Sentence examples for reducing inventory from inspiring English sources

Compaq officials said they were beginning to see the benefits of their success in reducing inventory, which soared after demand for PC's declined sharply late last year.

Demand from handset manufacturers is lower than usual in the run-up to year-end holidays, and distributors of National Semiconductor chips are reducing inventory, the company said.

But Fred D. Anderson, the chief financial officer of Apple, said in a conference call with analysts that part of the shortfall in the comparison was explained by the company's program of further reducing inventory in its distribution channels.

At the behest of one Japanese visitor, Mr. Wiedeking took a saw and cut down shelves stocked with parts — a vivid demonstration that he was serious about reducing inventory and costs.

Texas Instruments narrowed the range of its first-quarter forecast for earnings and revenue Monday after it said it was idling factories and reducing inventory after a sharp fall-off in demand.

They are also reducing inventory, cutting down on seasonal hiring (or starting the hiring later), coddling their best customers, trying to improve customer service and, in some cases, slashing prices.

The cost-cutting measures include reducing inventories and consolidating computer operations currently run by various divisions.

Retailers, responding to a drop in demand for lens care products, have been reducing inventories.

Production increased an adjusted 0.6percentt from September, as companies met demand by reducing inventories.

In the process, the mechanism for restoring our economy to healthy growth -- by reducing inventories and excess capacity -- fails to function properly.

Large electronics and computer manufacturers began reducing inventories and postponing major purchases late last year, causing many companies to alert investors to lower-than-expected first quarter earnings.