Sentences with phrase «low costs associated»

This is due, in part, to the tourist industry, as well as the low costs associated with public transportation.

Any of them end up being very reasonably prices thanks to the low costs associated with digital distribution.

The transparency and low costs associated with the product seemed to bring great benefits to the investor.

By using bitcoin as the intermediary for international payments, employers can take advantage of the low costs associated with sending money over the blockchain.

For insurers, wearables and health apps are spearheading preventative medicine, and could help lower costs associated with chronic illnesses.

You can lower costs associated with printing, such as paper and toner, printers and copy machines.

Pozible says the move is a result of both the rapid increase in popularity of the digital currency and the low cost associated with the transaction.

He wanted to build the business he started with his father, to help farmers lower the costs associated with tree irrigation.

The lower costs associated with gasoline also led to a decline in the year - on - year consumer - inflation numbers, which came in at 2.0 percent compared to 2.2 percent in September.

The aim of this blockchain technology would be to improve the safety and lower the costs associated with the execution of financial products and all financial transactions that they are involved with.

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz has long advocated for working to lower the costs associated with Medicaid that are within our control — rooting out provider - level waste, fraud and abuse — and the creation of the Office of the Erie County Medicaid Inspector General is the culmination of years of work dating back to his days as Erie County Comptroller.

Biomedical engineering researchers at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have now developed software that allows powered prosthetics to tune themselves automatically, making the devices more functionally useful and lowering the costs associated with powered prosthetic use.

This is accomplished by the increased efficiency and lower costs associated with modern equipment.

They also save money with pocket-less seats — they don't require cleaning, which cuts down on personnel cost — as well as the airports they service, which are less popular and have lower costs associated with them.

A Louisiana State University study showed a correlation between injuries and the use of a motorcycle helmet and concludes that helmet laws are beneficial in lowering the costs associated with motorcycles and accidents.

MIECHV programs have also helped improve infant and maternal health outcomes, lowering costs associated with long hospital stays and emergency room visits.

Real estate brokerages can lower costs associated with acquiring, operating and upgrading software needed to run their business and to help sales representatives be as productive as possible with the latest tools.

Lifthrasir, who also founded the International Blockchain Real Estate Association, says Velox.re's software can help reduce fraud while also simplifying and the lowering the costs associated with property records.

Not exact matches

Perth - based Automotive Holdings Group has delivered a lower full - year net profit result on the back of restructures and one - off costs associated with its refrigerated logistics business.

It's most commonly associated with Hadoop, a system for storing data across a bunch of low - cost servers.

«Sleep problems are also associated with short and long - term sick leave, resulting in yet lower productivity and higher costs.»

The Healthcare Reform Law, including The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and The Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, could have a material adverse effect on Humana's results of operations, including restricting revenue, enrollment and premium growth in certain products and market segments, restricting the company's ability to expand into new markets, increasing the company's medical and operating costs by, among other things, requiring a minimum benefit ratio on insured products, lowering the company's Medicare payment rates and increasing the company's expenses associated with a non-deductible health insurance industry fee and other assessments; the company's financial position, including the company's ability to maintain the value of its goodwill; and the company's cash flows.

According to Aitken, borro's rates — 2.99 to 3.99 percent in monthly interest, plus 5 to 7 percent in setup fees — are often lower than the cost associated with selling personal assets by auction.

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.

«Applying for H - 1B visas takes so much time that I, as CEO, should be spending doing other things,» she tells Inc. «It has absolutely hurt my business,» she adds, noting that her costs associated with hiring through the program have shot up some 24 percent, causing her to lower some salaries at her 65 - person business.

«Given the downturn, employers are very interested in doing the most they can with the workers continuing with them, and these are low - cost ways of enhancing employee engagement,» said Christina Matz - Costa, a research associate at the Sloan Center and one of the study's authors.

«Essentially that wage compression at the upper level of the hourly associate is going to help absorb that cost of the wage increase at the lower level,» said the manager, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Researchers found that participation in the PepsiCo program was associated with lower health care costs, but only after the third year, and all from the disease management components of the program.

