Sentence examples for trimming overheads from inspiring English sources

Texaco has spent much of the past decade trimming overheads; Chevron will be hard pressed to squeeze out much more.In addition, Texaco's assets do not fit well with Chevron's.

The firm bought Burger King in 2010 and went to work trimming overhead costs and revamping operations before taking the chain public again in 2012.

The initiatives Gates detailed are part of his previously announced effort to save $100 billion over five years by trimming overhead and shrinking bureaucracy so that more money can be spent on troops and weapons.

Mr. Bush told his audience that the cost of training twice as many people would be paid by trimming overhead in several jobs programs that would be consolidated into one.

Trimming overhead and revamping its supply chain, the company reshuffled its product categories into home office, electronics, entertainment software and appliances.

Keep it simple: Cost pressures mean there is often a tendency for supply chains to become more complex as companies try to trim overheads by switching suppliers.

It has to squeeze white-collar jobs and fire temporary workers to trim overheads and operating costs.The Germans know that the French blame them (rightly) for the A380 debacle: Germany lobbied hard to get a big slice of the work on the plane, building the back half of the fuselage.

In an interview, Kazuo Wakayama, the chief executive of the East chain, explained that the assembly line nature of kaiten-zushi has allowed him to trim overhead, improving quality and preparation without raising prices.

But reductions in management staff and costs designed to trim overhead by more than $20 million on an annual basis will bring the nation's largest nursing home operator back to profitability in the second half of the year, Beverly President David Banks said.

The areas described in the accompanying Additional file 5 (Five Areas of Possible Efficiency Improvements for MC Delivery) include reduced staff wait times, trimmed overhead and more efficient scheduling of surgery days.

There are few obvious efficiencies to be gained from joining two already tightly-run operations, beyond trimming some overheads and combining frequent-visitor schemes.