At the same time, there remains a significant focus on cost-cutting, Mr. Cudahy said.
Providers would face competition, both on the quality and effectiveness of their services and on cost.
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Instead of focusing on cost reduction, Monitor focused on delivering unique but viable solutions.
One explanation may be that retailers, insulated from fierce competition, have not passed on cost savings.
The first railways couldn't rival canals on cost or reliability, let alone lobbying power.
It's based on cost of living, and it wasn't based on the value of the testimony.
These have grown fat on cost-plus contracts that have given them little incentive to innovate.
He believes in business basics, a focus on cost reduction, so that we can price to win.
The same is true today with China, although now the emphasis is more on cost than quality.
Merk said that Germany seems to be thriving lately, as it has been working on cost-cutting lately.
That means bankers will have to focus on cost cutting more seriously than they have in the past.
But Mr Johnson took the unprecedented step of directing it to move towards a consultation on cost-cutting measures.
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They use this information to set the MSRP based on market demand rather than based on cost mark-ups.
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Revenue, based on cost-per-impression or cost-per-click metrics, is split between Google and developers.
But plowing ahead into the lucrative overseas markets is probably a smarter long-term bet than focusing on cost savings.
Express Scripts even removed Lipitor from its formulary entirely, playing hardball on cost.
Under Daimler there was an emphasis on cost-cutting for Chrysler vehicles, perhaps so they would not upstage Mercedes' luxury cars.
"If we don't have a clear rule on cost we are not going to reach our target group, " he said.
We mix and match these resources, based on cost and network architecture, to produce the most capacity at the lowest cost.
Unfortunately, 90% or more of their energy was focused on cost cutting and outsourcing, with almost none looking at revenue generation.
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Despite our overall revenue shortfall, our ongoing focus on cost management delivered meaningful margin expansion and EPS above our guidance range.
But he adds that many businesses are still concentrating on cost control to grow profits, which suggests a lack of confidence.
He readily acknowledges his position on Iraq cost him support among Independents and his position on immigration cost him with Republicans.
These steps also introduce a new focus on cost management and launch structural changes that will allow us to generate long-term growth.
But in Medicaid the government is making the choice and paying the bills, so it is more focused on cost than quality.
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In public sector, he says there is broad focus on cost reductions.
On cost, the bill appears at first blush to offer a breakthrough.
As you can see, the projections on cost are not that much different on Medicare, and show a big difference on Medicaid.
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Hostess moved to liquidate after it failed to reach a deal on cost cuts with its second-largest union, representing thousands of bakers.
That was in contrast to the 32% who were mostly or completely focused on cost reduction, a significant fraction of the total.
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