To start the healing process， Mr Anderson has trimmed dividends by 95% and announced large job cuts. He wants to do away with chunks of a 1，326-page book of internal rules for managers and halve the number of management layers from 12 to six. ''We hire brilliant people. They don’t need baby-sitters，“ he says. The organisational changes may cut annual costs by €2bn， or nearly as much as Bayer spends on administrative expenses， by 2026. Given that its share price fell after Mr Anderson unveiled his plan， investors may think that amputation is in order， after all.
about time 该是…的时候了;早该…了It is about time (that) you dumped your boy friend. 是时候甩了你男朋友了。Break up with him is just a matter of time.
引言相对而言，Sourcing的过程可能很短，也可能很长，但确是“一次性行为”，一旦选定合适的供应商并把他们带上正规，Sourcing的任务就基本完成。当然Sourcing的过程可能很长。然后是Purchasing去执行日常订单管理。
据美国有线电视新闻网7月3日报道，受美联储数月来持续加息影响，美企争相削减成本、裁员难止，部分失业民众深陷财务困境。专家预测，更多美国人可能陷入这种困境。跨国投资银行集团杰富瑞高级经济学家托马斯·西蒙斯表示，“2023年企业仍将重点放在削减成本上，这将导致更多人失业”。
