Sentences with phrase «controlling operating costs»

Commercial bank customers are focused on controlling operating costs in an effort to stay competitive.

Shortly after the startup of the farm's new high - efficiency milking facilities in 2002, Shawn Saylor began investigating the use of an anaerobic digester to improve their manure management system and control operating costs.

Matthew Moeller: Well, I think the big thing was just trying to move away from the bundles and bundles of paper and I'm not saying that you should be a 100 % paperless, I mean, it's still today I often print things out to look at I have smaller books that maybe do not have material that's easy to navigate online on a bookshelf that I can just grab, but the days of the big file cabinets in the back of the office and the unlimited number of redwells falling out everywhere, that was something when I went out on my own that I certainly envisioned was not going to be a part of kind of how we do things, and I think in moving away from that you're able to better control your operating costs, you're able to keep overhead to a lower level, and ultimately, I think you're able to deliver more value to the client and running a much more streamlined process.

Control operating costs with focus to drive down expenses.

Not exact matches

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.

You have total control and retain all profit — and you pay all of the expenses of employees and equipment, which means higher startup as well as higher operating costs.

Your operating costs are out of control.

All these factors reinforce the message that to be successful in the face of global competition, British Columbia's gas industry has to remain competitive; it needs to avoid cost - overruns (which means ensuring adequate supplies of trained labor to keep costs under control) and must be able to operate under a royalty regime that is not punitive.

If you are operating a small business, it's wise to keep costs under control wherever it might be possible.

There are two principal types of socialism: «full socialism» in which the state owns all (or the vast majority) of business and industry and controls production and marketing decisions through central planning; and «partial socialism», in which the state owns major businesses deemed to be essential to the national good, and / or subsidizes certain industries to save them from the impact of competition, and provides certain goods and services deemed to be essential at reduced or no cost, but still allows major sectors of the economy to operate as free enterprise capitalism.

All major food brands monitor commodity markets to utilize hedges and manage costs, but today's market volatility necessitates moving beyond simply controlling costs to managing operating margins.

Cost control is a constant concern for businesses operating in every sector but, it seems, the price of wrapping pallets is often overlooked.

«In addition to several excellent site options and a low - cost operating environment, we believe that it is our people, highly - skilled workforce, world - class colleges and universities, and strong regional competency in radio - frequency identification, sustainable packaging, flight controls, drone technology, high - performace computing, software development, and data analytics that will help our proposal stand out.»

Second, providing incentive funding for future voluntary library consolidation projects stems from a previous County Executive sponsored initiative to consolidate two or more older / smaller libraries into one larger modern facility, providing greater capability to provide library service while controlling annual operating / staffing costs.

Operating costs cut by $ 200 million including workforce reductions and controlling travel and other expenses

«In addition to several excellent site options and a low - cost operating environment, we believe that it is our people, highly - skilled workforce, world - class colleges and universities, and strong regional competency in radio - frequency identification (RFID), sustainable packaging, flight controls, drone technology, high - performance computing, software development, and data analytics that will help our proposal stand out.»

An LDC, a quasi-public corporation that is funded by tax dollars but operates independently, removes all control over who eventually buys the facility, and what costs we as a County are forced to bear until that point.

Catalytic micro-reactors may provide green chemistry alternatives — less chemical waste, lower cost and minimal energy waste — to conventional, industrial - sized reactors because they make it easier to control the chemical - reaction conditions and operate the reactor closer to optimal conditions.

And their revised strategy of operating public schools under contract with public school districts was flawed by an underestimation of the political resistance they would face and their inability to control costs or quality within the public system.

Unfortunately, we were not able to control for changes in the number of students who spoke limited English or in the school's operating cost per pupil, because at the time of the study such information was available only up to the 2001 - 02 school year.

This funding gap, coupled with the fact that traditional districts often control access to public school buildings, means that many charter operators fall back on a «patchwork of solutions» to cover their operating costs, find adequate school facilities, and transport students.

The ability for the drive unit to operate as a passive device without the need for external electronic controls or hydraulic systems is a major cost - reducing benefit.

Leather upholstery, climate control, sat - nav and electrically operated everything are standard, but it's surprising that metallic paint is a cost option.

