Complexity erodes profit margins by gradually increasing costs and slowing down day to day business efficiency.

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The 20-year-old motors run 24 hours a day all year round, so efficiency is critical.

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During the analyst day, the company announced an efficiency record of 16.1%, which means that panel could convert 16.1% of the light it receives into electricity.

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German industry has long benefited from an international reputation for ruthless efficiency from untiring workers, even though their working day is now shorter than most and their holidays longer.

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Along with full-body scanners, modern-day air travellers are already used to other security measures that impede speed and efficiency, such as the removal of shoes, laptops and liquids at security checkpoints.

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By 2050, it will have nearly 700 million, or almost three times the number of registered vehicles currently in the U.S. If China's vehicle fleet grows to these anticipated sizes with today's fuel efficiency and emissions standards, China will need roughly 20 million barrels of oil per day to fuel its transportation sector, which in turn will emit about 3 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide every year.

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Reason: To get the needed efficiency, ethanol refineries have to be massive, processing something like 20, 000 tons of biomass per day.

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