Short clip: Turner containing costs in a downturn

February 24, 2009, 11:03am PST | Length: 00:00:37
Dan Darling, CIO of TBS, reveals that, given the state of the economy, cost containment is his number one concern for the coming year. Along with bringing down costs, this includes improving workforce and process efficiency.

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Short clip: Turner containing costs in a downturn

>>What are you big concerns for 2009?

>>Well I think like any CIO cost containment would be number one given the economy. Workforce efficiency again, process improvement just driving down costs so those are top of mind elements I think within our business. We will continue to grow and as a Company we'll continue to grow but again, I think that's our job right now is to really just look at how do we continue to be more efficient with what we have.

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