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BAISSE COUTS [15 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-11-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Commercial Fishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- resource scarcity
1, record 1, English, resource%20scarcity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Pêche commerciale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rareté de la ressource
1, record 1, French, raret%C3%A9%20de%20la%20ressource
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le secteur de la capture doit faire face à un double défi : d’une part, la rareté de la ressource(principalement en ce qui a trait au poisson de fond) et, d’autre part, une diminution générale de la rentabilité des entreprises attribuable à une baisse des prix obtenus et à une hausse des coûts. 1, record 1, French, - raret%C3%A9%20de%20la%20ressource
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Management Operations (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cost reduction
1, record 2, English, cost%20reduction
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- cost cutting 2, record 2, English, cost%20cutting
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If employees perceive that only cost cutting is rewarded, they will focus on those types of improvements which may prove a detriment to the larger goal of continuous improvement. 2, record 2, English, - cost%20reduction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The company [Reliance] emphasizes product customizing and performance. Emerson, on the other hand, tends to position itself below the diagonal and emphasizes cost reduction. Even where the two companies' product lines overlap, Reliance is likely to use a more fluid process for that product, while Emerson is more likely to use a standardized process. 3, record 2, English, - cost%20reduction
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réduction de coûts
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9duction%20de%20co%C3%BBts
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- baisse de coûts 2, record 2, French, baisse%20de%20co%C3%BBts
correct, feminine noun
- réduction de frais 3, record 2, French, r%C3%A9duction%20de%20frais
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L’entreprise [Reliance] insiste sur l’adaptation aux besoins du client sur les performances du produit. Emerson [...] met l’accent sur les baisses de coûts. Même quand les gammes de produits des deux entreprises se chevauchent, Reliance utilise généralement un processus plus fluide pour ce produit, alors qu’Emerson choisit un processus standardisé. 2, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9duction%20de%20co%C3%BBts
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-01-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Remuneration (Personnel Management)
- Public Sector Budgeting
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- restrained wage growth
1, record 3, English, restrained%20wage%20growth
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Unit labour costs in Canada have fallen 1,,3 per cent since mid-1993 thanks to excellent productivity performance and restrained wage growth. 1, record 3, English, - restrained%20wage%20growth
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
- Budget des collectivités publiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- faible hausse des salaires
1, record 3, French, faible%20hausse%20des%20salaires
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les coûts unitaires de main-d’œuvre ont baissé de 1. 3 pour cent au Canada depuis le milieu de 1993, grâce à l'excellente tenue de la productivité et à une faible hausse des salaires. 1, record 3, French, - faible%20hausse%20des%20salaires
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2015-01-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Government Accounting
- Public Sector Budgeting
- Phraseology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- excellent productivity performance
1, record 4, English, excellent%20productivity%20performance
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Unit labour costs in Canada have fallen 1,3 per cent since mid-1993 thanks to excellent productivity performance and restrained wage growth. 1, record 4, English, - excellent%20productivity%20performance
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité publique
- Budget des collectivités publiques
- Phraséologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- excellente tenue de la productivité
1, record 4, French, excellente%20tenue%20de%20la%20productivit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les coûts unitaires de main-d’œuvre ont baissé de 1, 3 pour cent au Canada depuis le milieu de 1993, grâce à l'excellente tenue de la productivité et à une faible hausse des salaires. 1, record 4, French, - excellente%20tenue%20de%20la%20productivit%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2014-12-18
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Investment
- Stock Exchange
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- bearish
1, record 5, English, bearish
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The tendency to fall, pessimistic. 1, record 5, English, - bearish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An investor behaving bearishly sells for fear of having to do so at a lower price in the future, or confident that he will be able to repurchase later at a lower price. 1, record 5, English, - bearish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bearish: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 5, English, - bearish
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Investissements et placements
- Bourse
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- à la baisse
1, record 5, French, %C3%A0%20la%20baisse
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] des organismes indépendants qui évaluent la qualité des titres d’emprunt peuvent diminuer la cote de crédit d’un émetteur(décote) si sa situation financière se détériore. Une décote haussera les coûts d’emprunt d’un émetteur et par conséquent, exercera une pression à la baisse sur la valeur de titres de cet émetteur. 1, record 5, French, - %C3%A0%20la%20baisse
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inversiones
- Bolsa de valores
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- bajista
