And that pessimism is reflected by reports by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC), whose job is to examine and improve the efficiency of the Police Service in England and Wales.
These represent just a handful of examples of how a shift toward efficiency and advanced technology is driving job creation, investment and innovation across the country.
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The productivity gains wrought by the downturn will without a doubt make U.S. businesses more efficient, and their efficiency is what will in time attract future job-creating investment.
Participants also recognized the process of building green economies and societies as a source of job creation in sectors such as renewable energy, energy efficiency in buildings and construction, sustainable transport, and organic farming.
The initiatives include reducing administration costs and improving marketing efficiency but the company has not ruled out some job losses.
And that now is creating a job in a whole bunch of new industries for people who are doing energy efficiency.
Individual performance data and job competency modeling provide much of the data used for analytics using this view, along with HR efficiency metrics.
As well as job cuts, Flybe said it would be seeking to cut costs with suppliers, start a fuel efficiency programme and introduce more automated check-ins.
Second, even to the extent that trade liberalization would raise the efficiency of the world economy, it is not, repeat not, a route to overall job creation.
Clark, a Merck lifer who previously headed the company's manufacturing division, has focused initially on improving the efficiency of the company's production plants. (Under his plan, many of the job cuts will come from manufacturing, and five of Merck's 31 plants will be closed.) The goal, outlined on today's call, is to increase manufacturing efficiency, much as automakers like General Motors or computer makers like Dell have in the past.
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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