(b) Within market tolerance, increase managerial flexibility and alignment of structure with demand by converting fixed costs into project based variable costs where feasible, while containing the overall cost structure.

Cost structure of the unified budget breakdown

The overall cost to the economy (and healthcare system) is unknown.

Furthermore, the overall support cost reimbursement rate is declining for reasons mentioned earlier.

Cost structure of the unified budget, excluding contributions from the United Nations regular budget

The overall cost increase is mostly the result of the weakening of the United States dollar, inflation and post related cost adjustments.

Any change in the value of the dollar therefore affects their cost structure and profitability.

Chilled slabs cost less per unit of surface area, and are more integrated with structure.

In some of the initiatives such as ERPs, the cost of software is typically a rather small portion of overall cost of implementation.

With its high fixed cost structure, UNOPS has found it difficult to operate smaller, transaction intensive services on the basis of full cost recovery.

Approximately 79 per cent of the overall cost for detention services relates to detention guards.

Indeed, the wage increases of recent years have not changed the basic cost structure of Chinese companies.

The overall cost of electricity depended heavily on the cost of fuel, maintenance, the policy of the occupying Power and subsidies to the greenhouses of settlers.

The overall cost of piracy off the coast of Somalia in 2011 was estimated at 7 billion.

At the same time, the overall construction cost was 19.5 million less than the original design.25

This could lead to pulling away (human) resources from the primary health care structure including sexual and reproductive health , and will eventually lead to the erosion of the overall health care structure.

The implementation of the ICT strategic plan is dependent on the overall corporate strategy action plan, as the future structure of UNOPS will determine the structure and resource requirements of the ICT environment.

Subject to the States Parties' approval of the estimated costs and cost sharing formula, assessment notices will be prepared based on the overall estimated costs and applicable cost sharing formula.

In terms of overall cost, holding these meetings back to back in a United Nations venue, particularly in Montreal, often results in cost savings compared to holding the meetings independently.

Subject to the States Parties' approval of the estimated costs and cost sharing formula, assessment notices will be prepared based on the overall estimated costs and applicable cost sharing formula.

The multi year programme of work for 2001 2005 provides the overall structure for the work of the sessions of the Forum.

A brief syllabus describing the possible overall structure and approach to the topic was annexed to that year's report of the Commission.

Additionally, all mass applied clinical strategies focus on both (a) minimal cost and (b) the overall safety of the procedure.

To keep the cost of storage acceptable, the geophysical exploration may be limited, resulting in larger uncertainty about the aquifer structure.

In continuation of the abovementioned increase in resources a new organisational structure, which is to support PET's overall strategy, has also been implemented.

The Committee recommends that, given the cost of building and removing a temporary structure, full information be presented to the General Assembly on the relative costs and merits of constructing a permanent structure instead.

The same shortcoming was found for the funds collected for Liberia, split between two cost centres, West Africa overall and Liberia.

Increasing the cost of electricity and fuel will hurt productivity, reduce overall employment, and cut the amount of disposable income that people have.

The same shortcoming was found for the funds collected for Liberia, which were split between two cost centres, West Africa overall and Liberia.

As a result the overall cost of maintaining that Office has been substantially reduced while maintaining the Agency's continuity of knowledge and flexibility.

Programme structure The work programme of the secretariat will be carried out through three clusters of programmes, whose overall responsibilities are described in the following paragraphs.

And in places where lights are not used very often, a lower price incandescent bulb can cost less overall than the energy efficient alternative.

What is least appreciated of all is how cost effectively these agencies for all their limitations perform overall, in both absolute and comparative terms.

Trade facilitation can reduce the overall cost of international trade transactions through the internationally agreed alignment of key trade and transport procedures and documents.

This is all part of a protracted network of arms movement deals and it is factored into the overall transportation cost of the weapons.

The up front cost is a factor, too, especially for those on low budgets. And in places where lights are not used very often, a lower price incandescent bulb can cost less overall than the energy efficient alternative.

The direct cost was 14,000 for 2,900 sets of 6 CD ROMs, but UNHCR did not compute the overall costs for conception, production and distribution.

The direct cost was 14,000 for 2,900 sets of six CD ROMs, but UNHCR did not compute the overall costs for conception, production and distribution.

According to the estimates of the Entity statistics agencies, the proportion of old persons in the overall population structure in Bosnia and Herzegovina is over 10 per cent.

At the same time, public spending acts as a brake on overall spending, and prevents the rapid cost escalation to which America s private insurance companies contribute.

The Committee once more cautions against the replication of functions to the detriment of overall operational efficiency, accountability and cost effectiveness (see A 59 412, para.

The cost of arms is often low compared to the overall logistical costs of terrorist attacks, but as mission critical components, they usually have funding priority.

In this context, also, a new overall structure of the agenda was approved, by which all agenda items for discussion would be grouped at the beginning of the session.

The Inspector concurs with the above points of view, but observes that the method used to compare procurement staff productivity and cost addresses more specifically the important issue of the overhead structure and cost, which is essentially the staffing and cost of the procurement function within the United Nations system in 2002.

The cost of the field office structure accounts for 9.5 per cent of estimated programme expenditure, a decrease from the 13 per cent reported in 2004 2005.