In both cases, companies begin to experience the cost-saving benefits of employing an array of industry best practices including portfolio diversification, demand forecasting, and procurement automation.

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DoCoMo, meanwhile, ironically benefited from weak demand for new handsets that pushed its procurement costs lower, and it might be the start of a revolution in the way Japanese phones are announced and offered.

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EnerNOC provides demand response services, energy efficiency and energy procurement services to end-users in the commercial, institutional and industrial sectors.

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