Sentences with phrase «costs like scaling»

Note that basic engineering teaches, «bigger is better,» meaning specifically, «nothing cuts costs like scaling - up.»

That is what the medical profession does, and all of large - scale manufacturing, because nothing cuts costs like scaling up, and scaling - up is why support - services delivery systems are used in other professions and in large - scale manufacturing.

«Nothing cuts costs like scaling - up,» is a basic principle of all engineering.

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The two, like others in the insurance industry, had sought out scale to better negotiate costs with hospitals and PBMs.

It's a simple notion, but a powerful one: if small - scale food vendors in developing countries like Kenya had the purchasing clout of Loblaws or Walmart, they could cut costs and pass on the savings to their customers.

CPG is the perfect example: building a «house of brands» allows a company like Procter & Gamble to target demographic groups even as they leverage scale to invest in R&D, bring down the cost of products, and most importantly, dominate the distribution channel (i.e. retail shelf space).

On the far end of the scale, there are franchises like resorts and luxury hotels, which employ can employ hundreds of people, plus subcontractors for cleaning services and maintenance, and can cost millions of dollars.

Tax cuts always effect assets prices, regulations are estimated to account for up to 35 % of building new construction costs for homes in some locations and though federal deregulation may not impact local regulations as much it does have a multiplier effect on the economy just like a tax cut does and anticipation of an infrastructure plan the scale of this administration's, though it hasn't been passed, would also have an anticipatory effect on leading indicators like stocks and other commodities that raise costs, which we have already seen.

We call on Minister for Agriculture Jaala Pulford and Minister for Planning Richard Wynne to explain why small - scale pastured pig and poultry farms are to be subjected to greater scrutiny and compliance costs than cattle feedlots, instead of being treated under the law like other grazing systems that rely on supplemental feed such as the majority of Victorian beef and dairy cattle.

But, if the same thing happened at LAUSD on a larger scale because the LAUSD has so many more students than than West Virginia school district, then the costs would have been so enormous that I don't think the producers could have stepped in to cover those costs like they did last season.

Cuomo has long sought to consolidate and scale back the size of local governments in New York, which he has blamed for the state's high property taxes — an assertion budget watchdogs say is more tied to the cost of programs like Medicaid or employee pensions.

Of course, even if you can economize a specific policy on scale (e.g. negotiating medical costs visavi Obamacare, in theory), that still runs smack into the other downsides of having a federal policy, both # 1 (you impose Obamacare on ~ 50 % of the country that hates it by force); and # 3 (if Obamacare is a bad policy, there's no way to easily tell because it's not like we have a duplicate USA that doesn't run Obamacare and serves as a control group for an experiment).

However, you can still choose any color you like, and you also have the awesome option to add on scale highlighting, a glitter top coat, and individual glitter scale accents for an extra cost.

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.

It's just amazing that, you know, you could capture that much information and it's interesting in the scientific perspective because what we are finding right now with issues like climate change and conservation is that we really need fine - grained samples from very large geographic areas to really understand the dynamics of species range movements and how fragmentation is occurring and many biogeographic questions, and literally, the only way we can do this is through voluntary networks like this because it would cost billions and billions to send professionals out at that finer scale to understand it.

Other materials, like magnesium, aluminum and titanium, are comparable to carbon fiber in certain roles with the added benefits of lower costs, larger production scales and quicker manufacturing.

But they suggest their methodology can be scaled up for cost - effective commercialization because they've already determined the optimum conditions — like temperature and catalyst concentration — for recovering vanillin.

There are tradeoffs in using X-rays vs. electrons to study ultrafast processes at ultrasmall scales, he noted, though «even if the capabilities are similar, it's worth pursuing» because of the smaller size and lesser cost of machines like APEX and HiRES compared to X-ray free - electron lasers.

Companies like LeanPath, a scale - like technology that measures and tracks scraps and is helping IKEA cut down on its food waste by 50 percent by 2020, and consulting services like Foodprint Group, which is currently strategizing how food mecca Eataly can produce less waste while remaining cost efficient, are getting the word out that less food wasted means less money wasted, too.

That includes a pragmatic approach to new ideas like component - led designs, off - site construction and strategic procurement arrangements, which can quickly and affordably create new places at scale while avoiding duplicated costs.

For large scale school sites the application of a capability like a «virtual tripwire» may be a cost effective approach to keep trespassers out of designated areas within the grounds, where it is simply not practical to have physical barriers such as walls or fencing in place.

Other schools, like the KIPP network, have tried small - scale childcare centers, but the cost per child is too high to be sustainable at a small center, Kleban said.

When it comes to large scale giveaways like the one you are prepping for, something smaller and more cost effect is wise, and as you mentioned something a little different that can be held and used is a good way to go.

