Sentences with phrase «at smaller manufacturers»

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The unfortunate reality is the opposite: Electric car programs (or programs for any vehicle that doesn't burn hydrocarbons) at the major manufacturers are small to non-existent, constituting an average of far less than 1 % of their total vehicle sales.

The smaller burden of red tape required for WTO rates, which still involves forms but nothing as complicated on rules of origin, can deliver real cost savings, says Mathew Wilson, a senior vice-president at Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters who helps advise Canadian NAFTA negotiators.

For example, since joining the Osborne Group two years ago, John Bielby has conducted two assignments as interim chief operating officer for small manufacturing companies, applying years of experience garnered in high - level permanent roles at larger manufacturers.

And small - scale manufacturers have had to put investment plans on hold, a significant concern for a product that must be aged for at least three years before it can be sold in the UK.

When Interplex Industries showed interest in acquiring a small French competitor, some at the tool - and - die manufacturer in New York City were apprehensive.

Once aimed at a small elite with their blingy designs, luxury smartphones are being toned down as manufacturers look to broaden the appeal of their high - end devices.

If you wish, you can get additional protection for your product in addition to your manufacturer's warranty at a small amount.

I'm sympathetic to CIBC chief economist Avery Shenfeld's case that a sustained lower loonie will entice companies to start new businesses / expand operations in Canada, with a lag; I also agree with Mike Moffatt (professor at Ivey, small businessman in Canada's manufacturing heartland, dodgeball player) when he says that manufacturers in the area are highly risk averse.

At the time, most steel - consuming manufacturers were small businesses, with less than 500 workers.

«About that time, it became clear that our distinction in the industry is that we would be a quality manufacturer that went for the better - for - you segment, which, at the time, was very small.

«We have to buy and negotiate with the manufacturers so you can be competitive, which is getting more and more difficult because so many of the manufacturers look at volume and offer the price according to the volume, and that has created problems for the smaller dealers,» he laments.

«A big part of what we do is actually taking care of local smaller manufacturers as well in getting their product to market at retail, and that can range from chutneys to barbecue sauces and local manufacturers of tortilla chips and other snack food items,» Wright lists.

Such training and education can be accomplished through a number of means, but should be made available at a local level or through distance learning since many small manufacturers lack the resources or ability to send employees to national or even regional meetings.

Years ago when we published our Behind the Diapers article series we focused on makers of cloth diapers... However as the cloth diaper industry grew we saw small makers have become larger manufacturers, thereby allowing more work at home (WAHM) cloth diaper retailers to enter in the marketplace.

Many have been through small WAHMs, but I've also participated in some with larger manufacturers whose own communications are monitored by at least 2 admins and shared with the co-op participants to provide transparency.

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«The actual cost of production to the manufacturers is quite small,» notes George Kent, a professor of political science at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu and author of the forthcoming book «Regulating Infant Formula.»

Later in the day, she teamed up with fellow Democrat Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney in Orange County, at the Hudson Valley Technology Development Center in Newburgh, where she discussed how her legislation would create a competitive program that awards states and regions with funding to support local manufacturers through low - interest loans to build new facilities and upgrade equipment, and give access to capital and technical assistance to develop exporting opportunities and to connect small suppliers with larger companies.

Eliminate Burdensome Paperwork Requirements for Craft Manufacturers: At the 2012 Wine, Beer and Spirits Summit, Governor Cuomo ended the State Liquor Authority's policy prohibiting multiple manufacturing licenses at the same location, recognizing the additional burdens this placed, for example, on a small winery that wanted to also make whiskey — including building a separate facilitAt the 2012 Wine, Beer and Spirits Summit, Governor Cuomo ended the State Liquor Authority's policy prohibiting multiple manufacturing licenses at the same location, recognizing the additional burdens this placed, for example, on a small winery that wanted to also make whiskey — including building a separate facilitat the same location, recognizing the additional burdens this placed, for example, on a small winery that wanted to also make whiskey — including building a separate facility.

Or maybe Amazon, I think, discovered that people wanted to view PDF files on the Kindle and their PDF browser is really terrible; and, in fact, [the] smaller Kindle couldn't view PDFs at all until a recent software update, so I do think that these manufacturers always make some choices about what people are going to want and what they don't want and find that some of those choices are right and some of those choices are just wrong.

Without the scale of a company like AT&T, these smaller players simply can't get manufacturers to build devices at a low enough cost and in a timely enough manner to compete against AT&T.

A few epidemiological studies have even found a small correlation between SSRI use during pregnancy and ASD, but that can largely be explained by other factors, such as the severity of a mother's depression, says Lars Henning Pedersen, at Aarhus University in Denmark, who has no affiliations with any antidepressant manufacturers.

In 1993, Nakamura, who held only a master's degree and was toiling practically on his own at a small specialty chemical manufacturer in rural Shikoku, cracked the fabrication challenges to get a bright blue LED that was commercially viable.

Says David Greene, a transportation researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratory: «If manufacturers were to take the available technologies and apply them to fuel economy over the next 10 to 15 years, they could cost - effectively achieve a 40 to 50 percent improvement without making vehicles smaller.»

