Sentence examples for lean operations from inspiring English sources

Most said they already run lean operations and could reduce little in terms of overhead.

Such hurdles aside, Mr. Munck said lean operations would help freesheets recover when the economic crisis ends.

But what's distinctive about the speed and depth of today's job cuts is that, even before the recession hit, American companies were, by historical standards, running lean operations.

The bank's penchant for lean operations, others surmise, may have kept it from having quite the systems or the manpower to recover quickly.

Joseph Borman, Latin American beverages analyst at Fitch Ratings, argues that both Coca-Cola and Pepsi have unusually lean operations in Mexico, and have been "more nimble than in other markets" at responding to competitors.

A hundred years on, Sir George would have marvelled at globalisation, but been aghast that today's manufacturers measure their inventories in only a few hours of production.The great manufacturers now have amazingly lean operations.

"I run a lean operation.

But the Texas government was already a relatively lean operation after years of conservative fiscal policies.

Accounts filed for it in the US suggest that it is a fairly lean operation.

His gallery was a lean operation, with an emphasis on work from Europe and the West Coast.

(G.D.P. is a lean operation these days, consisting of the surviving band members, a business manager, a lawyer, and Lemieux).