Sentences with phrase «improve global supply chains»

LONDON, April 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation)- Some of the world's biggest retailers and food companies including Kellogg Co, Walmart Inc, and Nestle backed a new initiative on Wednesday to improve global supply chains amid rising consumer demand for slave - free goods and services.

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation)- Some of the world's biggest retailers and food companies including Kellogg Co, Walmart Inc, and Nestle backed a new initiative on Wednesday to improve global supply chains amid rising consumer demand for slave - free goods and services.

SUMMARY A quality / reliability professional with extensive statistical expertise and accomplishments improving global supply chain performance and reducing cost by developing metrics and analysis tools targeted to identify gaps between design, process capabilities, delivered quality, product reliability, performance to schedule and customer requirements.

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.

For instance, IBM's recent blockchain collaboration is poised to improve global food supply chain safety, and some realtors are experimenting with payment options by accepting Bitcoin for real estate transactions (CNBC).

Mr Palmquist said growers were at times $ US30 per tonne to $ US40 per tonne more expensive than their global peers and while this gap had narrowed to about $ US15 per tonne it highlighted the importance of improving the supply chains, including government - owned railways.

Chicago, IL — July 7, 2016 — ArrowStream, Inc. (ArrowStream), a supply chain innovator that combines proven expertise with data science and analytics to improve the way supply chains perform, today announced that Food Logistics, the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product through the global food supply chain, has named the company a supply chain innovator and a Top Green Provider for 2016.

This report highlights the enormous opportunity we have to improve the effectiveness of our global food supply chains.

The event usefully explored transparency as a driver to improved health and safety in global supply chains and, importantly, what more needs to change.

But China's turbine technology is improving quickly, and it is closing the gap in the wind industry supply chain against other global brands.

«The Corvette Stingray is a great example of how we are leveraging engineering and technology to improve both efficiency and performance,» said Mark Reuss, GM executive vice president, Global Product Development, Purchasing & Supply Chain.

«As Andis continues to grow and expand its global reach, we continually strive to improve our supply chain logistics.

Green freight refers to the efforts of the freight sector to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants and improve fuel efficiency across the global supply chain while maintaining competitiveness and economic growth.

Achieving Climate Performance through the Global Supply Chain with Cities & Companies Saturday, November 11th 17:00 — 18:00 Copenhagen Dome The world's largest retailer and cities of the world's largest commodity producing basin partner to mitigate climate risk, sustain agriculture, and improve water quality across more than 20 million acres.

Growth and Profitability: Improved company EBITDA from 10 % to more than 25 % in five years transformed hardware products gross margins from 13 % to more than 53 % by introducing new products with a global effective supply chain.