Sentences with phrase «issue at the product»

When designing a solution, they start by understanding the issue at the product level.

Not exact matches

Most teams spent one week at six different businesses or organizations spread throughout the continental United States and helped them with various issues ranging from product development to online marketing to business expansion.

Since launching in August 2010, Betabrand has released nearly 200 products for men and women; it currently issues new creations at a rate of two or three per week.

At issue is the ability of startups to innovate and to create new products and services while following the law.

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.

At issue is the competitive threat from Amazon's massive size, willingness to sell at low prices and desire to push into a vast array of products or business lineAt issue is the competitive threat from Amazon's massive size, willingness to sell at low prices and desire to push into a vast array of products or business lineat low prices and desire to push into a vast array of products or business lines.

While some entrepreneurs may look at a free box of food, or any product or service that is offered to reconcile a customer issue, as a dollar amount, it is important to understand the other values, such an investment yields.

At quarterly brainstorming sessions, the advisers weigh strategic issues such as pricing and product development.

The Globe is right to look at this issue, especially through the lens of inequality — which looks to be a by - product of those twin forces — but I hope the newspaper doesn't overdo it.

Ted Ullyot, a partner at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz who worked on antitrust issues for the George W. Bush administration, points out that tech firms in particular resent governments ordering them to change their product designs.

At the D: All Things Digital conference, Cook hinted at future Apple products and spoke on issues such as acquisitions and taxeAt the D: All Things Digital conference, Cook hinted at future Apple products and spoke on issues such as acquisitions and taxeat future Apple products and spoke on issues such as acquisitions and taxes.

«There are companies that try to use brute force to solve these issues, such as employing hundreds of low cost, low quality workers in developing countries to look at each product image and annotate the details.

Chief product officer Neil Hunt recently addressed the download issue at a trade show in Berlin.

During a panel centering on issues of privacy and user data at the Techonomy conference in Half Moon Bay, California, last week, Techonomy founder David Kirkpatrick described Facebook, Amazon, and Google as examples of an entirely new breed of global company that, while offering products and services users love, fill those same users with reservations about how the companies operate.

At this point, he should assess whether it is better to execute the product in house or issue a license to a manufacturer which can then take the product to market.

Another option if you're having an issue selling products individually is to try bundling slow sellers with faster sellers at a reduced price.

The portfolio was not hedged at all when the products were sold, and most of the annuities were issued when the yen was trading at around 115 to the dollar.

«For Unilever, their issue is that they have quite a mass - market consumer products portfolio,» says Warren Ackerman, an analyst at Société Générale in London.

«We discovered that BYOD — while it is a technology issue — it is also a communication issue that needs to be addressed,» said Mike Malloy, executive vice president of products and strategy at Webroot.

As the head of product and tech at Global Grind these are issues I grapple with every day, and I can say with full confidence that Jonah's perspective is rare... and is what is driving Buzzfeed's success.

Because tokens have a price, they can be issued and sold en masse at the inception of a new protocol to fund its development, similar to the way startups have used Kickstarter to fund product development.

By self - funding, Cavale could force INFLCR to build its own track record with its product, clients and revenues, and ultimately raise a seed round at what he believes to be a fair valuation as opposed to giving up a large piece of his new company at a discount, which is often an issue with raising money pre-revenue.

A list issued Tuesday by the U.S of products subject to tariff hikes included aerospace, telecoms and machinery, striking at high - tech industries seen by China's leaders as the key to its economic future.

«The real story of this memo is that despite our legal restrictions on issuing a blanket ban for all employees, our chairman has made the point that anyone at the agency involved in oversight of bitcoin futures products should not own the underlying asset, bitcoin.»

Other insurance products available at Fidelity are issued by third - party insurance companies, which are not affiliated with any Fidelity Investments company.

Note that we looked only at treats for cats in good health, avoiding products intended to treat issues like hairballs or diabetes.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in consumer discretionary spending; our eCommerce platform not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the streamlining of the Company's vendor base and execution of the Company's new merchandising strategy not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the amount that we invest in strategic transactions and the timing and success of those investments; the integration of strategic acquisitions being more difficult, time - consuming, or costly than expected; inventory turn; changes in the competitive market and competition amongst retailers; changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and our ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products in our stores and on our website; changes in existing tax, labor and other laws and regulations, including those changing tax rates and imposing new taxes and surcharges; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; omni - channel growth; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; risks relating to our private brand offerings and new retail concepts; disruptions with our eCommerce platform, including issues caused by high volumes of users or transactions, or our information systems; factors affecting our vendors, including supply chain and currency risks; talent needs and the loss of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality of our business; and risks associated with being a controlled company.

