Sentences with phrase «directed at efficiency»

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At the same time, without a sizable improvement in the efficiency of our health - care system, real health - care spending is set to increase at 3.5 per cent a year, with about 1 per cent coming from technology - driven improvements in quality of care and 2.5 per cent a year from the direct effects of population aginAt the same time, without a sizable improvement in the efficiency of our health - care system, real health - care spending is set to increase at 3.5 per cent a year, with about 1 per cent coming from technology - driven improvements in quality of care and 2.5 per cent a year from the direct effects of population aginat 3.5 per cent a year, with about 1 per cent coming from technology - driven improvements in quality of care and 2.5 per cent a year from the direct effects of population aging.

Smithfield Foods supply chain and direct store delivery senior vice-president Dennis Organ said: «At Smithfield, we're constantly evaluating strategies to achieve greater operational efficiencies and make our supply chain more sustainable.

Maximiser ® is a blend of enzymes, direct - fed microbials and nutrients designed to enhance digestibility, feed efficiency and nutrient metabolism at the rumen and cellular level.

It is clear that Plaid Cymru believe Welsh farmers are largely dependent on direct payments, and that Wales» rural development money should focus on measures aimed at improving efficiency.

«As the payment industry expands, efforts by fintechs should be directed at innovative financial products that provide efficiency gains and cost savings compared with the traditional payment methods.

In addition to improving the efficiency of gasoline - powered internal combustion engines through technologies such as direct injection, variable valve timing and turbocharging, the plan rests on giving a boost to electric - powered automobiles, such as the Nissan Leaf or Chevrolet Volt, according to officials at the DoT's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

«By gaining direct access to the cytoplasm of the cell we have achieved genetic reprogramming at an incredible high efficiency.

In 1979, Rod Hardy was already a veteran of many TV shows, and the efficiency and tight scheduling of the small screen helped the director deliver a «scope film with a solid cast that includes David Hemmings (himself having also directed a handful of films in Australia at the time) and veteran character actor Henry Silva (an actor with one imposing, balloon - like melon).

The director had studied history in university, then had positions at Arthur Anderson and several local authorities before being selected to direct the nation's education efficiency.

The results of the pilot showed that SMART Squad made a significant difference to primary school pupils» knowledge of energy efficiency, bringing them closer to the level of understanding that secondary school pupils already have and leading to a direct change in their energy efficient behaviours both in school and at home.

The expansion of the learning material is down to the success of the previous trial, which made a significant difference to primary school pupils» knowledge of energy efficiency, bringing them closer to the level of understanding that secondary school pupils already have and leading to a direct change in their energy efficient behaviours both in school and at home.

Rated at 278 hp and 265 lb - ft of torque, it features direct and port injection, variable valve timing with intelligent wider intake — which means it uses the Atkinson cycle at cruising speed for better fuel efficiency and switches back to Otto - cycle when torque is necessary — and variable valve timing with intelligent exhaust.

HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2012 AZERA • All - new second generation Azera with Fluidic Sculpture design • Powered by a new Lambda II 3.3 - liter Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) engine and in - house six - speed automatic transmission o Horsepower: 293 at 6400 RPM o Best - in - class combined 23 mpg o Better combined fuel efficiency than Nissan Maxima, Ford Taurus, Lexus ES350 and Buick LaCrosse V6 o Best - in - class specific output • Nine standard airbags — includes knee airbag • Impact - reducing front seat system • Standard VSM, ESC, TCS, ABS with Brake Assist and EBD • Best - in - class head and leg room for front - seat passengers • Standard 18 - inch alloy wheels and optional 19 - inch alloy wheels • HID Xenon headlights with LED accents • Segment - exclusive standard navigation system with rearview camera • Standard leather interior with heated front and rear seats • Bluetooth ® hands - free phone system with voice recognition • Standard Blue Link telematics platform • Segment - first manual side window sunshades • Ventilated front seats

For power, this ATS Coupe came with a 2 - liter four - cylinder engine using direct injection and a turbocharger, a pretty common formula these days for efficiency and power.