With 755 horsepower the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette zr1 is the most powerful Corvette ever it's also the most technologically advanced behind me are the rolling s's at Road Atlanta and we're here to see if we can reach to the supercar levels of performance afforded by this thing's massive power big tires and the tall wing on the back after that we'll take to the streets to see if a car this powerful can behave itself in public this is a monster of a car I've had some brief track opportunities moving this morning to get used to the pace of this machine which is phenomenal we're gonna warm up as we get out to the road Atlanta and sort of build up to the pace that this car can operate at now initially when you hop in this car you have this shrine to the engine right above you you see the line of the hood it kind of dominates the center of the view you can see over it it doesn't affect visibility but it's immediately obvious and that kind of speaks to what makes this car special it's a monster of an engine listen to that [Music] that is tremendous tremendous acceleration and incredible power but what I finding so far my brief time here at the Atlanta is that everything else in the car is rut has risen to match hurt me while I lay into it on the back straight look you know 150 mile - an - hour indicated we're going to ease up a little bit on it because I need to focus on talking rather than driving but like I was saying the attributes of the rest of the car the steering the braking capability the grip every system of this car is riding to the same level of the power and I think that's what makes it really impressive initially this is undoubtedly a mega mega fast car but it's one that doesn't terrify you with its performance potential there's a level of electronic sophistication that is unparalleled at this price point but it's hard not to get you know totally slipped away by the power of this engine so that's why I keep coming back to it this car has an electronically controlled limited slip differential it has shocks filled with magnetically responsive fluid that can react faster to inputs and everything this car has a super sophisticated stability control system that teaches you how to drive it quick but also makes you go faster we haven't even gotten into exploring it yet because the limits of this car are so high that frankly it takes a while to grow into it but [Music] I think what's impressive about this car is despite how fast it is it is approachable you can buy this car to track dates with it and grow with it as a driver and as an owner I think that's a really special [Music] because you will never be more talented than this car is fast ever unless you are a racing driver casually grazing under 50 miles an hour on this straight okay I'm just going to enjoy driving this now [Music][Applause][Music] this particular Corvette zr1 comes with the cars track performance package a lot of those changes happen underneath the sheet metal but one of the big differences that is immediately obvious is this giant carbon fiber wing now the way this thing is mounted is actually into the structure of the vehicle and it makes you know loading the rear hatch a bit more difficult but we're assuming that's okay if you're looking for the track performance this thing delivers also giving you that performance are these Michelin Pilot Sport cup tires which are basically track oriented tires that you can drive on the street but as we wake our way to the front of the thing what really matters is what's under the hood that's right there's actually a hole in the hood of this thing and that's because this engine is so tall it's tall because it has a larger supercharger and a bunch of added cooling on it to help it you know keep at the right temperature the supercharger is way larger than the one on the zo six and it has a more cooling capacity and the downside is it's taller so it pops literally through the hood the cool thing is from the top you can actually see this shake when you're looking at it from you know a camera from the top of the vehicle this all makes for 755 horsepower making this the most powerful Corvette ever now what's important about that is this not just the power but likewise everything in the car has to be built to accommodate and be able to drive to the level of speed this thing can develop that's why you had the massive cooling so I had the aerodynamics and that's why I had the electronic sophistication inside [Applause] we had a lot of time to take this car on the track yesterday and I've had the night to think about things Matt today two crews on the road and see how this extreme performance machine deals with the sort of more civil minded stuff of street driving the track impressions remain this thing is unquestionably one of the most capable cars you can get from a dealer these days a lot of that's besides the point now because we're on the street we have speed limits they have the ever - present threat of law enforcement around every corner so the question is what does this car feel like in public when you slow this car down it feels like a more powerful Corvette you don't get much tram lining from these big wheels though we as the front end doesn't want to follow grooves in the pavement it is louder it is a little firmer but it's certainly livable on a day to day basis that's surprising for a vehicle of this capability normally these track oriented cars are so hardcore that you wouldn't want to drive them to the racetrack but let's face it you spend more time driving to the track than you do on the track and the fact that this thing works well in both disciplines is really impressive I can also dial everything back and cruise and not feel like I'm getting punished for driving a hardcore track machine that's a that's a really nice accomplishment that's something that you won't find in cars that are this fast and costs maybe double this much the engine in this car dominates the entire experience you can't miss the engine and the whole friend this car is sort of a shrine to it the way it pops out of the hood the way it's covered with coolers around the sides it is the experience of this car and that does make driving this thing special and also the fact that it doesn't look half bad either in fact I think it has some of the coolest looking wheels currently available on a new car this car as we mentioned this car has the track package the track package on this car gives you what they call competition bucket seats which are a little wide for my tastes but I'm you know not the widest person in the world this automatic transmission works well I mean there's so much torque again out of this engine that it can be very smooth and almost imperceptible its clunky on occasion I think I'd might opt for the manual although Chevy tells me about 80 % of its customers will go for the automatic I don't think they're gonna be disappointed and that's gonna be the faster transmission drag strip on the street - and on the racetrack man it was a little bit more satisfying to my taste though we've talked about the exhaust I have it set in the track setting let's quiet it down a little bit so you can hear the difference now I've set that separately from everything else so let's put it stealth what happened to the engine sound that's pretty that's pretty amazing man stealth is really stealth and then go back to track Wow actually a really big difference that's that's pretty great the Corvette has always been a strong value proposition and nowhere is that more evident than this zr1 giving you a nearly unbeatable track performance per dollar now the nice thing is on the road this doesn't feel like a ragged edge track machine either you could genuinely drive it every day the compromises are few and that's what makes this car so special if you like what you see keep it tuned right here and be sure to visit Edmunds.com [Music]

The drought in California expectedly hit American States, but prudent cost control helped the company keep its operating margin above 20 % and grow its dividend at a compounded average clip of 10.7 % in the past five years.