1, record 5, Spanish, bajista
correct, adjective
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Con tendencia a la baja, pesimista. 2, record 5, Spanish, - bajista
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El inversor con comportamiento bajista vende ante el temor de que tenga que vender, o con la confianza de recomprar, en el futuro a un precio inferior. 2, record 5, Spanish, - bajista
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bajista: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 5, Spanish, - bajista
Record 6 - internal organization data 2014-07-16
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Financial Institutions
- Banking
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- cross-pillar competition
1, record 6, English, cross%2Dpillar%20competition
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Successive revisions of legislation covering financial institutions encouraged greater cross-pillar competition in some areas, leading to lower costs and improved efficiency. 2, record 6, English, - cross%2Dpillar%20competition
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Institutions financières
- Banque
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- concurrence interpiliers
1, record 6, French, concurrence%20interpiliers
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les révisions subséquentes de la législation régissant les institutions financières ont encouragé une plus grande concurrence interpiliers dans certains secteurs, ce qui a entraîné une baisse des coûts et un accroissement de l'efficience. 2, record 6, French, - concurrence%20interpiliers
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2014-02-07
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Corporate Management (General)
- Cost Accounting
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- idle capacity cost
1, record 7, English, idle%20capacity%20cost
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Gestion de l'entreprise (Généralités)
- Comptabilité analytique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- coût de sous-activité
1, record 7, French, co%C3%BBt%20de%20sous%2Dactivit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- coût de la sous-activité 1, record 7, French, co%C3%BBt%20de%20la%20sous%2Dactivit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble des coûts inhérents à la baisse d’activité de tout ou partie de l'entreprise. 1, record 7, French, - co%C3%BBt%20de%20sous%2Dactivit%C3%A9
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de la empresa (Generalidades)
- Contabilidad de costos
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- costo de capacidad no utilizada
1, record 7, Spanish, costo%20de%20capacidad%20no%20utilizada
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7, Key term(s)
- coste de capacidad no utilizada
Record 8 - internal organization data 2011-10-25
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- National and International Economics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- ubiquitification
1, record 8, English, ubiquitification
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The outcome of the ongoing globalization process as well as of a process whereby former tacit knowledge gradually becomes codified. 2, record 8, English, - ubiquitification
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The process whereby some former important locational factors are actively converted into becoming ubiquities. This process is labelled ubiquitification ... 3, record 8, English, - ubiquitification
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Économie nationale et internationale
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- ubiquitification
1, record 8, French, ubiquitification
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processus par lequel, sous l'effet de l'internationalisation de l'économie, de la baisse des coûts de transport, etc. des facteurs locaux de production jusqu'alors rares deviennent accessibles à peu près n’ importe où dans le monde. 1, record 8, French, - ubiquitification
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2010-08-26
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Cost Accounting
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- non-value-added activity
1, record 9, English, non%2Dvalue%2Dadded%20activity
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Activity that increases the time spent on a product or service but does not increase its worth to the customer. 2, record 9, English, - non%2Dvalue%2Dadded%20activity
Record 9, Key term(s)
- nonvalue-added activity
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité analytique
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- activité sans valeur ajoutée
1, record 9, French, activit%C3%A9%20sans%20valeur%20ajout%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans l'analyse des activités de l'entité, activité qui n’ ajoute pas de valeur au produit ou au service et qui, de ce fait, peut être supprimée ou réduite afin de diminuer les coûts, sans que la valeur perçue par le client baisse. 1, record 9, French, - activit%C3%A9%20sans%20valeur%20ajout%C3%A9e
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2004-05-14
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Utilization (Oil and Natural Gas)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- integrated surface mining/upgrading project
1, record 10, English, integrated%20surface%20mining%2Fupgrading%20project
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Reasons for this upsurge in oil sands development include ... a sharp reduction in operating costs, over the last decade, for integrated surface mining/upgrading projects ... 1, record 10, English, - integrated%20surface%20mining%2Fupgrading%20project
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation commerciale (Pétrole et gaz naturel)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- installation intégrée d’extraction à ciel ouvert et de valorisation
1, record 10, French, installation%20int%C3%A9gr%C3%A9e%20d%26rsquo%3Bextraction%20%C3%A0%20ciel%20ouvert%20et%20de%20valorisation
feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cet essor rapide de la mise en valeur des sables bitumineux est lié aux facteurs suivants [...] baisse considérable, au cours de la dernière décennie, des coûts d’exploitation des installations intégrées d’extraction à ciel ouvert et de valorisation [...] 1, record 10, French, - installation%20int%C3%A9gr%C3%A9e%20d%26rsquo%3Bextraction%20%C3%A0%20ciel%20ouvert%20et%20de%20valorisation