Given the absence of a public trading market of our common stock, and in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately - Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic outlook.

At the same time, Target Canada suffered from inventory issues that resulted in many of its Canadian locations routinely being sold out of popular products, and being overstocked with those that weren't selling.

Martin specializes in governance and compensation issues at FTSE 350 companies, and is an active participant in policy and product development at Glass Lewis.

My major issue at the moment with the social media landscape is that I sell a really boring product.

Although Commerce normally investigates and applies punitive duties on narrow categories of products from specific locations, at public hearings conducted by Commerce in May, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross articulated the issue in sweeping terms.

«The leading investment issue across products was suitability of the investment at 27 per cent, which was on par with 2016,» the annual report said.

Economic growth in the first quarter retreated due to what we feel were transitory issues, including headwinds from a rising dollar, work stoppages at West Coast ports and harsh winter weather, leading to a 0.7 % drop in the US gross domestic product during first - quarter 2015.1 We still maintain, however, that the two main pillars of the US economy — consumer spending and corporate earnings — will continue to be supported by moderate economic growth.

Of the products and procedures at issue in the mandate debate, at least some do have legitimate therapeutic purposes (e.g., the anovulent pill is sometimes used as a kind of hormone therapy).

At any rate, if process - relational thinkers can work through fundamental systemic problems relating to the nature of the self and the God - world relationship, perhaps we might solve as a by - product the question of a realistic envisioning of the resurrection life; if we can't, then this mode of thought has problems more foundational than those at issue in this essaAt any rate, if process - relational thinkers can work through fundamental systemic problems relating to the nature of the self and the God - world relationship, perhaps we might solve as a by - product the question of a realistic envisioning of the resurrection life; if we can't, then this mode of thought has problems more foundational than those at issue in this essaat issue in this essay.

One of the older issues within this topic is whether modern «republicanism» (small R) has roots in orthodox forms of Christianity, at least in some important cases, or if it is primarily a product of irreligious and / or unorthodox philosophies.

The manager at the Albert Hein Food Plaza took the National show issue of Fiery - Foods & Barbecue Business Magazine I gave him and paged through it, smiling broadly as he saw the vast array and assortment of the hot sauce products available.

If you do it for ethics reasons, know there are ways to ethically source animal products and more than one way to look at that issue, which I won't describe here.

A decision to calculate the water footprint of a product is a conscious decision to focus on one environmental issue at a time.

All in all, it was quite the experience, and despite all these issues, the end product was terrific, for my first stab at it anyway!

Level 1 = level at which OMRI issues a «Caution» statement for a given product on the OMRI Products List regarding the potential for long - term contamination based on elemental contaminant content

The business development team at Daymon Worldwide, in conjunction with its on - site teams, manages the business and relationships with its supplier partners, or product manufacturers, provides a centralized focal point for category knowledge and related issues, and develops new business opportunities for current and prospective supplier partners.

The show will be held May 21 - 24 at Chicago's McCormick Place and showcase the latest products and services, share innovative ideas and up - to - the - minute information about trends and issues, and provide more growth opportunities than any other event.

«Based on these production issues and our goal to redesign and relaunch all of our packaging in a sustainable manner, with product protection and environmental concerns in mind, we decided on the new MasterBag Pyramid format and a high - barrier, paper - based outer packaging, following a lengthy development and testing phase,» confirms Thomas Holz, Managing Director and Tea Taster at TeeGschwendner.

Not only were these products ineffective at removing stubborn odors, but they contained allergens and airborne irritants, triggering issues for patients with allergies and / or respiratory issues.

At the core of the issue is defining where alcohol packaging fits into the wider range of labelling consumable products.

On Shelf Availability is a key issue for the consumer products industry, as out - of - stocks remain at an 8 percent average rate, according to joint research by The Trading Partner Alliance (TPA), an industry affairs leadership group formed by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and Food Marketing Institute (FMI).

Check out the March 2018 issue of Prepared Foods, featuring our Retail New Products Annual, which takes a look at the food and beverage trends in store for 2018.

«The issue we've got with Aldi is providing the same value experience in our store as you would in an Aldi, which requires us to rethink and re-engineer some of our entry - level products,» Mr Banducci said at the time.