Sentences with phrase «changing operating environment»

Asset managers continue to face a rapidly changing operating environment.

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Also, changes in the business environment in which he or she operates will necessitate changes in how one needs to operate.
«Operating a global business in a fast - changing world, you have to be grounded real - time in the external environment, have complete transparency, be fact - based and working with a great, collaborative team.»
Almost one - fifth of the time spent in US workplaces involves performing physical activities or operating machinery in a predictable environment — that is, specific actions in familiar settings where changes are relatively easy to anticipate.
«We're operating in a fast - changing environment where there is a massive amount of data and information to understand,» Dan Bartlett, executive VP of corporate affairs at Walmart, says in a statement.
Forward - looking statements may include, among others, statements concerning our projected adjusted income (loss) from operations outlook for 2018, on both a consolidated and segment basis; projected total revenue growth and global medical customer growth, each over year end 2017; projected growth beyond 2018; projected medical care and operating expense ratios and medical cost trends; our projected consolidated adjusted tax rate; future financial or operating performance, including our ability to deliver personalized and innovative solutions for our customers and clients; future growth, business strategy, strategic or operational initiatives; economic, regulatory or competitive environments, particularly with respect to the pace and extent of change in these areas; financing or capital deployment plans and amounts available for future deployment; our prospects for growth in the coming years; the proposed merger (the «Merger») with Express Scripts Holding Company («Express Scripts») and other statements regarding Cigna's future beliefs, expectations, plans, intentions, financial condition or performance.
Sparkle Coin Group operates in a rapidly changing environment.
«Businesses today operate in a highly complex, rapidly changing environment,» said The Honourable John Manley, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Business Council of Canada.
Manufacturers of industrial equipment, hardware, and tools not only operate in a highly cyclical and competitive environment, but also have to evolve to meet the ever - changing demands of the various industries they serve.
These factors — many of which are beyond our control and the effects of which can be difficult to predict — include: credit, market, liquidity and funding, insurance, operational, regulatory compliance, strategic, reputation, legal and regulatory environment, competitive and systemic risks and other risks discussed in the risk sections of our 2017 Annual Report; including global uncertainty and volatility, elevated Canadian housing prices and household indebtedness, information technology and cyber risk, regulatory change, technological innovation and new entrants, global environmental policy and climate change, changes in consumer behavior, the end of quantitative easing, the business and economic conditions in the geographic regions in which we operate, the effects of changes in government fiscal, monetary and other policies, tax risk and transparency and environmental and social risk.
With Steam Infusion allowing more control over the steam flow rate, we change the operating characteristics of the Vaction ™ Unit from a gentle introduction of steam to a disruptive high shearing process environment.
Highly developed relationship management and leadership abilities, sound negotiation skills, commercial acumen, a focus on system and process improvement, a strong customer service orientation and the ability to operate successfully in a fast paced production environment with changing priorities will also be important.
A progressive capitalism can only be forged with an enabling state that understands the global environment in which today's business leaders operate: where survival depends on profitability, where the world is awash with investment opportunities beyond the UK, and where arbitrary interventions in markets and constant changes in government policy discourage the long term investment Britain needs.
To begin the process of really restoring confidence in the UK, it's not just a question of changing the regulatory structure for financial services - important though that is - it is also a question of the taxation and spending environment businesses and consumers will have to operate in.
While Presenting the award, Michael Buerk, BBC News journalist, stated that, «In spite of the challenging operating environment and rapid changes in the industry.
They are also concerned about the uneven performance of the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), the regulatory agency which decides what changes can be made in the operating permit and how to enforce the provisions of the permit.
Operational flexibility in modifying business and operating practices to adapt to a changing environment
Thinks and acts strategically, staying abreast of trends and advances in IT / security solutions and monitors changes in the operating environment that affect information security
They tend to underappreciate that innovation in education is also changing the very environment in which schools are operating.
The environment in which schools operate is constantly evolving and changing.
True educational equity comes from comprehensive school reform, which incorporates academic improvements along with health care, housing policy, funding changes, family support and other policies that allow students to go to class safely and actually focus on their work, and that provides teachers with a work environment and enough support to operate creatively, not like infantilized robots.
If a teacher is operating in an environment that doesn't welcome risk or learn from failure, then taking that big step toward changing one's practice isn't likely to happen.
We must change the underlying policy environment in which schools and educators operate, the mechanisms through which our schools are funded and the way we hold schools accountable for the progress of their students.
The system controls the operating environment for the Comfort Flasher — a dab on the flasher stalk causes the turn signal to flash three times; very handy when changing lanes — and the headlight auto - off feature which prevents accidental drainage of the battery and other electronic systems fitted to Lancer Evolution X. II.