Risks associated with the Consumer Discretionary sector include, among others, apparel price deflation due to low - cost entries, high inventory levels and pressure from e-commerce players; reduction in traditional advertising dollars; increasing household debt levels that could limit consumer appetite for discretionary purchases; declining consumer acceptance of new product introductions; and geopolitical uncertainty that could impact consumer sentiment.

Higher - quality bonds offer another advantage as well: These investments typically come with lower transaction costs, which can help manage the expenses associated with this strategy.

During the year ended December 31, 2008, we had a gross loss of $ 1.1 million due to the lower pricing for our initial vehicles, the high materials and manufacturing costs associated with our first generation Tesla Roadster and limited economies of scale from low vehicle production volumes.

You can also rest easy knowing that the maintenance costs associated with the Capital One ® Quicksilver ® Cash Rewards Credit Card are quite low, especially in the beginning.

While children constitute a small proportion of the population with diabetes, omitting productivity loss associated with diabetes among children will tend to bias low the cost estimates.

The results imply that many employers may need to reevaluate their options for helping workers manage those effects, particularly in light of the costs associated with low well - being.

Medicaid: A federal entitlement program that reimburses states for a portion of the costs associated with providing acute and long - term care services to certain low - income individuals.

The business model of NowRx is driven by the fully automated end - to - end robotic dispensing system and a very low cost overhead associated with its «virtual pharmacies», which creates room in the company's gross margin to enable free delivery.

You will certainly have area plays; stories associated with cobalt in mafic and ultramafic complexes around the world, including Canada and Australia, but my experience has been that the concentrations of cobalt, particularly in Canada, are never large enough that Canadian companies can be low on the cost curve unless they're producing it as a by - product of nickel or some other ultramafic substances.

This includes lowering the operational costs associated with managing data, enhancing lending and servicing productivity, increasing front - and back - office process efficiency, and improving overall risk and portfolio management capabilities.

Deducting the costs associated with your home office helps lower your taxable income, and thus your overall tax bill.

Midland helps clients lower operational costs associated with managing data, enhancing lending and servicing productivity, increasing front - and back - office process efficiency, and improving overall portfolio management capabilities.

Triebel is optimistic that the U.K.'s so - called «advice gap» — in which investors can not or will not pay fees associated with financial advice — presents an opportunity for Wealthsimple's lower - cost robo - advisor service.

Bitcoin transaction fees fell to a 10 - month low last month and following the implementation of a new protocol, not only only has the speed of digital currency transfers improved, the costs associated have also decreased.

The associated costs of trading through the HighLow trading platform are very low, making the broker a favorite choice for many traders in different parts of the world.

The Sponsor believes that investors will be able to more effectively implement strategic and tactical asset allocation strategies that use Bitcoins by using the Shares instead of directly purchasing and holding Bitcoins, and for many investors, transaction costs related to the Shares will be lower than those associated with the direct purchase, storage and safekeeping of Bitcoins.

Humanscale's consulting services help organizations improve employee health, reduce workplace injuries and lower associated costs.

Offering foodservice operators a low cost of ownership and superior performance even in the most challenging water conditions, Horizon Elite's design dramatically reduces scale build - up and the associated costs of scale mitigation, all while using 35 - 50 percent less water than comparable cube - type ice machines.

improving outcomes for our agriculture sector through lower production costs, supporting access to overseas markets and the associated benefits for farm businesses, rural communities and the Australian economy

Encouraging a move towards organic agriculture would reduce environmental clean - up costs and lower the damage associated with externalities.

In this study, and in opposition to findings elsewhere, higher levels of social support were associated with greater depressive symptomatology, leading researchers to speculate that for low - income men the perceived costs of reciprocity may have deterred them from utilizing available support; or that peer groups may have influenced their alcohol or drug use, or placed demands on their resources (Anderson et al, 2005).

According to those officials present, despite the fact that Houston is the seventh largest school district in the country and therefore a major consumer of milk, the profit margins for dairies supplying schools (as opposed to private entities) is extremely low and would be wiped out by the manufacturing costs associated with making such changes.