The advantages of SOA, such as increased flexibility, interoperability, and lower it maintenance costs, are well documented and have, so far, stood the test of time.

SOA的优点(如提高灵活性、互操作性以及降低维护成本)得到了广泛的宣传，且经受住了时间的考验。

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And if it is true in service industries such as investment banking or legal advice, the lower costs are clearly not passed on to customers.

如果它同样适用于例如投资银行或法律咨询等服务行业，那么客户显然没有因为降低的成本而得到任何优惠。

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Back-office operations are drifting off to places where costs are lower, such as Glasgow or Bangalore.

“后台支持”业务也正在向一些成本更低的地方转移，比如格拉斯哥或班格罗尔。

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"Quiznos management has initiated cash-flow-improvement programs, such as lower food costs, reduced discounts and labor optimization, " Mr. MacDonald said in a statement last week.

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Mexico's crucial competitive advantage in the United States over distant countries such as China is lower transport costs.

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But strategies like self-insurance would tend to most benefit employers with younger, healthier workers who have lower costs, such as Serenic Corp.

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