In the long run, «from the manufacturer's perspective,» Smith says, «what they may be looking at is a bigger slice of what we all hope will be a much smaller [liability] pie.»

Similar types of materials could increasingly find use in modern electronics as manufacturers work to make smaller, faster and more energy - efficient components that operate at optical frequencies.

Most times, fake manufacturer fail at correctly cloning this small detail.

But here, Reynolds plays Jerry Hickfang, a happy worker on the shipping line at a bath - and - toilet manufacturer in a small town called Milton.

Extrapolating this and also your earlier response about motorcycles; if you look at Motorcycle engines of comparable size / cylinders to small car engines of similar capacity, you will see that the car manufacturers often still decide to adopt major design changes to their powertrain - rather than just using the same engine design approach.

Michael Worthington - Williams recounts its eventful history / Carrozzeria Riva — Alessandro Sannia tells the story of one of the less well known of the small Italian coachbuilders that flourished post-WW2 / East Meets West — Delwyn Mallett visits a fascinating recent exhibition of post-war German competition cars from both sides of the Iron Curtain at Hamburg's Prototyp Museum / Back on the Road — The sole - surviving 1914 Wilton has been restored by the grandson of its manufacturer.

He had a big part in the last MG sports car, the MG MGF, then did a (retrospectively indifferent) stint at Lincoln at the time Ford was busily and expensively accreting small - scale manufacturers it didn't know what to do with.

These were built at the height of pure internal combustion drivetrains allowing smaller boutique manufacturers like Pagani to be able to match the performance levels of the big supercar dynasties.

The all - new 2015 Honda Fit is even more of a standout choice in the subcompact segment with its small - on - the - outside, big - on - the - inside packaging, incredibly versatile second - row Magic Seat ® and a manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) 3 starting at just $ 15,790.

The V90 is an example of why Volvo's interiors are some of the best in the market at the moment; and elements like small Swedish flags stitched to the seats, or «Since 1959» stamped into the seatbelt buckle - the date that Volvo became the first manufacturer to fit three - point seatbelts as standard - only add to the sense of quality.

In 2008, the small - scale German manufacturer Bitter, which had been dormant for several years, resumed its operations with the new Bitter Vero, first showcased at the Geneva Motor Show.

Engineers at some manufacturers have indicated that they are adjusting airbag algorithms to deploy side airbags in small overlap frontal crashes.

Chevrolet premiered the Trax small SUV at the Paris motor show Thursday.The manufacturer also brought out a restyled Spark and the Code 130R and Tru 140S concepts for display.The Trax is being billed...

With a base Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) starting at $ 35,445, the 2017 Infiniti QX50 remains a stellar value among small - luxury SUVs.

2011 Stingray 235 CR Sport Deck Cuddy Manufacturer Provided Description Proof that performance does n`t have to be at the expense of comfort, the 230 CR Sport Deck Cuddy has a cabin that rivals that of a small cruiser.

Another stylish Italian coupé from another low - volume sports car manufacturer, the Rivolta was a luxurious grand tourer that combined Bertone's styling genius, Giotto Bizzarrini chassis expertise, and a small - block 5.4 - liter Chevrolet V8 powertrain similar to what the Corvette had at the time.

It was at the beginning of 2017, when the Japanese manufacturer opened the orders for its small and very popular model: the Swift.

Asus, the manufacturer behind Google's hugely popular Nexus 7 tablet, is hoping to repeat the success with at least one small - screen Windows 8 device.The Wall Street Journal reports that the Taiwanese company will release small Windows 8 tablets this... Read more

While Microsoft may not want to encourage manufacturers to regularly make devices with lower resolutions, there are rumblings that the company is reducing some licensing costs to convince device makers to take a look at producing smaller Windows 8 devices.

«It's impressive that this product is our biggest selling Android tablet, and it will be really interesting to see if other manufacturers will follow suit with smaller tablets over the coming months to spice up the Christmas period,» said Graham Stapleton, chief commercial officer at Carphone Warehouse in an interview with The Telegraph.

Company CEO Steve Ballmer will apparently debut the devices during his keynote at CES, in essence repeating his performance at this year's conference, when he unveiled tablets from Hewlett - Packard and a pair of smaller manufacturers.

Asus, the manufacturer behind Google's hugely popular Nexus 7 tablet, is hoping to repeat the success with at least one small - screen Windows 8 device.

This was back when Apple's products served a decidedly niche audience and the company seemed destined to, at best, maintain its position as a relatively small manufacturer of personal computers, if not to be outright crushed by Microsoft and computer manufacturers making machines that ran its operating systems.

At this year's Global Pet Expo, one small pet retailer got the sense that many manufacturers didn't think single - store retailers were worth their time.

Right now, we are only seeing a few products highlighting the above «free - of» claims — often from smaller manufacturers and predominantly found at specialty neighborhood pet shops.

Most of the major manufacturers have at least a few small trimmers that weigh only ounces and run quietly enough to be ideal for that kind of face / tummy / tail / foot work, in both corded and cordless versions, battery operated and rechargeable, in any size.