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Kostenoptimierung

English translation: cost optimis(z)ation

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German term or phrase:Kostenoptimierung
English translation:cost optimis(z)ation
Entered by: Christine Lam

22:24 Jul 10, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Economics / Analyse
German term or phrase: Kostenoptimierung
Leider gibt es nicht viel Kontext dazu. Es geht um einen Firmenbericht bzw. um eine Marketinganalyse.

Mein Vorschlag: cost arbitrage (ich weiß nicht genau, ob es den Sinn trifft)

Danke für eure Hilfe!
Maurizio Sansone
Local time: 10:26
cost optimis(z)ation
Explanation:
is what I would use
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Christine Lam
Local time: 22:26
Grading comment
Danke nochmals für die schnelle Hilfe!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7cost optimis(z)ation
Christine Lam
5optimize cost reduction
Juntice (X)


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
cost optimis(z)ation


Explanation:
is what I would use


Christine Lam
Local time: 22:26
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 13
Grading comment
Danke nochmals für die schnelle Hilfe!

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agree  Manuela Junghans
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agree  vptrans: most often used
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agree  KARIN ISBELL
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agree  BrigitteHilgner: a very common term
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agree  Steffen Walter
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agree  Ian M-H (X)
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
optimize cost reduction


Explanation:
I asked my husband (Canadian) he said: you never want to optimize costs, you want to optimize profit and reduce costs. makes sense to me.

Juntice (X)
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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