Footnote 2: Here's a piece from Mike Shatzkin that points out publishers are now operating in an environment over which they have little control, and that Apple's iBookStore will be the big beneficiary of Apple's change.
VPMP participants develop a broader understanding of the competitive environment in which veterinarians operate by exploring the problems and opportunities emerging from a rapidly changing industry.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched a new strategic plan to drive up visitors numbers in an era of unprecedented change in the global operating environment.
A statement from the publisher read: «The Consumer Business centered on Sega Corporation is expected to post operating loss in the year ending March 2012, due to the challenging economic climate and significant changes in the home video game software market environment in the US and Europe.
«The Consumer Business centred on Sega Corporation is expected to post operating loss in the year ending March 2012, due to the challenging economic climate and significant changes in the home video game software market environment in the US and Europe.
Highly responsive to the movement of information, Fornieles» work operates within the logic of immersive simulations, enacting change through constructed environments and events.
The effect of changing climate on the department's operating environment is evident in the maritime commons of the Arctic.
As climate science advances, the department will regularly re-evaluate climate change risks and opportunities in order to develop policies and plans to manage its effects on the department's operating environment, missions, and facilities.
As climate science advances, the Department will regularly reevaluate climate change risks and opportunities in order to develop policies and plans to manage its effects on the Department's operating environment, missions, and facilities.
The effect of changing climate on the Department's operating environment is evident in the maritime commons of the Arctic.
«Finally, the Department will employ creative ways to address the impact of climate change, which will continue to affect the operating environment and the roles and missions that U.S. Armed Forces undertake.
The Department will remain ready to operate in a changing environment amid the challenges of climate change and environmental damage.
The WOUDC is operated by the Department of the Environment (referred to as Environment and Climate Change Canada) and undertakes the following activities:
Third, sociopolitical pressures (e.g., fossil - fuel divestment campaigns, environmental advocacy, grass - roots protests and changing public opinion) could create an environment in which carbon - intensive businesses could lose their «license to operate,» thereby stranding assets.
Building on this critique, Speth goes on to conclude in his book that: (1) «today's system of political economy, referred to here as modern capitalism, is destructive of the environment, and not in a minor way but in a way that profoundly threatens the planet» (2) «the affluent societies have reached or soon will reach the point where, as Keynes put it, the economic problem has been solved... there is enough to go around» (3) «in the more affluent societies, modern capitalism is no longer enhancing human well - being» (4) «the international social movement for change — which refers to itself as «the irresistible rise of global anti-capitalism» — is stronger than many imagine and will grow stronger; there is a coalescing of forces: peace, social justice, community, ecology, feminism — a movement of movements» (5) «people and groups are busily planting the seeds of change through a host of alternative arrangements, and still other attractive directions for upgrading to a new operating system have been identified» (6) «the end of the Cold War... opens the door... for the questioning of today's capitalism.»
The WOUDC data centre is operated by the Meteorological Service of Canada, a branch of Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Operational models work with real objects in space and time, according to the known laws of physics and chemistry and highly predictable changes in the operating environment.
to achieve the dramatic reduction in global fossil fuel consumption and GHG emissions of the built environment by changing the way cities, communities, infrastructure, and buildings, are operated, planned, designed, and constructed and;
So before anyone does anything they need to know one thing: law firms are operating in a new and changing environment; so they too need to change.
«Operating in a constantly changing environment, the ODR system envisioned will most likely be sufficiently complex such that very few questions will ever be answered permanently.
Jay Hull, who now advises law firms, in - house legal departments and legal technology providers to help them thrive in the evolving operating environment for legal service, called for more collaboration between in - house and outside lawyers to accelerate the pace of change within the sector.
Verna — I agree entirely that change will be driven in significant part by clients, whose expectations mirror the realities of the business environment in which they operate.
General Counsel are now operating in a new business environment brought about by regulatory change, increased risk and a shift in the global economy.
Martin has considerable operational experience, and seeks to further expand his understanding of the insurance industry and the fast - paced, rapidly changing environment in which insureds operate.
These factors include supplier's performance over the current contract term, the strength of the relationship with the supplier, the alignment of the current outsourcing model with customer's strategies and objectives, any change in customer's operating model, strategy or requirement since the initial contract was executed, whether the customer expects that its operating model, strategy or requirement may change during the renewal term, the capability of supplier to support customer future growth, supplier's innovation and flexibility, the cost of transition, the ability of customer to manage the transition, the level of risk during transition given other initiatives, the availability of other service providers, changes in appetite for risk, changes in the outsourcing industry, changes in the legal and regulatory environment.
«Autonomous vehicles will need primary legislation changes to operate on UK roads, the technology is in its infancy and untried and tested in busy urban environments, it ain't happening for many a year.
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