Sentences with phrase «lower supply chain»

To do it they want to consolidate asset bases so they can lower supply chain costs to pay farmers more for milk and grow export volumes.

Digitize your Accounts payable processes, strengthen your supplier relationships, and lower your supply chain risk.

CBH managing director Andrew Crane said it was a «lie» to assume Australia would become Asia's food bowl because rival nations were improving productivity and lowering supply chain costs that were allowing them to steal market share in Asia and the Middle East.

Not exact matches

Based on our detailed analysis of supply chain companies with historically high correlations to iPhone unit sales, we revise our iPhone unit estimates [lower],» analyst Toni Sacconaghi wrote in a note to clients Thursday.

He also innovated on the supply - chain side, sharing the rich customer data generated by his direct sales with his suppliers — an unprecedented move that enabled Dell to deliver computers almost in real time, keeping costs and inventories low.

Facebook is also seeing customers start using Workplace for critical business functions, like reporting low stock and discussing issues with their supply chain or website, said Cross.

The supply chain warnings spurred Morgan Stanley to significantly lower its June quarter iPhone estimate to 34 million from 40.5 million on April 20, suggesting overall iPhone demand weakness.

«We attribute the disconnect of iPhone unit guide from supply chain data points given lower iPhone X demand (focus of supply chain) transferred to higher iPhone 8/7 demand (hence lower adjusted ASP),» analyst Wamsi Mohan wrote in a note to clients Wednesday.

He said the European manufacturer has an amazing customer reach and scale that will help to accelerate C Series sales, and a vast supply chain that can help the aircraft to achieve cost targets more quickly to meet customer demands for lower pricing.

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.

Add in all the perks of producing at home — such as eliminating exchange rate uncertainty, lower chances of supply chain disruptions, a more plentiful supply of qualified labour and the synergies that develop when the R&D guys can easily chat with factory floor employees — and the overall costs of building a new factory in the U.S. or China are roughly equal.

«Trust in West Coast ports is at an all - time low, and the perception of supply chain risk is at an all - time high,» said Peter Tirschwell, chief maritime analyst at the JOC Group, a supplier of U.S. sea - borne trade data.

Fast fashion, which is clothing made and sold cheaply with a condensed supply chain so it can capture ongoing trends, used to be considered the «low» end of that equation.

Loblaw warned that full - year earnings will be lower than in 2011, as its operations aren't growing at a rate fast enough to cover the IT and supply chain investment.

Carlson hopes to leverage his low - cost gas into partnerships with downstream end - users without having to be a big investor: «If we're going to recover a large portion of the value generated from our natural gas production, we're going to have to take our value further down the supply chain.»

Examples of such projects providing marginal benefits are: improving financial reporting systems through better information technology, minor tweaks to supply chain logistics, cutting back on marketing or increasing low - cost advertising (like social media), «rationalization» of head count, holding average wages as low as possible, squeezing suppliers a little bit, not repatriating earnings to stave off taxation, refinancing rather than retiring debts, and the share buyback that is insensitive to a company's current stock price.

While it has long mastered the supply chain for its mobile devices, the payments ecosystem has proved harder to control, and banks in other countries have reportedly negotiated lower transaction fees, contributing to its slow global roll - out.

As has been well documented, these shares have been declining, as they have in all advanced economies, as companies built global supply chains and shifted activities to places that can produce the same goods at a lower cost.

At the lowest tier in the supply chain, where a supplier will be most likely to use raw materials, those sources fluctuate as companies seek the lowest commodity prices.

It could, say, lower the prices paid to monopoly hospitals, eliminate services that have no value or tighten the supply chain for drugs.

Putting Asda together with Sainsbury, one of Britain's biggest grocery chains, could help the combined business negotiate lower prices from suppliers, one of the primary goals of many retail mergers.

Looking at the very early hints out of the Alayne chapter, she seems to have bottomed, the thing with LF is that she is slowly observing how he works, eg buy low, sell high, hoard and manipulating the Lords declerant etc and supply chains of food etc etc

The combination of lower tariffs, non-tariff market access measures and having one set of rules for trade with 10 economies with the ability to build new supply and production chains across the TPP adds up to a significant advantage for Canadian companies over competitors in the U.S. and Europe.

Cost of goods sold (COGS) per hectoliter decreased 2.5 percent for the year and 2.8 percent for the quarter, driven by supply chain cost savings and lower commodity costs, partially offset by lower fixed - cost absorption due to lower volumes.