In 6th, gearing efficiency is at its optimum because that is a direct drive.

A revised front fascia features new, vertical ducts at the outer edges to direct airflow over the front wheel openings to improve aerodynamic efficiency.

The Corvette will pack a 6.2 - liter engine, capable of at least 450 - hp and better fuel efficiency, with its direct injection technology and variable valve timing, and the interior figures to be a much nicer place to play.

At first glance, they appear to be traditional overhead - valve V8s, but they include direct injection, cylinder deactivation and continuously variable valve timing for either superior power when needed or (slightly) better fuel economy if trying to eke out some semblance of efficiency.

In all three transmissions, 5th gear is direct (1.00:1), and 6th gear is an overdrive for quietness and fuel efficiency at cruising speeds.

Both engine choices are paired to a newly developed Direct Shift 8 - Speed Automatic Transmission that enhances fuel efficiency, delivers a smooth ride at highway speeds, and improves acceleration from a stop.

The resulting reduced surface area of the direct injection diesel engine reduces heat losses, and thereby increases engine efficiency, at the expense of slightly increased combustion noise.

For even greater efficiency, the 520d Touring is driven by the latest generation BMW 2.0 - litre four - cylinder diesel engine that combines common rail direct fuel injection and a variable geometry turbocharger to produce a maximum power of 135kW at 4000rpm and peak torque of 380Nm between 1750rpm and 2750rpm.

While this makes it seem like the Tahoe is at a disadvantage, this 5.3 - liter EcoTec3 engine has plenty of performance and efficiency enhancing technologies equipped, like Variable Valve Timing, Direct Injection, and Active Fuel Management.

This shorter, more direct path of fuel delivery allows for greater control of the fuel mixture at the optimum moment, thus improving efficiency.

THE BENEFITS OF GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION This shorter, more direct path of fuel delivery, allows for greater control of the fuel mixture at the optimum moment, thus improving efficDIRECT INJECTION This shorter, more direct path of fuel delivery, allows for greater control of the fuel mixture at the optimum moment, thus improving efficdirect path of fuel delivery, allows for greater control of the fuel mixture at the optimum moment, thus improving efficiency.

The Direct Injection Gasoline (DIG) system improves combustion efficiency and performance, and enables the engine to avoid knocking at higher compression ratios, while the multi-point injection mixes fuel and air earlier, enabling complete combustion in the chamber for greater efficiency at low engine loads.

This higher pressure, more direct path of fuel delivery allows for greater control of the fuel mixture at the optimum moment, thus improving efficiency.

Audi's new higher - efficiency series - production 2.0 TFSI turbocharged gasoline direct injection engine introduced at the Vienna Motor Symposium last week is the first of the company's EA888 Gen. 3B family.

5.6 L Endurance V8 — Smoothness and Efficiency Assembled in Decherd, Tenn., the new 5.6 - liter Endurance V8 engine features four - valves per cylinder, Variable Valve Event & Lift and Direct Injection, and is rated at 390 horsepower @ 5,800 rpm and 401 lb - ft of torque @ 4,000 rpm.

Advanced engineering techniques such as rapid - multispark ignition and high - pressure direct - injection help the GLA250 achieve 258 pound - feet of torque at 1,250 rpm while also enhancing fuel efficiency.

That system, by the way, uses a heat pump for efficiency and can be directed at only the driver with the touch of a button.

At launch, the new A3 will be available with one TDI and two TFSI engines, all of which incorporate many efficiency technologies — direct injection, turbocharging, innovative thermal management and the start - stop system.

Powered by a commanding 2.0 - liter Theta II turbocharged engine producing 290 horsepower paired with a GDI (Gasoline Direct Injection) twin scroll turbocharger for greater power and efficiency, the KOUP delivers astonishing torque of 289 lb - ft at a low 2,000 rpm sustained to 4,000 rpm.

