In either event, the employee will probably seek to argue that operational savings properly fall to be regarded as a benefit derived from the patent.

Retail outlets like fast food chains, coffee bars and health clubs gain operational savings from hot water heating.

On the one hand, Verizon would reap smaller operational savings from consolidation.

Mr. Dolman said that would not mean losing experts, although he added that the operational saving would be considerable.

And barebones building materials can both look stylish and translate to operational savings.

In the magazine industry alone, the full implementation of SBT has been estimated to provide operational savings to the retailers and suppliers of $220 million per year.

Contract incentives call for the company to keep 35 percent of any operational savings and for 65 percent to return to the Government.

AT&T has calculated that it will reap $3 billion per year in "operational savings" and "cost synergies" as a result of the merger.

Amazon is all about keeping costs to a minimum and taking advantage of large-scale operational savings.

Although there appear to be few operational savings planned from combining the two groups, three major benefits are expected to result from the merger: