ENGLISH	FRANCAIS
modernizing	Les modernisations
to rebuild	reconstruire
to revamp	moderniser,renover
to update	moderniser
a modernized facility	une installation modernisee
to overtake	depasser
to rationalize	rationaliser
to streamline one's operations	rationaliser ses activites
to rationalize working methods	rationaliser les methodes de travail
to resist change	s'opposer au changement
to face a problem	aborder un problem de fonds
to adjust to change time	evoluer avec son temps
to adjust to tougher competitive conditions	s'adapter aux conditions plus rudes de la concurrence
to be cost conscious	etre econome
cost saving	economique
to lower costs	abaisser les couts
to trim costs/to slash	reduire les couts
to slash labour costs	reduire les couts de main d'oeuvre
to cut overheads	reduire les frais generaux
to whittle down a cost price	comprimer un prix de revient
a cutback on costs	une reduction des couts
downsizing/retrechment	reduire ses activites
to reform / to restore	assainir les finances
reformation	assainissement
to carry out drastic cost-cutting	effectuer des coupes sombres