Not exact matches
Manufacturers
of speakers or other stationary
products understand the complexities
of silicone
on wood: Oils leave wood porous, while varnish seals it shut, and a
product that sits
on a shelf
needs to account for both environments.
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.
For example, you could have them click
on a link
of what interests them or link them to a blog post or eventually to a
product or service that you're selling, but you
need to train them to build a habit
of clicking
on those links from the very beginning.
Aeryon, an 80 - person firm that has staked its business
on serving the exacting
needs of professionals with
products that sell for up to $ 200,000, could end up being side - swiped by producers
of the type
of flying toy you bought at Best Buy for your kids for Christmas.
Instead
of focusing
on selling your
product, offer expert advice
on what's best for your customers»
needs — even if it's outside
of your
product offering.
Fundera connects users to its group
of 24 lenders and educates them
on which
products would be best suited for their
needs.
News
of the impending job cuts came in the form
of an internal memo released to employees
on Tuesday, which stated that the decision to terminate positions was due to
product delays, as well as a «tough market» and the company's
need to conserve cash.
To meet her tribe's
needs, Weiss initially zeroed in
on an affordable selection
of four skincare
products — priming moisturizer, tint, mist and balm — none priced higher than $ 26 and all designed to help customers put their freshest face forward.
You will
need to have stock, as well as a place to hold it, which will cost a large amount
of money, depending
on your
product.
The main market research you
need to do in this regard is whether the production
of your
product will have any impact
on the market and how you're perceived.
There actually isn't a lack
of interest,
on the financial side, in fueling Alzheimer's research given the critical
need for it and the rewards that life sciences firms would reap from even a modestly - successful
product.
Daniel shares how him and his wife's ideas and
needs transformed into a business, how they worked with manufacturers to get their
products out there and how they stay
on top
of online orders.
Certain matters discussed in this news release are forward - looking statements that involve a number
of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, doubts about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, the
need to obtain additional funding, risks in
product development plans and schedules, rapid technological change, changes and delays in
product approval and introduction, customer acceptance
of new
products, the impact
of competitive
products and pricing, market acceptance, the lengthy sales cycle, proprietary rights
of the Company and its competitors, risk
of operations in Israel, government regulations, dependence
on third parties to manufacture
products, general economic conditions and other risk factors detailed in the Company's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
The SBA's goal is to identify
products and services that have significant impacts
on the lives
of women and families, have potential for commercialization, and fill a
need in the marketplace.
For example, as the result
of a web content audit
of your site, you might notice that you've been focusing too heavily
on industry news to the exclusion
of the detailed
product information your customers
need to make buying decisions.
With no current plans to accept Apple Pay (though down the line it, and other mobile wallets, could well be a payment option within Walmart Pay), and no set launch date for MCX (never mind that as the
product of consortium, that mobile app will not be set up to meet Walmart's specific
needs), Walmart could wait no longer without risking missing out
on a major shift in customer behavior.
If your company provides a
product or service that is specialized and not
needed on a regular basis, the opportunity cost
of having that resource available should be factored into your pricing.
One
of those requirements, they say, has led to a dramatic reduction in Whole Foods stores» so - called back stock, the
products stored in back rooms until they are
needed on store shelves.
In the world
of Seth, it is far more important to firstly build a strong tribe based
on trust - one that is formed through meaningful connections - then develop the
products or services that they
need (as opposed to making stuff and trying to flog it to anyone who will buy it).
Today, we're publishing Beth Kowitt's latest jaw - dropper
on the future
of the food industry, which explains how biotech is using the fermentation process to synthesize gelatin and other animal
products without actually
needing input from animals.
In a recent report, the group gives online retailers a grade
of «
needs improvement»
on their
product return processes.
These connected pool - monitoring offerings show the promise
of the Internet
of things in helping companies provide remote preventive maintenance and diagnostic services, and ensure that
needed physical
products are delivered
on time.
«Because he's already familiar with the politics, people and
products [
of CIBC] he doesn't
need a long time to get up to speed
on those things,» he says.
«Based
on the current challenges in the power industry and a significant decline in orders, GE Power continues to transform our new, combined business to better meet the
needs of our customers,» GE's statement said in flawless corporate speak: «As we have said, we are working to reduce costs and simplify our structure to better align our
product solutions, and these steps will include layoffs.»
While companies can hire temporary customer - support reps, they'll
need some time to be trained
on the
products, services and the way the business works so the quality
of support doesn't suffer.
