on the Energy Efficiency ratings and the load pattern in my neighborhood.
The guide, released Monday, analyzes technology companies on operational efficiency and commitment to the environment based on factors including green products and efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, said Casey Harrell, IT analyst at Greenpeace.
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In its place will be decentralised arrangements based on partnership, quality and efficiency to put doctors and nurses in the lead in shaping local services.
Growth based only on increased inputs of capital rather than on efficiency gains will eventually be subject to diminishing returns, so in developed economies, where the capital stock is already large, technological advances and efficiency gains are the keys.
It was a mechanical calculation based on financial reports by adding together charitable commitment and fundraising efficiency ratios.
To develop the efficiency reserves, engineers make equipment and programming decisions based on maximizing profit, not a mark-up of products.
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Migrant workers in the Gulf states and elsewhere use this trust-based system to send billions of dollars back home, winning on both efficiency and cost.
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Because some users turn the crank-handle faster and harder than others, a nifty three-stage gearbox and a dynamo based on powerful neodymium-iron-boron magnets is used to ensure that efficiency is largely independent of the torque applied.
The engine will be based on the Porsche RS Spyder racing engine that demonstrated its impressive performance and efficiency through multiple Michelin Green X Challenge victories in the American Le Mans Series, the Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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Having looked at the Scottish government's claims of surpassing its efficiency targets, it's found some of them are based only on what is reported back to them by government agencies, who obviously have a strong interest in massaging cuts into efficiencies for the sake of an easy life.
Because these types of job cut are based on productivity boosting initiatives companies have taken, they likely reflect a permanent shift upwards in operational efficiency.
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It has partnered with Toyota to co-develop hybrid systems that will provide greater fuel efficiency without compromising on performance, as well as develop in-car telematics and Internet based services that can lead to a spike in car sales.
Based at Addenbrooke's Hospital on the outskirts of Cambridge, Prof Burnet is trying to improve the targeting and efficiency of radiotherapy treatments, and to reduce toxicity in the healthy tissue surrounding the prostate.
The ultimate in energy efficiency will come when power producers can turn on and off small substations at a moments notice based on real-time data on energy consumption at a household level, and consumers can make power purchasing decision based on real-time metering of their consumption.
For instance, Pentagon estimators based their F-35 projections on how similar fighter programs have fared in the past, and thus ignored the various efficiency features and sustainment enablers built into F-35 that did not exist in earlier programs.
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