The company also said it had improved efficiency through economies of scale, which enhanced underlying profit margins.
The Swiss Federal Railways has improved efficiency in recent years too, by using double-decker trains and increasing its trip frequency.
In generation, lower procurement costs and improved efficiency levels compensated for 20% lower output, due in part to plant outages.
When female workers become more confident, vendors see business returns like improved efficiency and productivity, and lower rates of absenteeism.
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Steitz and his team decided to consolidate production and shipping in a Los Angeles warehouse, which has dramatically improved efficiency, he says.
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More people owning tablet computers this year and improved efficiency in the processes used to make such books might help change that soon.
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But many state and local governments and some federal agencies have been able to work around these constraints and have improved efficiency and raised service quality.
The panel also said the universities must control costs to the inflation rate or lower "through improved efficiency and productivity, " including the greater adoption of online education.
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International agreements, new technologies and improved efficiency are all necessary to preserve the world's water supply, but effective water conservation and protection could require more profound changes.
Carmelo Anthony's knee injury may force the return of Stoudemire to the starting lineup, but perhaps Stoudemire's improved efficiency is partly the result of playing fewer minutes.
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The world is less dependent on oil than it was, thanks to improved efficiency in the use of energy and to a shift away from heavy industry.
Both want new investments in alternative sources and improved efficiency.
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This requires both an increase in examination capacity achieved by increasing strategic hiring and creating better working conditions to decrease attrition, and improved efficiency achieved by streamlining the examination process and providing better tools and IT infrastructure.
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When coupled with progress in the housing industry and resilient consumer demand these are key elements in shaping the profile of aggregate demand and supply in the US as well as pinpointing the improved efficiency in the allocation of resources.
Improved power efficiency has been addressed with, among other technology advances, new and improved phosphor mixtures and more efficient electronics.
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Capacity factors now hit 50 percent, thanks to better site selection and improved turbine efficiency.
By indicating which buildings most needed their attention, big data analysis improved their efficiency fivefold.
His laboratory produced the magnetron, an invention that greatly improved the efficiency of radar.
Higher sales volumes, improved operating efficiency and better terms from suppliers should raise operating margins in the years ahead.
Both organizations argue that improved fuel efficiency growing out of this ruling will save the trucking industry lots of money.
Developed countries use half as much oil per real dollar of GDP as in the mid-1970s, thanks to improved energy efficiency.
While Title 24 has improved building efficiency by more than 50%, these technologies have not been applied to existing buildings in a comprehensive manner.
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Contributing factors in the VOC decline cited by the NOAA include catalytic converters, improved engine efficiency, and reformatted fuels that are less prove to evaporation.
Thanks to data center managers who are vigilantly seeking improved energy efficiency on your behalf, your power usage in the cloud is being managed responsibly.
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More recently the State Senate struck down legislation that would have improved energy efficiency rules by requiring the use of recent data and considering the economic impacts of rules.
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Improved energy efficiency and waste management are obvious examples.
Second, this trend coincides with new potential for improved energy efficiency in buildings, which substitutes better use of information for the wasteful use of energy and dramatically reduces the need for electricity production.
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