Segment operating earnings declined from a loss of $ 3 million to a loss of $ 11 million, reflecting a lower gross margin percentage driven primarily by an increase in supply chain costs as well as higher carrot costs.

The company added that global inventories of commodities were «generally low, both on exchanges and within supply chains», a sign of tightness in the physical market.

We don't pretend that corporate earnings will be unaffected by rolling blackouts, supply chain issues, lower consumer consumption or a strong yen.

better yet — he's the type of guy to extort money from a congregation that doesn't understand global economics, fiat currency, OPEC, oil production, the supply chain, the exploration of oil reserves or how foreign / state run companies keep supply low to drive up demand which they then use the proceeds to seed their Islamic theocracies which in turn oppress woman and preach anti-American propaganda.

Pampa Beverages differentiates itself in the industry by eliminating the number of steps in the supply chain and lowering costs.

Reducing loss and waste throughout the food supply chain should be considered an effective solution to reduce the environmental impacts of agriculture, to improve the income and livelihood of the chain actors and to improve food and nutrition security for low - income consumers.

QualityLowInputFood (QLIF) is a European Union (EU) sponsored project that aims to «improve quality, ensure safety and reduce cost along the organic and «low input» food supply chains through research, dissemination and training activities».

Helping CraftWorks succeed is a supply chain team that is focused on safely delivering the right product, to the right place, at the right time, at the lowest sustainable cost.

Clarke arrived at Treasury in early 2014 when it was in the doghouse after big write - downs in the US over a supply chain mess under previous management, where there was too much low - end commercial wine in distributor warehouses.

«Faced with a diminishing sea freight advantage and increased competition from low - cost producers around the world, the Australian grains industry must continue to implement initiatives aimed at increasing productivity inside the farm gate and throughout the supply chain.

Shipping container economics now present a clear picture that corrugated containers offer the lowest - cost supply - chain solution.

* The dairy supply chain should improve its economies of scale in primary production and processing to achieve lower unit costs, and contribute to improved competitiveness.

Food waste very early on in the supply chain is significantly more prevalent in low - income countries.

Macquarie says Coles is investing less in the milk supply value chain and relying on the new production facilities and a toll processing arrangement with Murray Goulburn to achieve a lower cost of production.

Those very good vintages were also now benefiting from a program to strip extra costs out Treasury's supply chain in Australia and may also result in the prospect that the company may release more higher - end wines from previous vintages during 2018 - 19, because there was now no longer any need to hold back wines as insurance against the 2018 vintage having potentially been lower in volume.

Close confinement systems, including farrowing crates and caged hens, are not used and stocking densities are lower than average across the supply chain.

Today we pride ourselves on only selling free - range eggs and by having lower stocking densities than average throughout our supply chains.

CDP assessed actions to reduce emissions and lower climate - related risks in the supply chain in the past reporting year.

Highlights of these 2025 goals include McCormick's commitments to: — Source 100 percent of branded iconic ingredients sustainably; — Improve the livelihoods of 90 percent of smallholder farmers who grow McCormick's iconic herbs and spices; — Champion equality for women and people of color in leadership, and empower women farmers across the company's supply chain; and — Reduce the company's environmental impact by lowering its carbon footprint, decreasing water use, reducing solid waste and developing sustainable packaging innovations.

The New York City projects are (1) «The Big U», a series of berms and bridges around lower Manhattan, (2) «Living Breakwaters», a series of breakwaters off the south shore of Staten Island, and (3) «Lifelines», to provide flood protection systems for Hunts Point, the site of a major food market that functions as a hub of the region's food supply chain.

«The results should be useful to supply - chain managers in determining whether the cost savings associated with a change to a lower cost source country are worthwhile given possible increases in risk, and also in assessing the need for risk - reduction measures such as producer safety training for some product types and source countries,» according to the authors.

This marks a seminal achievement in HPC, as the computational modeling directly led the country to redesign the immunization supply chain to lower costs and ensure that illness and death due to vaccine - preventable diseases are averted.

«The difference now is that the food supply chain is so vast, so global, and so lucrative that it's easy for the bad guys to either introduce adulterated olive oils or mix in lower quality olive oils with extra-virgin olive oil.

This means lower transport, handling and storage burdens and costs across the supply chain.

Apple wanted to keep the price of iTunes music low in order to stimulate the market, and because it hoped that low prices and control over the content supply chain would drive sales of iPods and other devices.

In a similar way, Amazon jump - started the ebook market with the Kindle and wanted to keep prices low in order to stimulate the market — and to gain and keep control over as much of the supply chain as possible so that it could drive sales of Kindles and related devices.