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10:53 Jul 27, 2011 |
Japanese to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Management | |||||||
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4 | reassignment of resources |
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4 | rebalancing of resources |
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3 | resource shifting |
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resource shifting Explanation: http://riograndeblog.com/2011/03/resource-shifting-a-winwin-... http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/resource.html -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 mins (2011-07-27 11:13:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.nec.co.jp/techrep/en/journal/g10/n02/100208-76.ht... |
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reassignment of resources Explanation: Whether it's people or things, "shifting them around" can be expressed as "reassignment of resources." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2011-07-27 14:40:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- By the way, there is no reason this always has to be a noun phrase. You can also make it more natural in some contexts by switching to a verb construction. For example, The company also expects to reassign resources such as by transferring personnel, moving inventory .... This leads to better English in some contexts. |
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rebalancing of resources Explanation: Sounds softer than transfer. What is lost here is gained there... |
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