And by making the procurement process more efficient, they can also cut processing costs.
Similarly, the downstream processing costs could be minimized by adapting suitable technologies than the conventional process.
Card issuers say the fees cover administrative and processing costs.
"Their focus is on minimizing the processing costs," he said.
Kodak donated the film and the processing costs.
This nets recyclers a handy profit, even after processing costs.
And for trades in both directions, there are processing costs to cover.
These firms sponsor the collection costs, so Terracycle is left only with the processing costs.
Federal rules limit reimbursement for tissue to reasonable administrative and processing costs, although some interpret those rules expansively.
Bigger slaughterhouses have cut processing costs by as much as 40percentt, according to Agriculture Department data.
To make personalized medicine affordable for everyone, we need to drive down the information processing costs.