It may seem obvious to build
products well - tailored to customers» wants and
needs but too many SaaS
product development teams fall into the trap
of iterating based
on their own visions for the
product rather that keeping to the goal
of solving very specific customer problems, and solving them well.
Your approach to suppliers
needs to be part
of your strategic plan since almost every company, whether
product - or service - oriented, is dependent
on suppliers.
«We
need to end period poverty and improve access to sanitary
products right across Scotland, and that's why I will soon be launching a consultation
on a member's bill proposal which will give all women in Scotland the right to access these
products for free, regardless
of their income.»
Keeping a keen eye
on the customer has meant each
of our
products and each
of our acquisitions has been based
on fulfilling a
need.
On the plus side, Bala's report says AWS fields the most extensive array
of public cloud block, file, and object storage services that suit most
needs and that those services tie in nicely to the rest
of Amazon's cloud
products.
«There are over 12 million small businesses using Facebook, and if you do the basics
of updating your page, it is a low - cost, rich visual presence in mobile without
needing a mobile website,» says Matt Idema, the director
of monetization
product marketing for Facebook, who focuses
on small businesses and their use
of Facebook pages.
Other companies with world - class R&D groups built radical innovations only to see their company fumble the future and others reap the rewards (think
of Xerox and the personal computer, Fairchild and integrated circuits, Kodak and digital photography, etc.) Common themes in these failures were, 1) without a direct connection to the customer advanced R&D groups built
products without understanding user
needs, and 2) the core
of the company was so focused
on execution
of current
products that it couldn't see that the future didn't look like the past.
Levine also recommends you keep
on eye
on key performance indicators, «maintain an inventory
of the predictable
products that sell the best,» and consider signing a short - term lease if you
need a larger space.
Whether you are a sales machine who can scale out a team, or you are a CEO who grew up
on the
product and delivery side
of your business, eventually you will
need to hire someone to run your sales team.
Systrom was still working full - time at Nextstop.com, so he would
need an infusion
of cash that would allow him to focus full time
on developing his
product.
Company execs said they started thinking about cutting the membership fee when they saw shoppers getting the hang
of the «Smart Cart» savings more quickly than they expected, reducing the
need to offer the up - front discounts
on individual
products.
Pinkesh Shah, Director
of Programs at the Institute
of Product Leadership states that reskilling entrepreneurs and professionals
needs to be taken up
on a war footing.
I realized I
needed to focus
on developing a clear understanding
of my customer's pain points and desires, manifest it in the form
of a crisp and compelling customer use case, and make sure that the
product could demonstrate it simply, quickly, and viscerally.
While companies would still have to make good faith efforts to classify their
products correctly, mistakes or disagreements in classification would no longer have tax consequences, removing the fears
of audits and eliminating the
need for CITT cases
on the proper way to classify a trampoline enclosure.
With new capabilities, the company hoped to improve its demand forecasting — specifically by narrowing the focus from warehouses down to individual customers to better predict how much
of which
products was
needed on any given day at any particular store or vending machine.
«To continue to offer a great
product that addresses your unique
needs, we're going to focus our development efforts
on our modern, Web - based versions
of TweetDeck,» the company said
on its blog.
Essentially, I mean adjusting your sales strategy to focus
on delivering suggestions based
on what a customer
needs, rather than presenting a list
of products that your customer may or may not care about.
Another difference between the new promoted posts and other types
of Facebook advertising is that the new ads are non-social, so users do not
need to have friends who like a particular
product or brand in order to see updates from that page
on their news feed.
The idea is to set expectations right about what the customer can expect in the email body and also position your
product based
on the
needs of your prospect.
This point person would also
need to keep the social media firm updated
on new developments like the introduction
of a new
product or service or other related business news.
The Harper government has a laudable record
on free trade, but its support for TPP appears to be wavering, largely over a political
need to maintain Canada's system
of supply management for dairy
products.
«A more logical usage [
of zero - rating] would be if I was a cloud system backup program, if I back up your phone
on the cloud, I don't
need a fast internet connection to make that a feasible
product.
American families,
on average, buy the same 150
products over and over again, which make up 85 percent
of their household
needs, according to research out
of Harvard Business School.
But the way J.D. Nyland, Adobe director
of product management, sees it, this doesn't solve the core problem: that marketers
on the ground
need to understand and use the data in day - to - day business.
Startups that want to take advantage
of the co-selling support will
need to build their
products on Microsoft Azure, not one
of the company's competitors, like AWS, which currently holds the lead in the cloud market.