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 2001-04-01
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- International Law
- Spacecraft
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- European launcher policy
1, record 11, English, European%20launcher%20policy
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Droit international
- Engins spatiaux
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- politique européenne en matière de lanceurs
1, record 11, French, politique%20europ%C3%A9enne%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20de%20lanceurs
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La priorité de la politique européenne en matière de lanceurs reste donc l'adaptation d’Ariane5 au marché pour permettre à Arianespace de maximiser le taux de remplissage de chaque lancement(lancements doubles GTO). L'évolution à la baisse des prix de marché impose une réduction des coûts récurrents d’Ariane 5 de l'ordre de 50 %, en complément des améliorations de performances envisagées(11 tonnes en 2006). 2, record 11, French, - politique%20europ%C3%A9enne%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20de%20lanceurs
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1999-01-27
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- incremental budgeting
1, record 12, English, incremental%20budgeting
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
- continuation budget 2, record 12, English, continuation%20budget
correct
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare to «zero-base budgeting». 3, record 12, English, - incremental%20budgeting
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- méthode du budget par reconduction
1, record 12, French, m%C3%A9thode%20du%20budget%20par%20reconduction
correct, feminine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
- budget par reconduction 2, record 12, French, budget%20par%20reconduction
correct, masculine noun
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode traditionnelle d’établissement du budget axée sur la mise à jour périodique des prévisions budgétaires et qui consiste essentiellement à reconduire le budget de l'exercice précédent sur le nouvel exercice en apportant, à chaque poste budgétaire, les ajustements justifiés par les résultats de l'exercice, la hausse ou la baisse des prix et des coûts et l'accroissement ou la diminution prévisible du niveau d’activité. 1, record 12, French, - m%C3%A9thode%20du%20budget%20par%20reconduction
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1998-02-19
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Finance
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- cost slope 1, record 13, English, cost%20slope
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Burning issues of the day come and go but the small cost slope in favour of fixed-cost fringe benefits is always there ... 2, record 13, English, - cost%20slope
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Finances
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- courbe des coûts
1, record 13, French, courbe%20des%20co%C3%BBts
feminine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Comme l'indique le diagramme, l'industrie a été en mesure de réduire les coûts réels encore plus rapidement que la chute des cours réels. La courbe des coûts, à la baisse, est plus accentuée que celle des cours. 2, record 13, French, - courbe%20des%20co%C3%BBts
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 1994-09-16
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Television (Radioelectricity)
- Electrical Engineering
- Computer Graphics
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- analog component coding
1, record 14, English, analog%20component%20coding
proposal
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
Record 14, Textual support, English
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
- Électrotechnique
- Infographie
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- codage en composantes séparées
1, record 14, French, codage%20en%20composantes%20s%C3%A9par%C3%A9es
correct, masculine noun
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Le] codage des signaux vidéo couleur Y, Db, Dr est appelé codage en composantes séparées(«analog component» en anglais). Il est utilisé couramment depuis le milieu des années 80 dans la production vidéo professionnelle suite au lancement des formats de magnétoscopes Betacam et MII, car ceux-ci enregistrent les signaux vidéo dans ce type de codage. Par rapport aux codages vidéo habituels PAL, SECAM ou NTSC, le codage en composantes complique le câblage des équipements et nécessite un triplement des circuits électroniques. Mais les gains en volume des circuits électroniques et la baisse de leur coûts ont poussé à une généralisation de ces types de codage vidéo couleur. 1, record 14, French, - codage%20en%20composantes%20s%C3%A9par%C3%A9es
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
Record 15 - internal organization data 1983-08-30
Record 15, English
Record 15, Subject field(s)
- Urban Studies
- Corporate Economics
Record 15, Main entry term, English
- transportation cost 1, record 15, English, transportation%20cost
Record 15, Abbreviations, English
Record 15, Synonyms, English
Record 15, Textual support, English
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS
the real range occurs at the line where total costs for a service (...) from two competing centers (that is, cost of the good at each center plus transportation cost) 1, record 15, English, - transportation%20cost
Record 15, French
Record 15, Domaine(s)
- Urbanisme
- Économie de l'entreprise
Record 15, Main entry term, French
- coût de transport 1, record 15, French, co%C3%BBt%20de%20transport
Record 15, Abbreviations, French
Record 15, Synonyms, French
Record 15, Textual support, French
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cette tendance s’accompagne d’une baisse importante du coût relatif du transport, et il est remarquable que chaque "découverte"(...) se [traduit] par une diminution des coûts de transport 1, record 15, French, - co%C3%BBt%20de%20transport
Record 15, Spanish
Record 15, Textual support, Spanish
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