Sentences with phrase «from business performance»

Retrieved March 20, 2012 from the Business Performance Improvement Resource website: http://www.bpir.com/total-quality-management-history-of-tqm-and-business-excellence-bpir.com.html

The rankings are based on everything from business performance to company culture to diversity.

Not exact matches

The company attributed the performance to its international business, where it saw higher expenses, lower profit margins and weaker gains from sales of assets.

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.

Glenn Fogel, Bookings Holdings CEO, and CNBC's Seema Mody talk about the company's better - than - expected fourth quarter sales as the online travel company receives a boost from a rise in reservations and strong performance from its international business.

I found some good research from Harvard Business School, Performance Persistence in Entrepreneurship, which suggest that serial entrepreneurs that have prior success are more likely to have success, and that the best VCs are good at picking serial entrepreneurs.

A new study from RAND may be the first to document the impact of rising healthcare costs on business performance,» explains Rick Newman at Usnews.com.

The latter development enabled some businesses to demand higher performances from their employees while holding the line on compensation.

Jing Daily looks at the intersection of luxury and culture in China: the ins and outs of business development there with an eye toward the upscale consumer market, as well as the business of culture — from auctions, museums, and contemporary art to performance, public events, and more.

If you miss on a key performance indicator or you get critical product feedback from a customer that could improve your business, don't hide it or sweep it under the rug.

It's counter-productive, at least from a business standpoint, for an airline to improve arrival performance if it is angering and alienating its best customers in the process.

Conversely, if you don't have the discipline to sit down and assemble a business budget, you may not have insight into how your business is performing from year to year, whether there are cuts you can make to improve performance and whether you have the needed funds to purchase new equipment — be it computers, trucks, machinery, or a new factory.

«Contrary to what some people in the business world think, the 1990s were not that different from the 2000s for top - line economic performance results — GDP and employment growth,» says Finlayson.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

In the study «Dominant CEO, Deviant Strategy and Extreme Performance: The Moderating Role of a Powerful Board,» to be published next year in the Journal of Management Studies, Tang and co-authors Mary Crossan and Glenn Rowe of the Ivey School of Business examined the experience from 1997 to 2003 of 51 publicly traded computer firms.

That can involve making personal visits to those businesses, asking for copies of their financial statements, purchasing credit reports on them from Dun & Bradstreet or some other reliable credit agency, and contacting their other customers for real - world feedback on their performance.

«The overall pie of dollars for small businesses is down, but the portion of that pie that is available to small - business owners is up,» Shoraka says of the U.S. government's improved performance from 2011 to 2012.

Husband - and - wife construction magnates who went from eating out of their parents» pantries to making ice cream runs by private plane; a former street racer whose high - performance parts make cars fast... and money even faster; and a house painter whose all - cash business has him seeing green.

CVCheck said business performance had exceeded expectations over the quarter on the back of strong top - line growth from corporate clients and its robustly performing consumer division.

The routers then collect information from nearby smart devices, giving business owners «location - based performance indicators including capture rate, median visit length, repeat visit rate, total number of visitors, and total visits for a given site,» the company says.

Volumes of research from global consulting firms coupled with my own experiences as a business owner and consultant point to the fundamental belief that there is a distinct correlation between culture and financial performance.

Using proprietary data collected by Restaurant Business and its sister research firm Technomic from 2016, we looked at nearly 100 of the largest US chains and rated them on three criteria we considered the most telling for all - around fast - food excellence: financial performance, customer satisfaction, and overall value.

So, if you exclude the performance of those businesses, you also have to exclude the cash DuPont received from selling them, Garden argues.

Management believes that organic growth is an important metric for measuring the operating performance of our business as it helps identify underlying business trends, without distortion from the effects of FX movements.

The report also found the province did not establish control groups of businesses that did not benefit from the support programs to compare their performances with those that did.

From startups to growing businesses and established companies, having a high - performance company culture helps drive a mission, achieve goals, provides support and creates the foundation for employee growth.

I asked a few business acquaintances about how they set goals and received a response from Jason Forrest, CEO of Forrest Performance Group who told me, «If you don't have clearly defined goals, you procrastinate.

«The poor performance of the Wii U has dented its standing, but Nintendo has come back from similar poor sales in the TV console business before,» he says.

Their model analyzes a business» payment performance (i.e., if it pays its bills on time) and gives it a numerical score from 1 to 100, with 100 signifying a perfect payment history.

