(b) To achieve cost savings

As market shares increase, steady progress in lowering costs can be expected to continue through economies of scale.

5. Also requests the Secretary General to make every effort to achieve savings in operational costs, taking into account the recommendations of the Advisory Committee

Also requests the Secretary General to make every effort to achieve savings on operational costs taking into account the recommendations of the Advisory Committee

Also requests the Secretary General to make every effort to achieve savings on the operational costs taking into account the recommendations of the Advisory Committee

(b) The cost savings in the Procurement Division resulting from the combination of management review visits with business seminars in one of the locations.

a Total budget of 17,342,900 less expected cost savings of 1 million.

This may require further relocation of certain functions to more economic cost centres, as well as the aggressive reduction of the cost base.

a Total budget of 20,799,300 less expected cost savings of 400,000.

Other costs, which might represent additional marginal savings, such as office space and electricity, have not been taken into consideration given the preliminary nature of this report.

UNICEF is encouraging its offices to participate in and provide leadership to common services as a way to save administrative costs at the field level.

Recognizing the challenges of introducing competition, the Government has set up regulatory agencies in the communications and energy sectors. South Africa has begun to develop an institutional infrastructure in response to competition and the privatization of various services and utilities.

Networks of certification systems have been set up to create economies of scale in delivering training to the individual applicants and for marketing purposes (based on the harmonization of the certification processes and criteria).

Large banks tend to lend to large companies in order to save costs.

Focussing on core activities in fewer locations is another source of saving costs.

Comment by the Administration. A dissemination strategy has been developed to save costs and maximize effectiveness.

Another benefit to having a basic supply of food storage in the home is for the cost savings.

The removal of non strategic weapons would represent significant savings in terms of security and storage costs, constitute a valuable contribution to nuclear disarmament and improve regional and international security.

The proactive clearance of roads by the mission would enable greater use of ground transport and decrease reliance on air support, resulting in significant cost savings.

UNODC has provided technical assistance in computer based training and joint drug control policies, which have enhanced the efficiency of standardized drug law enforcement training for the whole region, resulting in cost savings.

Costs and financing The cost of supplying water consists, to a very large extent, of fixed costs (capital costs and personnel costs) and only to a small extent of variable costs that depend on the amount of water consumed (mainly energy and chemicals).

Lastly, MONUC must administer its operational costs, particularly those relating to official travel, in a more effective manner and make savings wherever possible.

First, they can improve value for money (in that better value for money can be achieved through a competitive market price, and substantial cost savings can be realized through dynamic and real time trading).

Savings are anticipated upon their renewal in 2007.

The Panel also considers that the costs claimed for providing treatment to Kuwaitis with other injuries are reasonable.

For 2002, there were savings of 473,062 kWh for 2003, average energy savings were of the order of 27.6 per cent.

Also, substantial savings can be made by avoiding unnecessary costs such as overpayments to creditors or penalty interests due to poor bookkeeping.

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.

Several software development processes exist that deal with providing solution on how to minimize cost in terms of development phases.

The Panel considers that the costs claimed for providing replacement prosthetic devices to 36 Kuwaiti amputees are reasonable.

It is possible, of course, to envision sharing the costs, but it is no longer possible not to charge for water.

It is estimated that participation in SWIFT will yield savings in costs of transactions.

It was estimated that 17.2 million MWh of electricity was saved.

Cuba had to acquire diagnostic kits for the medical entomology laboratories on foreign markets, for example in Asia. The country would have saved 30 per cent of the cost 52,116 if it had bought them on the United States market.

Access to commercially available electronic information will be provided in a cost effective way through the United Nations System Consortium.

1. Takes note of the results of the monitoring of the costs savings of recent modifications of the two track feature of the pension adjustment system and the intention of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board to continue to monitor those costs savings every two years, on the occasion of the actuarial valuations of the Fund

Other economies were doubtless possible in that area and should be discussed.

Ms. Attwooll (United States of America) said that her delegation wished to thank the Mission for the considerable improvement in the presentation of its budget and for the additional information provided concerning its response to the recommendations of the Advisory Committee, which in some cases had led to greater economies and improved delivery of services.

In particular, the E2 Panels found that compensation can be awarded for loss of future earnings and profits that the claimant expected to earn under a contract to the extent that they can be ascertained with reasonable certainty, less any cost savings resulting from the interruption of the contract.

Whenever feasible, OIOS identifies quantifiable savings and recoveries.

The Afghanistan's New Beginnings Programme has enabled the Government to remove all Afghan Military Forces personnel from the payroll of the Ministry of Defence, resulting in an estimated saving to the national budget of a recurrent cost of over 120 million and effectively dissolving the Afghan Military Forces.

The Advisory Committee expects that any such savings as may materialize will be reflected in the performance report.

UNICEF will build new partnerships, especially in the private sector, to identify and develop low cost, reliable, and user friendly technologies in water supply, water quality and sanitation.

It commended the Mission for having achieved savings through the revision of air services contracts.

Regulation of goods and services for public health clearly is a good idea but it must always be balanced against potential costs in this case, the cost of not providing more vitamin A to eight million children over the past 12 years.