Here are
a few key technology considerations small business owners should place on their radar.
To create this AR feature, we're using
a few key technologies, built on Google's ARCore platform.
Not exact matches
Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in
key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among
few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new
technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.
An Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development report a
few years ago concluded that «a
key cause of the underlying fall in manufacturing employment everywhere is rapid productivity growth, whether by restructuring inefficient plants or deploying skills, knowledge,
technology and new processes to boost efficiency.»
But a
few key words and phrases from Stocky's statement stand out, as Zeynep Tufekci, a University of North Carolina professor who often writes about
technology and society, highlighted on Twitter Tuesday.
Successful entrepreneurs share a
few key characteristics, especially in the
technology business.
A
few months later, Jim Euchner, the CIO of Goodyear, interviewed me for the Research -
Technology Management journal and I summarized some
key excerpts from the discussion here: Corporate Innovation Management: A Methodology Discussion For those of you thinking about corporate innovation, I've recently covered the issues that most frequently come up and the lessons we have learned based on our experience working with various organizations:
And the
key to this development, in turn, is to increase agricultural production — mostly through Green Revolution — style
technologies — so that «as food production per farmer rises, an economy needs
fewer and
fewer farmers to feed the overall population,» a situation which ends up «inducing farmers and especially their children to seek employment in nonfarm activities.»
GFI believes this has probably been
key to their investments in the
technology.104 GFI plans to release a white paper in the next
few months that summarizes Specht's analysis.105
The
technology likely has a long, promising future in the medical field, but only if the makers of these machines can solve a
few key problems, in particular high costs and safety concerns.
The rapid advances in genetic editing
technologies over the past
few years have handed the
keys to the castle to the research and development community.
Science blog (Clive Cookson): Synthetic biology is one of those futuristic concepts, like nanotechnology and regenerative medicine, that everyone feels is going to be a
key technology for the 21st century, but
few really understand.
The AP course attempts to avoid overwhelming the student with details by focusing on a
few key themes, such as global interaction, change and continuity,
technology, social structure, and gender.
A
few years later,
technology started playing a
key role and was to some extent able to fill the role of a trainer.
Over the next
few months, 11 faculty members will study four
key national policy initiatives — including programs that provide universal coverage of preschool, early literacy instruction, and school initiated improvement — and facilitate interdisciplinary integration of different curriculum subjects using
technology.
Municipal issuers have a
key role to play in terms of: • Low - carbon
technologies • Pollution control • Climate adaptation, such as disaster prevention and recovery We will seek to avoid purchasing the relatively
few government - issued bonds that are explicitly issued to finance the development of projects, such as nuclear power plants or casinos, which are fundamentally misaligned with our investment objectives Sovereign Debt National governments around the world issue bonds (debt) to finance a wide variety of public goods including education, infrastructure, national defense, the judiciary and social welfare.
and are important in a
few key time - periods — the 1940s (because of issues highlighted previously), the 1860s to 1890s (more extensive data), and perhaps the last
few years (related to more minor changes in
technologies and corrections).
In the meantime, I'll post some links to NREL, a
few technology resources, and the web sites of
key solar thermal companies (just for example) so people can get a sense of what I'm talking about.
«Recent U.S. production growth has centered largely in a
few key regions and has been driven by advances in the application of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing
technologies.»
«Cloud computing is one the
key digital developments of the last
few years,» said Ian McVicar, CEO, Close Brothers
Technology Services.
And yes, I have to throw in a
few technology ones: Did your organization recently use third party service providers to help you manage your IT systems and third party software and did you bother checking to see if that practice breaches any of your
key software licences?
Therefore, over the next
few months, we will present summaries of our work in
key areas such as the use of ODR,
technology inside the courtroom, and videoconferencing (to name but a
few).
Few would dispute that
technology is one of the
keys to addressing the justice gap — the difference between the need for civil legal services among low - income Americans and the resources available to meet those needs.
Interestingly, some African nations like Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa are already exploring the use of blockchain
technology to disrupt
key sectors like transport, oil and gas, financial services, and land registry just to name a
few.
Samsung has focused on a
few key points with the Galaxy S8 and is building upon that which has made their displays so incredible over the last
few years: always - on
technology, great outdoor visibility, amazing color reproduction with HDR support, and size to body ratio.