rationalisation

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systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale

the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency

(mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation

the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason

(psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening

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During the 1990s, both CP Rail and CN attempted unsuccessfully to buy out the eastern assets of the other, so as to permit further rationalisation. Source: Internet

The company also took various cost rationalisation initiatives in the areas of payroll, advertising and marketing and other overheads including deferral of avoidable operating costs, through which the management could bring down cashburn significantly. Source: Internet

Simplification, rationalisation and transparency are the mantras for opening banking, FDI or natural resource allotment. Source: Internet

But significant overlaps between the two firms in European fixed-income might lead to "rationalisation" and Morningstar is "watching closely for any signs of turnover". Source: Internet

So New Order rationalisation mostly served to reinforce the social order, although it did allow for some upward mobility of the other castes. Source: Internet

The intention was to produce and market Norton and Triumph motorcycles at home and abroad; but Poore's rationalisation led to redundancies of two-thirds of the workforce. Source: Internet

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