That includes business leaders who launched something from nothing, content creators in the social influencer space, athletes pushing the boundaries of performance, and internal thought leaders innovating inside major corporations.

Business leaders often ask me: what key performance indicators (KPIs) should they track to drive activities from their sales people and deliver results?

In addition to factors previously disclosed in Tesla's and SolarCity's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the «SEC») and those identified elsewhere in this document, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from forward - looking statements and historical performance: the ability to obtain regulatory approvals and meet other closing conditions to the transaction, including requisite approval by Tesla and SolarCity stockholders, on a timely basis or at all; delay in closing the transaction; the ultimate outcome and results of integrating the operations of Tesla and SolarCity and the ultimate ability to realize synergies and other benefits; business disruption following the transaction; the availability and access, in general, of funds to meet debt obligations and to fund ongoing operations and necessary capital expenditures; and the ability to comply with all covenants in the indentures and credit facilities of Tesla and SolarCity, any violation of which, if not cured in a timely manner, could trigger a default of other obligations under cross-default provisions.

Nevertheless, the technology would offer higher levels of performance from employees and offer businesses an edge.

To prevent this from happening, small - business owners need to watch the right key performance indicators.

BHP is now looking at ways to fix the issue with the dumpers, but the problem took the gloss off a strong performance from the iron ore business, which accounts for about 40 per cent of BHP's profits.

Portfolio Holdings for Non-US Funds / Non-US Advisers - From time to time Franklin Templeton Resources Inc (FRI) and its subsidiaries, partnerships, joint ventures and related and affiliated business entities («FTI») may provide you with a partial listing of portfolio securities including but not limited to top contributors and detractors to portfolio performance owned by one or more non-US domiciled funds that are registered or passported with local regulatory authorities and are sponsored by FTI (each a «Fund» and together «Funds») and any such additional information relating to the Fund (s) that may not otherwise be publicly disseminated.

In its trading business, income from its markets business decreased 4 percent to 1.35 billion pounds, as macro income fell 14 percent due to a weaker performance by its U.S. rates business and the impact of exiting energy - related commodities.

S.Advisers - From time to time Franklin Templeton Resources Inc. («FRI») and its subsidiaries, partnerships, joint ventures and related and affiliated business entities («FTI») may provide you with a partial listing of portfolio securities including but not limited to top contributors and detractors to portfolio performance owned by one or more non-US domiciled funds that are registered or passported with local regulatory authorities and are sponsored by FTI (each a «Fund» and together the «Funds») and any such additional information relating to the Fund (s) that may not otherwise be publicly disseminated.

We believe it is useful to exclude non-cash charges, such as depreciation and amortization and share - based compensation expenses, from our Adjusted EBITDA because the amount of such expenses in any specific period may not directly correlate to the underlying performance of our business operations.

Free yourself from day - to - day accounting tasks, so you can focus on the core strengths needed to improve business performance and increase profits.

From improving your customer service experience and support channels to making a step change in operational performance, the B2X SMART SERVICE Platform provides a turnkey after - sales solution that globally manages and enhances your customer care business.

The New York Fed's Small Business Credit Survey collects information from small businesses in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut — about their performance, financing decisions and credit experiences.

While headwinds from lower business investment continue to impact Alberta & B.C., survey measures of manufacturing performance remain significantly above the lows seen in late - 2015.»

«Following a successful carve - out from Visteon, we partnered with the business to develop a high - performing and focused management team that was able to vastly improve financial performance.

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.

Midland National is accredited by the Better Business Bureau, and has earned an A + (Superior) rating from A.M. Best, a large third - party independent reporting and rating company that rates an insurance company on the basis of the company's financial strength, operating performance and ability to meet its ongoing obligations to policyholders.

Our understanding is that it was not based on investment performance nor testimonials from clients or business partners.

Pursuant to the policy, as revised in February 2009, at each annual meeting of our stockholders, provided that the director has served on the Board for at least six months prior to the annual meeting, a non-employee director would be granted RSUs having a value equal to $ 225,000 divided by the lesser of (i) the trailing average closing trading prices of our common stock for the 180 - day period preceding and ending with the date of the RSU grant or (ii) such number of RSUs as the Board may determine based on additional criteria such as business conditions and / or company performance, outside director compensation practices at peer companies and advice from outside compensation consultants.

Banks» commodity revenue has been on a steady downward path in recent years as they have exited or slimmed down their commodity businesses due to heightened government regulation and a poor performance from the sector.

At Interactive results reflected lower performance of Disney Infinity partially offset by higher results from our mobile games business.