Sentences with phrase «black by cutting costs»

The short answer is that the paper squeaked its way into the black by cutting costs.

Not exact matches

Everything comes together in this movie — a phenomenal story; great performances (particularly from Perkins, whose take on Norman evokes precisely the right mix of sympathy and horror); the black - and - white cinematography (done, by most accounts, as both a cost - cutting measure and to lessen the impact of the bloody scenes), which contributes to an edgy, noir - ish feel that serves to increase the tension; and a killer soundtrack (horrible pun intended).

By sending out identical résumés or offering identical online classes but changing the names to be male or female, stereotypically black (Lakisha) versus WASP (John) names cost professors over 20 percent in their approval ratings and cut job applicants» success rate in half.

ING US Financial Services (Atlanta, GA) 5/2006 — 2/2009 Six Sigma Black Belt • Responsible for identifying, defining, and implementing continuous improvement (Six Sigma) projects • Communicated quality management tools and methodologies to project teams • Established and directed process improvement group reporting process • Cut annual process budget by 20 % by reducing testing / production errors through process standardization • Saved $ 350K of annual business contract production costs through vendor consolidation and elimination of manual product assembly • Identified $ 2 million in potential annual savings by developing a check processing distribution strategy • Reduced annual expenses by $ 1.7 million through cost avoidance by optimal vendor selection processes • Minimized business risk and legal mitigations by tracking / confirming contract delivery to clients and standardizing marketing forms practices and control measures • Mentored Green Belts and team members on their roles and responsibilities