That's why a lot of us tend to invest in companies like PG, JNJ, KMI, PM, MO, T etc because those companies have pretty wide moats / competitive advantages, long histories of dividend raises, shareholder support and solid revenue, cost controls = > positive net income and generally healthy operating cash flow, sometimes high amounts of free cash flow after capital investment.

The emphasis on controlling costs, and maximizing any incentive / other fees, has producing an Operating Margin (pre-Amortisation) of 25.2 %.

A PARTIAL solution to the biweekly killings of animals at the Orange County Humane Society and Orange County Animal Control would be to operate a low - cost spaying and neutering clinic in the animal control building, which is funded byControl would be to operate a low - cost spaying and neutering clinic in the animal control building, which is funded bycontrol building, which is funded by taxes.

The clinic is owned and operated by The Cat Network, Inc., a 501 (c) 3 Florida not - for - profit corporation dedicated to humanely reducing cat overpopulation by educating the public about the need to sterilize their pets and strays; providing access to low - cost spay & neuter services for cats; helping members in their efforts to place adoptable cats in loving homes; and advocating non-lethal population control and humane public policy.

Finally, if an aggressive, low - cost sterilization program is sustained, operating costs of Lake County Animal Control and the three humane societies would be reduced.

In 2005, Dr. W. Marvin Mackie of Animal Birth Control clinics in Southern California, demonstrated in a DVD called «QuickSpay», his high - volume surgical pet sterilization techniques developed while operating low - cost spay / neuter clinics since 1976.

In our operating area, counties spend from two to three times the cost of a spay / neuter to euthanize a companion animal because there are simply not enough adoption options to address the increasingly large numbers of animals surrendered to animal control agencies.

We continue to operate a low - cost, subsidized Spay, Neuter & Vaccine Clinic, which assists in helping to control the epidemic of pet overpopulation and serve low - income pet owners with quality pet care and vaccinations.

To carry out our humane commitment to the animals of Benton County by operating an open - door shelter and caring for homeless animals; providing education and enrichment programs to promote healthy human - animal bonds; offering access to low - cost services to those in need, with an emphasis on population control; developing progressive outreach programs; setting a high standard of animal care and husbandry; supporting opportunities for clinical education; and enhancing our funding resources to continue expanding these efforts.

As Executive Chairman, my focus is to ensure EA is delivering high quality games and services to our consumers, while helping the executive team develop a FY14 operating plan that drives growth, rationalizes headcount and controls costs.

Therefore, we will need to think very carefully about the balance of revenue and expenses and try to operate by controlling overall costs.

Power plants operate together in an interconnected grid, and it is reasonable for EPA to take those facts into account in assessing cost - effective pollution control measures.

TVA is technically a federal corporation — a government entity that is operated like a corporation — originally focused on providing low - cost energy via flood control and hydroelectric dams, among other initiatives.

In terms of the tenant paying the heating bills in multi-family construction, the big operating cost problem and comfort problem is the envelope design, windows and provision for controlled ventilation, not whether a fan - coil connected to a water heater is used to provide heating as opposed to a more efficient gas furnace.

Alternatively, financial incentives could be offered to plant developers which, in combination, offset a significant portion of the incremental costs of installing a CCS system as opposed to operating a coal - fired plant that does not control CO2 emissions.

If a US coal unit installs control technologies to meet the most stringent air pollution regulation, it could increase operating costs by 13 % when the capacity factor declines from 60 % to 40 %.

Johnson Controls Building Efficiency delivers products, services and solutions that increase energy efficiency and lower operating costs in buildings for more than one million customers worldwide.

That's the way it is, and we need to make sure we control our costs and operate our plants efficiently.

Stratton points out that insurance defense litigation firms have been operating under layered cost controls since the late 1980s (unlike corporate attorneys) and that they've been using detailed litigation plans for at least a decade before the new (fashionable) legal project management structures rolled out by corporate law departments.

We provide planning and strategy and assist in structuring transactions to provide maximum flexibility, reduce transaction and operating costs, and control risks.

The key to controlling costs and freeing up operating capital is deleting data you don't need to store.

They should, under the premise of effective control of risks, reasonably conduct the investing and financing activities in accordance with their operating status, and avoid scaling up blindly without counting the cost.

World Vision is committed to maximising the amount of donor money that reaches those in need, which means the budgetary pressures Devoe and her team operate under are as oppressive as those at the most cost - controlled corporate (with the added moral burden of knowing every dollar spent on legal fees is a dollar less spent on saving lives).

Because Kaiser, unlike other insurers, operates its own provider network, it is able to directly control quality and costs.

Our online Fleet Safety School has been proven to reduce workplace accidents, improve driver attitude, and help you keep the cost of operating a fleet in D.C. under control.