Other long-term benefits sought include more efficient overall processes, flexible operating models, and faster speed to market.

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Best Buy, now in trouble, became the darling of social media watchers a few years ago for its open flexible work models, unprecedented in a punch-clock domain like retail.

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Chrysler, meanwhile, is in some ways ahead of Ford and GM in reducing costs and complexity by sharing underbodies and parts between different vehicles and brands, and by building vehicles in flexible factories that can build different models in response to demand.

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But the plant is designed to be flexible, so it can add new models, or cut back production if necessary.

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They also built flexible factories in the United States that can produce models for either brand, to meet shifting customer demand.

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Just as important, GM is overhauling its factories around the world to equip them with flexible machinery that can be programmed to build several different models.

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The quad-combo chip also provides a flexible interface with multiple secure elements to ensure all payment business models are supported for today's market.

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The SC-HTB70 and SC-HTB65 models offer a unique, sleek solid bar design for free and flexible layouts.

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In designing bonus plans, Committees continue to retain flexible discretion in post-IPO bonus plans to accommodate the evolutionary nature of their business models.

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