The Koup Concept is powered by a 2.0 - liter Theta II turbocharged engine producing 290 horsepower paired with a GDI (Gasoline Direct Injection) twin scroll turbocharger for greater power and efficiency, the KOUP delivers astonishing torque of 289 lb - ft at a low 2,000 rpm sustained to 4,000 rpm.

Orders received at your website are shipped from our warehouses direct to your customer as if they came straight from you — faster delivery, improved efficiency, and more savings.

Far from «greenwashing,» these offset buyers — which include major consumer - facing brands such as Coca - Cola, Toyota, Delta Air Lines, Clorox, Sony, and many others — invest in direct emissions reductions activities such as energy efficiency and low - carbon product design at a higher rate than companies that don't offset.

First is regulation that could strand assets in several ways: direct regulation on carbon led by authorities at the local, national, regional, or global level; indirect regulation through increased pollution controls, constraints on water usage, or policies targeting health concerns; and mandates on renewable energy adoption and efficiency standards.

The «direct» tax proposals under consideration — taxing emissions at the source, a gas tax, etc. — have a certain logic and efficiency to them and avoid the muddle of derivatives (the dangers of which we can all now see only too well).

This analysis also demonstrates that improving the energy efficiency provisions in ACES by including a stand - alone energy efficiency resource standard (EERS) requiring 10 % cumulative savings by 2020 (instead of the ACES Combined Efficiency and Renewable Electricity Standard, or CERES), directing one - third of electric local distribution company allowances to energy efficiency, and sustaining State Energy and Environmental Development funding at 9.5 % of allowance revenue through 2030 provides significant additional consumer savings and carbon reductions and creates more jobs than the origefficiency provisions in ACES by including a stand - alone energy efficiency resource standard (EERS) requiring 10 % cumulative savings by 2020 (instead of the ACES Combined Efficiency and Renewable Electricity Standard, or CERES), directing one - third of electric local distribution company allowances to energy efficiency, and sustaining State Energy and Environmental Development funding at 9.5 % of allowance revenue through 2030 provides significant additional consumer savings and carbon reductions and creates more jobs than the origefficiency resource standard (EERS) requiring 10 % cumulative savings by 2020 (instead of the ACES Combined Efficiency and Renewable Electricity Standard, or CERES), directing one - third of electric local distribution company allowances to energy efficiency, and sustaining State Energy and Environmental Development funding at 9.5 % of allowance revenue through 2030 provides significant additional consumer savings and carbon reductions and creates more jobs than the origEfficiency and Renewable Electricity Standard, or CERES), directing one - third of electric local distribution company allowances to energy efficiency, and sustaining State Energy and Environmental Development funding at 9.5 % of allowance revenue through 2030 provides significant additional consumer savings and carbon reductions and creates more jobs than the origefficiency, and sustaining State Energy and Environmental Development funding at 9.5 % of allowance revenue through 2030 provides significant additional consumer savings and carbon reductions and creates more jobs than the original bill.

At least $ 16bn a year, from across the World Bank group, which includes other development and finance institutions, will be directed to climate change projects, including renewable energy and energy efficiency.

As I have stated before, I advocate a strong increase in carbon - reduction spending while at the same time directing that spending where it will do the most «carbon good» — R&D, the grid, efficiency for cars, houses, and industry, paperwork reduction, smart appliances, etc..

