ABSORPTION see ABSORB.
COST REDUCTION is actions taken in the present designed to decrease costs in the present. See COST AVOIDANCE.
PROMISES FOR THE FUTURE is not a standard term, but is sometimes used in contracts to delineate what orders/commitments may exist in the future. Dependent upon the contractual language, it may or may not be binding.
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