Sentences with phrase «on demand company of»

That was actually done by John Ingram 20 years ago, and Lightning Source is now the state - of - the - art print on demand company of the world.

Not exact matches

Running a breakneck - growth company, of course, means even more demands on Smith's time.

Andurand, who runs oil hedge fund Andurand Capital Management LLP, wrote in a string of tweets on Sunday that companies may be less willing to risk investment in long term oil projects because of low crude barrel prices and a predicted peak in electric vehicle demand.

«The gig economy is typified by irregularity, meaning there is no job security and instead of having a boss who trains you and helps you improve, your performance is rated on a scale of 1 - 5 stars by strangers who have no understanding of your growth as a professional,» explains Scot Wingo, founder and CEO of Spiffy, a modern on - demand company.

The company recently launched a pair of on - demand offerings.

Resources - focused TSG Consulting has embarked on a diversification and expansion plan in response to a growing demand from companies trying to unlock the secrets of big data.

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.

Instead of gigs, modern on - demand companies are hiring their workers.

A new wave of companies are looking to sell consumers more than a storage locker, with event spaces, on - demand delivery services and more

Should Uber continue to battle controversies while Lyft operates and expands without negative drama, the latter company could prove to be a formidable player in the race to bring on - demand service to all corners of the U.S. map.

Casting aspersions on the cost, security risks or ease of use for Apple Pay seems like a good way to get the company to budge on some of its demands and requirements.

Poloz repeated on the weekend that he thinks this period of strong economic growth likely is forcing companies to add workers and invest in operations to keep up with demand.

«Rough patch» might be a charitable way to describe the graveyard of on - demand companies that closed their doors in 2016 and the 50 % cut in funding given to on - demand startups.

There's an assumption on the part of many that the company's millennial user base isn't interested in news, and yet studies show that the demand for news - related content is higher than it has ever been.

When the company auctions that oilfield drill, for example, the goal is for its pricing model to forecast demand in the near future based on different factors, such as the price of oil, leaving Ritchie Bros. less vulnerable to market surprises.

On the other end of the spectrum, Apple Inc shares rose 4.4 percent after the company late Tuesday posted resilient iPhone sales in the face of waning global demand and promised $ 100 billion in additional stock buybacks.

«Usually customers want some more convenience,» says Felstiner, going on to list features that are common to many on - demand companies: «The customer may want access to other people's reviews of the [worker], they may want some guarantee of competence, or they want to know the person will arrive in 30 minutes, and then the service accepts payment on behalf of the person and takes a cut.»

These issues taken together paint a picture of what future on - demand companies will look like.

That does make it more difficult for women who want children to take on a demanding career, but that's not because of discrimination on the part of any given company.

The on - demand laundry service announced that as of Monday, it's no longer accepting new orders and any outstanding orders will be returned to its customers, according to a post on the company's website.

Training is important to lots of on - demand companies, as is branding.

The company's GeForce 1070 chip set, which retailed at $ 349 a year ago, was going for up to $ 900 from electronics wholesalers on Amazon.com Inc Friday, and the same demand stood behind a stellar set of corporate results on Thursday.

An analysis of data on how plugged in, mobile workers are coping with work demands by Dr. Carolyn Axtell of the Institute of Work Psychology at the University of Sheffield offers advice for companies hoping to help workers avoid burnout.

Sounds a bit like the sci - fi thriller In Time (lLOL), but in order for on - demand companies to move past the «Uber of...» era, a huge market opportunity will consist of consumers looking for DIFM options.

Staying competitive in the on - demand economy and appealing to today's contract workers means you must have a clear understanding of what your company has to offer.

In Southern California, a company called Advanced Microgrid Solutions is spearheading a project that involves replacing the energy that was once provided by a large (now decommissioned) nuclear power plant with a series of solar arrays and batteries that AMS can turn on and off based on when the prices for conventional energy are low and when there's the most demand.

Freed from the demands of public market investors who tend to focus on short - term returns, some companies may find renewed life that harks back to when they were small and privately held, business experts say.

A Certified Management Accountant (CMA) is trained to meet the demands of today's accounting requirements in addition to participating on the company's management team.

Hulu currently offers on - demand video content from current and past series, most of which are owned by its parent companies, with roughly 12 million subscribers who pay as much as $ 11.99 for a monthly subscription.

In 2005, W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne, professors of strategy at Insead, published the bestselling Blue Ocean Strategy, which posed a simple but breakthrough premise: Companies should stop trying to beat the competition and instead focus on finding «blue oceans» — new markets or innovations devoid of competition that will create new demand.

The rise of cloud computing, in which companies buy computing capacity on demand, means that businesses don't have to build huge data centers.

Canadian companies have expertise and a workforce aligned with this demand, whether they sell such expertise on its own or as part of their product offering.

Uber, Lyft and grocery delivery app Instacart are just some of the «on - demand» companies facing lawsuits from workers.

Refocusing on new sources of demand — like Japan — could prove crucial to beleaguered solar companies.

To drive engagement, the company enlisted Likeable to launch a #purebarrelife campaign, a contest which asked clients to share personal stories about integrating Pure Barre into their daily lives through text, photos and videos on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest for a chance to win prizes.The company enlisted the agency's help because Likeable has the expertise to navigate the challenges involved in running a national social - media contest, such as time demands, possible legal issues, and the unique rules and guidelines of each individual platform.

One of those leading the race is a Los Angeles - based company called Saucey, which is said to be disrupting — yep, I said it — the retail liquor space based on the fact that it's delivering alcohol on demand to consumers and doing it quite well.

As of October 2015, more than 22.4 million people spent $ 57.6 billion per year with on - demand companies.

(Class actions in Massachusetts and California challenging contract worker status at some of the on - demand companies may also alter the landscape.)

The legal tussle may well divide the on - demand economy into two camps: the fundamentally sound companies — the ones that can figure out how to compete on any sort of playing field, as long as it's level, because they're selling a real innovation — and the companies that exist only because the current haze of legal and regulatory uncertainty paired with free - flowing venture capital has permitted them to flourish.

Instead of having banks determine the price of shares before the company officially opens up for trading to the public, Spotify stock price would be determined solely by supply and demand on the market.

As a result, more consumers are stumbling into the hands of these on - demand companies as opposed to the websites, Yelp profiles or Facebook pages of the actual small business.

If you Google «home cleaner,» or «babysitter» or «handyman» in a certain city, you'll either see ads for one (or multiple) of the aforementioned on - demand platforms on the first page of Google; or you'll find directories (like Yelp) listed high up in Google, taking you to a more curated and ratings - based search results page where those same on - demand companies are listed or have ads running.

Additionally, most tech companies rely on foreign workers to fill large swaths of their technical roles, as the U.S. does not currently produce enough domestic talent to match demand.

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.

-- Pete Butler, founder and CEO of MS Companies, which leverages the gig economy and real - time data to provide a mobile, on - demand workforce matching.

Instead of bland, crowd - pleasing statements about mission and beliefs, customers now expect — and sometimes demand — that big - name companies take stands on political issues.

As CEO of a company offering temporary furnished housing — a new frontier in its own right — I've seen both the benefits and the potential pitfalls of carving out a new arena in the on - demand economy.

Now, Matthews's wildly ambitious goal is to «democratize on - demand power for everyone» by rebranding her company as M.O.R.E. (motion - based, off - grid, renewable energy), an energy company that's creating a microgenerating system that can harness the kinetic energy of just about anything that moves.

Whereas in the first half of 2016, on - demand companies raked in $ 8.4 billion, according to CB Insights.

He compared the business of selling computing on demand to that of how utility companies sell gas and electricity.