Sentences with phrase «production cost savings»

Accolade has been focusing heavily on production cost savings in the past few years and in 2013 signed a reciprocal packaging arrangement with ASX - listed Treasury Wine Estates for some wines in the Napa Valley in California, following on from a similar agreement struck in the United Kingdom in 2012.

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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Virtual training materials also drastically decrease production costs since everything is digital, so you can spend more time creating highly - valuable training material and pay for it with the savings you're earning from not printing and publishing it all.

Our goal is to help banks move rapidly from proof - of - concept to production system with blockchain technology, generating real cost savings and improving bottom - line results.»

Earlier this year, he said the transaction would cost more than the savings EQT would achieve by combining its exploration and production and pipelines businesses with Rice's operations.

The savings stem from many areas of Tesla's production process, but Nikkei reports that selling the equipment and service directly to customers has allowed Tesla to cut costs by up to 50 percent.

But this transition should not be burdensome; by establishing production metrics for monitoring waste, as well as electricity consumption, gas consumption, waste water intensity and overall carbon emissions, your sites can identify ongoing efficiencies and potential cost savings for your company to support your bottom line.

They concluded that the core efficiencies of centralized production and packaging technologies at J&G Foods could provide retailers a host of advantages, including longer shelf life, less shrinkage, better inventory control, cost savings and promotional flexibility.

Penfolds owner Treasury Wine Estates is restructuring its winery assets in California with the sale of the Paicines winery and several small vineyards and an expansion of production at the Beringer winery as it pursues $ 34 million in cost savings in its United States business.

After years of progress on the cost - efficiency side of chocolate production, chocolate manufacturers could be forgiven for thinking they've finally hit the wall - that they are at the whim of the cocoa butter traders and that further cost savings are beyond their control.

Blue Box Design managing director Duncan Robertson said, «This new facility will greatly improve «speed to market» for our customers by reducing the packaging development cycle time from concept to delivery, thereby delivering production efficiencies and cost savings.

Amatil spent $ 45 million to build plants that will use 15 per cent less resin in the production of each bottle, resulting in significant raw material cost savings.

This modified system, built around existing technology and fully integrated with their current production line, led to huge additional cost savings.

San Diego, CA (October 14, 2013) Moraki, Inc. (http://www.morakicloth.com), a small manufacturer of premium cloth diapers, has found a way to reduce production costs and pass the savings on to their customers.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PR Contact: Julia Smith [email protected] MORAKI LOWERS PRICES AND RELEASES NEW RETAIL PACKAGING San Diego, CA (October 14, 2013) Moraki, Inc. (http://www.morakicloth.com), a small manufacturer of premium cloth diapers, has found a way to reduce production costs and pass the savings on to their customers.

However, this cost would be offset by savings from the welfare budget, tax receipts from newly - employed workers, and the knock - on economic boost from such a significant increase in production.

However, the cost savings from the system outweigh the lower production.

Foams are becoming attractive not only for reduced material consumption, which in turn lowers the cost of production, weight reduction and fuel savings but also; for developing a spectrum of new properties, which are the critical to qualities of specific applications.

Whether cost savings are realized depends on production costs, which can be high for universities that are rolling out their own digital content.

For builders of racecars, starting their build with a body - in - white represents significant cost and labor savings when compared to the purchase and conversion of a fully - equipped production car.

All of the technologies are cost - effective, close to volume production and, when integrated into an all - wheel drive (AWD) vehicle, offer a potential combined fuel consumption savings of up to 15 %.

Savings in per - unit cost achieved by mass production.

Since eBooks have a lower cost of production, I'd expect some of that savings to be passed to the consumer.

Publishers are increasingly annoyed because while there are some cost savings involved in eBook production versus print production, they still have the same overhead, including acquisitions, editorial, marketing, sales and production (if not printing).

Easypress Technologies CEO James Macfarlane said that Book Publishing in the Cloud has already been working with HarperCollins UK, allowing the publisher to avoid completely outsourcing physical typeset production to a third party and generating a «50 % savings in direct costs and dramatically reducing the time to publish for both print and digital products.»

3) A lot of people here are ignoring e-book production costs that go deeper then the manufacturing savings; edit and design costs will not disappear, nor will author advances.

What I mean is that although there may be cost - savings in terms of production, your time and effort will likely be wasted, and a poorly narrated audio book could ultimately taint your book.

It's more expensive to do it this way, but we feel that the benefits to the local community and economy far outweigh the cost savings of outsourcing production.

Besides creating greater economies of scale through direct delivery to distributors or retailers, with cost savings passed on to retail partners, the home - based manufacturing facility also means more attention to the products during the production cycle.

Lower production costs means, of course, that savings can be passed on to the player, and Antoniades told us that it's directly resulted in Ninja Theory being able to release Hellblade at the relatively low price of # 24.99 / $ 29.99 / AU$ 44.95.

The fuel savings make it a winner for fleet sales, which is what it will take to scale production and bring costs down.

These investment figures are the net result from combining higher capital costs per unit of capacity with a one - fifth reduction in electricity production due to end - use electricity savings.

«Semper Solaris is a stand - up company from start to finish and production... We are incredibly happy with the results and have immediately witnessed the cost savings,» Semper Solaris» solar homeowner Dan Jackson sas in a YouTube video.

Drawing on the work of previous Fox productions such as 24: Live Another Day, this year's The X-Files event series was able to divert 81 % of the production's total waste from landfill, use 100 % FSC certified mahogany for set construction, recycle 100 % of the aluminum and steel used in set construction, and avoid 33 tonnes of CO2 emissions, generating nearly $ 41,000 in cost savings.

For a homeowner, there is no guarantee that peak usage will coincide with solar production, so it is harder to project cost savings.

What is a cost - effective and practical method of achieving 50 % source energy savings versus the 2006 IECC for a hot - humid production builder?

The solar savings you can expect from a cash purchase of solar panels based on their production and the costs of your utility.

First, U.S. firms outsourcing products from China pocket most of the savings on production costs as profits.

It is often the quickest and most cost effective way to improve energy savings and address environmental impacts of energy production.

When lower product costs and other savings are factored in, Americans households have an extra $ 1337 per year in the bank due to shale energy production.

If firms are not radically reducing their cost structure, basing fees on cost of production rather than the amount they would earn if billing hourly, they are not doing the things that create real savings for clients.

The company offers clear value propositions that begin in waste reduction (paper production savings) but also generate paralegal productivity as well as reduce travel costs and other headaches associated with large boxes of litigation documents.

Our goal is to help banks move rapidly from proof - of - concept to production system with blockchain technology, generating real cost savings and improving bottom - line results.»

Leveraged Lean Six Sigma for process improvement and 31 % cost savings on manufacturing production line upon promotion to Director of Manufacturing Operations.

Detail - oriented and highly articulate professional manager, directing operations and activities within production area — Employs strong organizational skills, leadership and thorough knowledge regarding many aspects of the production process to achieve organization goals: cost - savings, product quality, labor efficiency, timely delivery and safety.

Developed process map, value stream map, consumption tables, and production simulation model which resulted in a substantial cost savings.

Supported Production System Efficiency Investigation and Implementation groups for cost - savings initiative

• Enhanced production by 30 % in one year, leading to cost savings up t0 $ 1000 annually.

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