For the purposes of telling the IT story for his current company, he defined IT cost drivers as opportunities and risks.
Yet prior analysis indicates that client software, archiving capabilities, and mobility support are some of the largest per-employee cost drivers in the Microsoft toolkit portfolio.
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Experts cite strong competition for faculty, student demand for state-of-the-art classrooms and facilities, and a decline in federal support for research facilities as the big cost drivers.
One of the few studies to seek an answer, completed in 1996 at Britain's Leeds University, found that drivers are more cost-conscious than had commonly been thought.
The cost drivers between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray manufacturing.
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For example, Southwest Airlines cut the amount of idle time for its planes at the gate by about 50%, which produced a huge fuel savings and dramatically increased plane utilization (one of the highest cost drivers in the airline industry), without negatively impacting service quality.
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Michael Woloz, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade, said the fleet owners who make up his organization do not begrudge drivers a raise but will suffer because of another measure, approved on a 5-4 vote, to eliminate a 5% charge that fleets and garages can currently levy on drivers for the cost of processing credit-card transactions.
The point is that there are genuine cost-drivers that are not caused by insurance companies.
"It is vitally important for policymakers to understand the reasons for the very high cost of motor insurance, especially for young drivers and to take steps to bring that cost down, " she added.
The impact, as London's drivers are finding to their cost, can be painful.
This is why more dealers are offering such things as fast, low-cost oil changes to persuade drivers that coming back to the dealership for maintenance isn't just the road to an empty wallet.
But that could change by this weekend as stations pass along the cost of their higher priced gasoline to drivers.
The only difference would be that the cost would then be borne directly by drivers in proportion to the number of miles they drive.
Paul believes some cars cost more to upkeep and wants those drivers of those cars to be eligible for ridesharing and not to be considered commercial vehicles.
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These manufacturing platforms and broad scale integration are the same key drivers that have enabled the industry to produce low cost iPhones, tablets, and laptop PCs, as well as the millions of servers, switches, and routers that power the Internet.
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Paul Watters from the AA thinks there are a number of other issues that drivers are not even aware of, but which could cost them dear.
One of the drivers was the announcement of a special dividend from Costco (COST), which took the stock up in addition to positive news on November same store gains.
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Many studies point to the ubiquity of high-calorie, low-cost processed foods and drinks as one of the major drivers of this condition.
Meanwhile, the defect keeps showing up in other vehicles, driving up the cost of GM's warranty claims and potentially putting drivers at risk.
Zero emissions and some green credentials are clearly a benefit but the drivers I spoke to were mainly interested in the day to day cost savings.
Yes, it costs money to develop these vehicles, but even as the price to build these cars and trucks goes up, the cost of driving these vehicles will go down, as drivers save money at the pump.
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Record high gas prices have helped hike up the cost of airline tickets, too, along with the amounts drivers are paying at the pump.
For example, we need to lower the cost of health care in programs like Medicare that are the biggest drivers of our deficit, without just passing the burden off to seniors.
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The three drivers of returns on equity in insurance, remember, are the investment yield, the cost of float and leverage.
So far the main drivers of European inflation have been the same as most major developed economies: the surging cost of oil and basic food products such as dairy and wheat.
The AA said drivers were again picking up rising petrol bills, with retailers often reluctant to pass on savings when the cost of petrol is falling.
As a cost-cutting measure, platooning would allow haulage firms to arrange trucks in tight convoys and eliminate drivers in all but the lead vehicle.
"Sadly, young newly qualified drivers are at a much higher risk of having a serious crash on our roads, which is reflected in the cost of their car insurance, " said Otto Thoresen, the ABI's director general.
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