Sentences with phrase «on operational performance»

Laura has held several senior executive positions with a focus on operational performance and improvement.

Building on operational performance in the past couple of years, AERL deserves a bump - up to a fair value 0.8 Price / Sales multiple.

David consults for business owners, private equity and wealthy individuals on operational performance improvements, exit preparation as well as mergers & acquisitions strategy.

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We want to focus on improving operational performance, says Rob Scott, managing director of Wesfarmers.

United rejected the criticism, saying Munoz was «focused on getting out on the front line to enhance the customer and employee experience at United, and the results are evident in our improved operational and financial performance.»

Under Kvisle, Talisman has said it will focus less on chasing risky, expensive international exploration projects and more on bolstering its finances and operational performance.

In 2017, Mr. McNeill earned an aggregate $ 395,803 in variable compensation based on the achievement of certain target levels of (i) vehicle deliveries during the third and fourth quarters of 2017, (ii) operational and financial metrics relating to vehicle service performance and costs during 2017, and (iii) customer satisfaction scores during 2017.

Forward - looking statements may include, among others, statements concerning our projected adjusted income (loss) from operations outlook for 2018, on both a consolidated and segment basis; projected total revenue growth and global medical customer growth, each over year end 2017; projected growth beyond 2018; projected medical care and operating expense ratios and medical cost trends; our projected consolidated adjusted tax rate; future financial or operating performance, including our ability to deliver personalized and innovative solutions for our customers and clients; future growth, business strategy, strategic or operational initiatives; economic, regulatory or competitive environments, particularly with respect to the pace and extent of change in these areas; financing or capital deployment plans and amounts available for future deployment; our prospects for growth in the coming years; the proposed merger (the «Merger») with Express Scripts Holding Company («Express Scripts») and other statements regarding Cigna's future beliefs, expectations, plans, intentions, financial condition or performance.

«This agreement will help ensure that Xerox and its employees will be able to continue to focus on serving customers and building on the company's financial and operational performance.»

SkyWest, Inc.'s executive leadership team is focused on delivering the best operational performance in the industry and taking good care of the nearly 20,000 aviation professionals who work at SkyWest.

For the transportation industry, predicting operational failures before they occur cuts down on the high costs that come with lost productivity and limited performance.

In one meta - analysis, 88 % of studies found that companies that adhered to social or environmental standards showed better operational performance, and 80 % of studies showed a positive effect on stock price performance.

Prior to joining Walmart Canada, Geert served as CFO for Delhaize Belgium leading a team of more than 200 finance professionals focused on financial and operational accounting, business process re-engineering, business performance management and indirect procurement.

To measure performance on the franchise side, HuHot utilizes tools such as secret shopper programs, online feedback, social media and operational reviews.

As a music venue owner, Dorf knew how to put on a good show, but it was his passion for wine that inspired him in 2008 to create City Winery — Manhattan's first fully operational winery, restaurant and performance space.

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«As we continue to evolve globally, we're not only focused on improving our operational performance, but we're leading the way when it comes to synchronizing creative, bold experiences with an unwavering focus on culinary excellence» — Shimon Bokovza, CEO

Among the important factors that could cause Rio Tinto's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, among others, levels of actual production during any period, levels of demand and market prices, the ability to produce and transport products profitably, the impact of foreign currency exchange rates on market prices and operating costs, operational problems, political uncertainty and economic conditions in relevant areas of the world, the actions of competitors, activities by governmental authorities such as changes in taxation or regulation and such other risk factors identified in Rio Tinto's most recent Annual Report on Form 20 - F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the «SEC») or Form 6 - Ks furnished to the SEC.

Klotz declined to be interviewed but in a statement issued on June 19, in response to an article the Center published that day, said Los Alamos had «demonstrated improvements in its performance of operational tasks» and had worked to minimize the impact of the pause on «the safety and reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile.»

Fourth, we compare performance on parts of the operational assessment and parts of NAEP.

Third, we develop and evaluate «self - monitoring assessments» (SMAs)-- assessments that incorporate audit components directly into operational assessments and thus can localize inflation at the level of schools — and compare performance on parts of the operational assessment and these audit components.

Furthermore, one can hardly blame them for their laser - like focus on tests and skills because their future operational status is closely tied to their students» performance on these tests.

Generally speaking, an LMS administrator has to take care of operational performance of a Learning Management System on a daily basis as well as to establish a connection between the technical support and the program manager.

Skills gap in the workplace has a negative impact on a company's operational performance and its overall growth.

Based on the principles of data - driven instruction, this interactive session will provide an overview of how charter boards can use interim and summative data — academic, financial, and operational — to ensure quality governance that takes into account the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools performance frameworks.

The Office of the Chief of Staff coordinates internal and external district - wide communications and strategic partnerships to increase transparency, support, and confidence in MPS; helps to identify, develop, engage, and integrate external resources and stakeholders to support schools, students and their families to increase student achievement; provides leadership, guidance, and consulting services for the District on strategic planning, performance management, and organizational process streamlining to improve operational effectiveness and efficiency, better inform future planning and budget formulation, and accountability.

