In addition the entire Output Management resulted in better administration and guaranteed accurate reporting.

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The Institute for Supply Management said its index of factory output rose to 52.7 from 50.8 the month before.

BBC: US unemployment rate falls sharply to 8.6%

CRTC's responsibilities limited to technical fields such as frequency management, with the courts policing media output by applying hate and libel laws.

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In many ways, management by objective (MBO), with its focus on output, is far simpler.

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When he was chancellor of the exchequer, inflation was low and stable, national output grew quarter after quarter, and year after year Mr Brown boasted of his brilliant management.

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"We are seeing an output gap based on overcapacity in the economy, " explained Chad Cunningham, CIO for IronHorse Capital Management.

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