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The Shell scenarios, however, never pose a fundamental question that the nation and the world must answer as soon as possible What are the most cost-effective strategies for reducing co2 We don t have an unlimited amount of money to spend, so it will be critical to maximize the environmental benefits of the money that we do have. And we are fast running out of time. 

BankBoston established a centralized procurement function in 1993 with the mission "to save money reduce business risk and make management s lives easier." By 1997, the centralized group had (1) reduced invoices by 11% while the business itself actually doubled, (2) reduced overall cost of purchasing by 13% (3) increased its spending influence and management to 400 million annually, and (4) achieved savings of 80 million annually. 

The washing could be done in the reactor or in separate tanks. In the proposed scheme, it is done in separate tanks. These wash tanks also provide the feed to the continuous purification system that follows. A continuous purification system is used because usually continuous processing is cheaper than batch processing. Thus, the washtanks serve also as holdup tanks. Since the wash tanks are much less expensive thia the reactors (see Chapter 9), it is expected that money will be saved by reducing fnc time the material spends in the reactors, and hence the number of reactors needed. 

Let us assume that extra labor costs money. It is not free like the help given by David, Nancy, and Daniel. Then, all the above proposals to reduce the time it takes to change a tire cost money. If the use of a jack or hoist is to be avoided, more labor must be hired. If a hydraulic jack or power wrench is to be used, it must be purchased or rented. Finally, the remounting of the spare tire means spending extra money and effort in advance of the project. 

In theory, regulations can produce any given amount of emissions reduction at least cost, an outcome that resembles that of an emissions market. In well-functioning markets, people maximize net benefits subject to a budget constraint. In the context of reducing pollution, that implies we should spend a given amount of money in ways that maximize our collective life expectancy. 

A company s effective cost of bringing a new drug to market is substantially reduced by tax savings the company (or its investors) receives when it invests in R D. The net cost of every dollar spent on research must be reduced by the amount of tax avoided by that expenditure. These tax savings from R D come about both from deductions and from tax credits that reduce a company s tax liability when it spends money on R D.34... 

Decision makers, including prescribers, providers, payers and patients, all want to maximize the clinical value received for the money spent. Value to a prescriber might mean achieving a desired clinical impact for the cost of drug value to a payer could mean spending more for a drug that reduces the number of days in a hospital, thus reducing the... 

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