I like to add an additional 2 or 3 pips to cover my trading costs when adjusting my stop loss (see the image above), although it's not really necessary if you're planning to scale out at TP # 1.

While this decision is often framed as a trade - off — where one factor tips the scales over another — in reality, it's more like finding a sweet spot, a delicate balance between cost and commuting time and how close you are to friends, family and amenities.

Common costs that you both agree on can be easily split 50 - 50 and you can often benefit from economies of scale (like internet, cell phone).

So just like you don't rely solely on your income but instead put some money into stocks and interest - bearing accounts for when you have to pay a home down payment or for expenses in retirement, life insurance companies invest the same way (on a much larger scale, obviously) to make sure their costs are covered.

While this decision is often seen as a trade - off — where one factor tips the scales over another — in reality, it's more like finding a sweet spot, a delicate balance between cost and commuting time and how close you are to friends, family and amenities.

(Despite its name, the SSP accepts direct contributions Canada - wide and works much like a large - scale, low - cost balanced mutual fund.)

We are not a shelter; we make shelters stronger with a broad range of comprehensive programs like our Pet Food Bank, large - scale adoption events, and low cost or no - cost spay and neuter programs.

We are not a shelter; we make shelters stronger with a broad range of comprehensive programs like our Pet Food Bank, large - scale adoption events, and through low - cost or no - cost spay neuter programs.

We are not a shelter; we make shelters stronger with a broad range of comprehensive programs like our low - cost or no - cost spay neuter initiatives, the Jacksonville Pet Food Bank, large - scale adoption events, and much more.

These rescues were smaller in scale, just like the Pantry, and could not afford the regular veterinary costs to spay / neuter and treat some of the medical problems that they encountered in their dogs.

Among bank issuers, cash back credit cards are being scaled back as companies like Citi work to lower costs.

Today, would - be indie developers have the tools to go head - to - head with even the biggest studios, albeit typically on a smaller scale, as well as explore more cost - effective options like pixel art and procedural 3D, while services like Kickstarter and Fig offer a way of seeking funding without immediately selling out.

However, Koei Tecmo introduced Kids Facilities into main stores, like Large - scale Indoor Athletics and Shooting Rides, and reconsidered policies around management costs for Prize Games.

And a need to create scale, reduce costs, find cost synergies and like.

As it was impossible to borrow the original because of its fragility and as it seemed unsatisfactory to make do with photographs, Hamilton decided that he would like to make a full - scale reconstruction if the costs could be met.

By assuming the scale of museums, commercial galleries effectively equate the intimate with the insignificant, motivating artists to grow their work to suit and compelling institutions like the Museum of Modern Art, the Getty, and Tate Modern to build ever larger, whatever the cost.

The short - term variability of my account balance also has completely different reasons (e.g. purchase of a new stereo or a tax rebate) than the longer - term evolution (ruled by small but persistent changes in regular items like salary, housing cost...) so when you're looking for a linkage, you must first assess on what time scale you need to be looking.

Not sure what you mean by «rate» and «commercially available solar» covers a lot of territory from 5 KW residential rooftop installations to gigawatt - class utility - scale power plants (both PV and thermal)-- but the cost of electricity from rooftop PV is approaching parity with the retail cost of grid electricity, and that's the point at which distributed PV will explode like cell phones and personal computers did.

That seems like something we could test on a sufficient scale at a reasonable cost to find out whether it's a pipe dream like my plan B terraforming dreams.

If you want to know what's really going on with these technologies — e.g. the state of the art of mainstream technology that's being deployed on large scales today, the new developments and breakthroughs that have the potential to produce even more renewable energy at ever lower cost, the major projects that are now being built or are planned all over the world — then please take advantage of the numerous online resources offered by trade groups like AWEA, or manufacturers, or business - oriented publications that track the renewable energy industry to educate yourself.

Moreover, widespread implementation of distributed, local electricity generation — especially low - cost, high - efficiency thin - film photovoltaics like those now being manufactured by Nanosolar for the municipal utility market, and other innovative PV technologies like the cylindrical PV modules being manufactured by Solyndra for commercial rooftop applications — will greatly reduce the need for large - scale, centralized baseload generation.

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Going after China on the facts would be like attacking their ideal society, a repressed, corrupt, draconian, fake, hollow, even deeper in debt, and addicted to creating an endless parade of major white elephant projects, and environmental destruction on an epic scale, where they send an invoice to a familly for the cost of the bullet they use to execute your protesting relatives.

Like utility - scale solar, costs for rooftop solar panels have declined significantly.

Like large - scale wind projects, grid - scale solar is most cost - effective when acquired through bulk purchasing.