The history also called for revisions to the sometimes conflicting federal regulations on contracting that "caused inconsistencies and inefficiencies that inhibited management and oversight."

It said such arbitrary ceilings would "cause inefficiencies and distortions" and "rarely account for changing circumstances."

"The current structure," said a department fact sheet, "causes needless confusion and inefficiencies because headquarters policy and program decisions are not always interpreted uniformly by all nine regions."

This usually causes inefficiencies in the underlying data structures.

The immature design caused inefficiencies in manufacturing, rework, and delayed deliveries.

Teachers who spend more time focusing on private lessons than regular classes can cause greater inefficiencies in the mainstream school system.

Overlapping responsibilities between the joint ministries and the ministries of the two halves caused friction and inefficiencies.

By the nineteenth century it had become clear that their continued existence was causing inefficiencies in local government and frustrating the effective administration of justice.

A Need for Better Planning He says he is not persuaded by the argument that two-year terms cause administrative inefficiencies for governors in modern times.

Clearly, this impedes competition, spawns corruption and causes inefficiencies in running corporations.