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sockelwirksame Kosteneinsparungen

English translation: cost reduction from the ground up

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German term or phrase:sockelwirksame Kosteneinsparungen
English translation:cost reduction from the ground up
Entered by: Sabine Tietge

07:40 Feb 21, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
German term or phrase: sockelwirksame Kosteneinsparungen
Führung eines interdisziplinären Projektteams (Einkauf, Werkzeugservice, Qualität und Produktion) unter Einbindung externer Lieferanten, mit dem Ergebnis *sockelwirksamer Kosteneinsparungen* bei Verschleißwerkzeugen und Prozessstabilisierung.


TiA :-)
Sabine Tietge
Local time: 00:45
cost reduction from the ground up
Explanation:
Or "bottom-up cost reduction".
Since 'Sockel' = base, foundation, I would guess that this is what they mean.
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Orla Shanaghy
Local time: 20:15
Grading comment
Thanks to all of you!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1cost reduction from the ground up
Orla Shanaghy
3substantial cost savings
Terry Moran
3hard-core cost savings
msherms


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cost reduction from the ground up


Explanation:
Or "bottom-up cost reduction".
Since 'Sockel' = base, foundation, I would guess that this is what they mean.

Orla Shanaghy
Local time: 20:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
Thanks to all of you!

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agree  msherms
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
substantial cost savings


Explanation:
I suspect the author just wanted to find a different way of expressing a simple idea. I could be wrong, though.

Terry Moran
France
Local time: 21:15
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 75
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
hard-core cost savings


Explanation:
hard-core cost savings (possibly depending on context).

I had posted an answer this morning - but it got KILLED.

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Note added at 5 hrs 3 mins (2005-02-21 12:43:24 GMT)
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or base-efficient cost savings

msherms
Local time: 21:15
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