Management literature reports an average of seven layers from top to bottom in large organizations, public and corporate, with five layers in the leanest organizations.

The Department was running the leanest field operations organization in the world in a permanent state of shortfall, and managed to do so only thanks to improved procedures and the dedication and quality of the peacekeeping personnel.

Even though the Ozone Secretariat is already one of the leanest secretariats of any multilateral environmental agreement in the United Nations system, it is committed to reviewing its budget in an effort to make cost savings whenever possible.