In the current climate companies are being forced to downsize in order to survive.
In doing this, too often, we see them forget that they have to operate to certain standards and look after their current customers. Hopefully, prior to downsizing, a company has a good picture of the problems that are preventing it from performing better - perhaps the core problem of the business or where the constraint is.
In the downsized environment these problems are still relevant and need to be dealt with.
Beware of re-inventing the wheel or the onset of student syndrome in operating your business.