My perspective on corporate learning, performance support and organizational development calls for a «People First» strategy while still accounting for the need to produce business value, operational efficiency and improve the bottom line.

She works with organizations on a variety of strategic and operational issues including strategic planning, business plan development, growth and expansion strategy, human capital and organizational design, performance improvement and sustainability, and grant development and implementation.

In this definitive work, Wohlstetter and her colleagues isolate and distill the high - quality research on charter schools to identify the contextual and operational factors that influence these schools» performances.

Academic and operational performance expectations and measures in the charter contract that are based on a performance framework with annual performance targets.

In the three years since EdisonLearning's ownership transition, our company has taken positive steps in both operational performance and business growth to set us on a trajectory for a strong and successful future.

Each charter school's success is based on how well it meets the academic performance goals established in its charter, and how the school manages its fiscal and operational responsibilities.

The Naval Architecture occupation covers positions managing, supervising, leading, and / or performing professional architectural, engineering, and scientific work relating to: the form, strength, stability, performance, and operational characteristics of marine structures and waterborne vessels; and all types of naval crafts and ships operating on, below, and just above the sea surface.

«In addition to delivering the BlackBerry 10 platform and refocusing resources on RIM's key opportunities, such as BlackBerry Mobile Fusion and new integrated service offerings, we will also drive greater operational performance through a variety of initiatives including increased management accountability and process discipline.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses, the risk that the transactions with Microsoft and Pearson do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion contemplated by the relationship with Microsoft, including that it is not successful or is delayed, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Microsoft and Pearson commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the effect of the proposed separation of NOOK Media, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, risks associated with the commercial agreement with Samsung, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses (including with respect to the timing of the completion thereof), the risk that the transactions with Pearson and Samsung do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion previously undertaken, including any risks associated with a reduction of international operations following termination of the Microsoft commercial agreement, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Pearson and Samsung commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, the risks associated with the termination of Microsoft commercial agreement, including potential customer losses, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended May 3, 2014, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, including store closings, higher - than - anticipated or increasing costs, including with respect to store closings, relocation, occupancy (including in connection with lease renewals) and labor costs, the effects of competition, the risk of insufficient access to financing to implement future business initiatives, risks associated with data privacy and information security, risks associated with Barnes & Noble's supply chain, including possible delays and disruptions and increases in shipping rates, various risks associated with the digital business, including the possible loss of customers, declines in digital content sales, risks and costs associated with ongoing efforts to rationalize the digital business and the digital business not being able to perform its obligations under the Samsung commercial agreement and the consequences thereof, the risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, the performance of Barnes & Noble's initiatives including but not limited to its new store concept and e-commerce initiatives, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, potential infringement of Barnes & Noble's intellectual property by third parties or by Barnes & Noble of the intellectual property of third parties, and other factors, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

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You're looking for investor capitulation rather than really trying to value the stock based on future operational performance.

GSL Aviation will endeavour to achieve on - time performance, although accept no responsibility for missing flight or tour connections arising from operational delays.

S&P says future carbon constraints need to be factored into credit assessments for the oil sector — along with uncertain future oil prices and rising operational costs — and financial models that rely on past financial performance are no longer adequate.

More than 4,000 MW of Canada's wind generating capacity has been operating for five years or more, and as the country's turbine fleet ages, it is becoming increasingly important for leaders in the industry to collectively focus on strategies to maximize wind farm performance and strive for operational excellence.

Due diligence and WIP valuation on technical, operational and financial performance in PI caseloads.

CEOs are typically let go due to misalignment with the board or shareholders on strategic or operational matters, poor financial performance, power struggles, disagreements on successors and the like where cause is not alleged.

He pioneered a more rigorous and quantitative approach to performance management; narrowed the firm's practice to focus on doing more profitable work for fewer, larger clients; and established a new executive committee to help him implement his strategy — an operational template that was copied by firms throughout the city.

We identify challenges in due diligence, evaluate and construct pragmatic responses and plans to keep deals on track and execute on such plans to eliminate or mitigate risk to preserve expected operational and financial performance of the client or target companies.

The interviews with in - house counsel and businesspeople that purchase legal services broadly break down into three parts: the operational issues and challenges they face; the nature of their relationships with external counsel, based on 16 performance indicators; and an analysis of the market.

In general terms these oblige the fund to notify the market and its investors on a timely basis of any price sensitive information, material developments, operational changes or material changes in its performance or financial position which impact the fund or its securities.

He pioneered a more rigorous and quantitative approach to performance management, narrowed the firm's practice to focus on doing more profitable work for fewer, larger clients, and established a new executive committee to help him implement his strategy — an operational template that would be mimicked by firms throughout London.

The Research Triangle Area Chapter of the ACC presents a session on how law departments can optimize operational performance by improving productivity and efficiency, controlling spend, maximizing resource allocation, making informed decisions faster, and increasing collaboration with outside counsel.