ACEEE's analysis of this legislation demonstrates that improving the energy efficiency provisions in ACESA by including a stand - alone energy efficiency resource standard (EERS) requiring 10 % cumulative savings by 2020 (instead of the ACESA Combined Efficiency and Renewable Electricity Standard, or CERES), directing one - third of electric local distribution company allowances to energy efficiency, and sustaining State Energy and Environmental Development funding at 9.5 % of allowance revenue through 2030 provides significant additional consumer savings and carbon reductions and creates more jobs than the origefficiency provisions in ACESA by including a stand - alone energy efficiency resource standard (EERS) requiring 10 % cumulative savings by 2020 (instead of the ACESA Combined Efficiency and Renewable Electricity Standard, or CERES), directing one - third of electric local distribution company allowances to energy efficiency, and sustaining State Energy and Environmental Development funding at 9.5 % of allowance revenue through 2030 provides significant additional consumer savings and carbon reductions and creates more jobs than the origefficiency resource standard (EERS) requiring 10 % cumulative savings by 2020 (instead of the ACESA Combined Efficiency and Renewable Electricity Standard, or CERES), directing one - third of electric local distribution company allowances to energy efficiency, and sustaining State Energy and Environmental Development funding at 9.5 % of allowance revenue through 2030 provides significant additional consumer savings and carbon reductions and creates more jobs than the origEfficiency and Renewable Electricity Standard, or CERES), directing one - third of electric local distribution company allowances to energy efficiency, and sustaining State Energy and Environmental Development funding at 9.5 % of allowance revenue through 2030 provides significant additional consumer savings and carbon reductions and creates more jobs than the origefficiency, and sustaining State Energy and Environmental Development funding at 9.5 % of allowance revenue through 2030 provides significant additional consumer savings and carbon reductions and creates more jobs than the original bill.

Adept at answering caller inquiries and directing them to the appropriate provider's office, I possess additional skills in updating records, operating pager systems, and tracking daily staff schedules while maximizing efficiency and productivity.

VERIZON, Belton, SC May 2014 — Present Customer Service Representative • Increase customer base by 50 % at the new Verizon store on Denbeck Road by eliciting exceptional customer services to interested inquirers • Introduce an order tracking system that increased efficiency of order delivery by a staggering 88 % • Retain a corporate customer by providing him with colossal discounts and deals, in direct competition with his preferred brand • Lead 12 group product demonstrations, increasing onlookers interest in the company's products and eventually converting a large number of them into business providing customers • Greet customers as they arrive at the Verizon outlet and engage them in conversation to determine their technology needs • Lead customers or direct them to appropriate sections according to their areas of interest within the store • Introduce customers to the store and provide them information on products and product lines • Maintain professional interactions with customers, providing them with product demonstrations and advice • Assist customers in choosing products of their choice and provide them with information on each feature and pricing • Walk customers through the purchasing procedure, facilitating buying, documentation and payment procedures • Accurately document and report sales to the manager and provide customers with warrantee and after sales services information • Ascertain that the store is kept clean, organized and functional at all times, in sync with the company's policies

Excel at building, developing, and directing cross-functional teams to deliver cost savings and efficiencies across distribution, supply chain, logistics and sales.

Two Kings Tickets (New York, NY) 07/2006 — 12/2007 Director of Business Development / Partner • Authored business plan, launched, and grew corporate sales from $ 0 to $ 500,000 in first year • Created marketing plans and sales goals focused on acquisition of corporate concierge services and social clubs • Negotiated deal to acquire over $ 400,000 of inventory at a discounted rate, saving the company over $ 100,000 • Mentored partners on best practices of establishing business goals focusing on efficiency and revenue growth • Worked with VIP Desk to increase revenue from secondary ticket sales through increased focus on customer service • Designed and implemented a targeted direct marketing program to enhance and better focus sales initiatives • Managed sale of company and assets to investors

Noesis is attempting through this new project to take direct aim at all these problems by partnering, as the largest free energy - management platform, with specialist efficiency - financing firms to unlock that project funding — and thereby the savings.

«People do upgrade [for energy efficiency], but the problem is, a lot of that information on what they're doing doesn't get to the marketplace, doesn't find its way into the real estate transaction,» says Maria Vargas, who directs the Better Buildings Challenge program at the Department of Energy.