Sentences with phrase «on the delivery end»

A competitive M&A process for a business with high complexity that has significant exposure to strong stakeholders like OEMs on the supply end, and retail chains on the delivery end, as well as banks being part of the business model in terms of inventory financing, has to be worked out well and executed in the minutest details.

He realized that being on the delivery end of a hammer did not offer any long - term security.

Not exact matches

Good Eggs, a farm - to - home grocery - delivery service with $ 50 million in venture funding, laid off 140 of its 300 employees at the end of the summer, shuttering its service in Los Angeles, New York and New Orleans to focus on San Francisco, where it launched in 2011.

Stores give brick and mortar retailers a needed edge against Amazon on Christmas Eve since they can serve customers until the end of the day (Amazon offers same - day delivery of only a limited assortment of merchandise in a small number of markets.)

We offer two attractive franchise models — a mobile, event - based franchise that focuses on acquiring subscription delivery customers, and a retail pet store model that sells Pet Wants food, custom treats and high - end pet accessories.

Marwan Daya, an executive and general manager, adds on LinkedIn that you also need to make sure you can handle «the back - end support systems, delivery and order fulfillment units» during fast growth.

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.

Earlier this year it backpedaled on its plan to end Saturday mail delivery after running into opposition in Congress.

Online takeaway food delivery group Delivery Hero priced its initial public offering (IPO) at the top end of the range, it said on Thursday, meaning the listing is set to raise 996 million euros ($ 1.13 bdelivery group Delivery Hero priced its initial public offering (IPO) at the top end of the range, it said on Thursday, meaning the listing is set to raise 996 million euros ($ 1.13 bDelivery Hero priced its initial public offering (IPO) at the top end of the range, it said on Thursday, meaning the listing is set to raise 996 million euros ($ 1.13 billion).

The product is complemented by an end - to - end experience: customers order online, receive a speedy delivery, and get 100 days to sleep on the mattress — during which time it can be returned for a full refund.

Operators on the other end of the line arrange everything from pepperoni pizza deliveries at 6 a.m. to international airline travel.

The team that works on agile delivery agrees, in writing, from the start on a set of deliverables that they want to accomplish by the end of the sprint.

An on - demand food delivery start - up bankrolled in part by the founder of Shake Shack has ended its New York City operations, just four months after its seed funding round.

The retailer, which last month said it would expand its grocery home delivery to some 100 U.S. metropolitan areas by the end of the year — up from six currently — and reach 40 % of American households, announced on Tuesday that it would start offering delivery of online grocery orders with Postmates in Charlotte, North Carolina, ahead of a broader rollout.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; delays in the completion of project sales; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 27, 2017.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 20, 2016.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; cancelation of utility - scale feed - in - tariff contracts in Japan; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 27, 2017.

Enterprise shippers use deep analytics from FourKites to make immediate decisions that improve on - time delivery rates, strengthen end - customer relationships and optimize supply chain operations.

The partnership is with Rebel AI, a Louisville, Colorado - based startup that also employs blockchain, but on the other end: delivery.

SUPERVALU shares actually jumped on the Blackwells initiative, but then gave up those gains as industry stocks fell on the news that Amazon.com planned to offer free two - hour delivery from Whole Foods available across the country to Prime members by the end of the year.

The most actively traded contract, for December delivery, was ended the day at $ 1,225.10 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, up $ 19.10, or 1.59 % after earlier today climbing as high as $ 1,380.

«Given upside surprises to (third - quarter) production and greater clarity on new project delivery into year - end.

«From the beginning to the end — from inception of a project to delivery of the product against an order — the organization is singularly focused on and prides itself on being nimble and servicing the customer with speed, accuracy and integrity,» Bailey declares.

«Our quality control process begins on the production line and ends when we pack the products on the truck for delivery,» the company says.

Paul Greenberg, executive director of e-commerce industry organisation NORA, said on Monday that Australian retailers were getting better at the «end mile» and in an ideal world many would like to own the delivery service also to maintain total control from start to finish.

On Wednesday, the big - box retailer announced plans to expand its popular Online Grocery Delivery option to more than 40 percent of U.S. households by the end of the year.

More often than not, I end up slumped on the couch, adult beverage in one hand and Uber Eats delivery in the other.

This satisfied the customer's requested delivery date, and their end product shipped out on time.

Leeds wasted another corner in the 70th minute, as Dallas» delivery was sent towards the goal, and a Burnley shot went just wide at the other end before Chris Wood was substituted on in the 72nd minute.

His deliveries and playmaking was on point as always, but his open goal miss was appalling which could have seen a completely different end to the fixture.

Hassan reached a similar delivery from Nikola Vukcevic at the other end and got a better connection on it only to prod the ball wide ahead of the half - time whistle.

His delivery is nothing special and surely he would be better occupied attempting to get on the end of balls coming into the box, he is a striker after all.

Taylor - Crossdale continued to fashion good chances for himself and spun away at the back post to get on the end of McEachran's inswinging delivery but could only guide his header straight at the grateful Hale - Brown.

In the end, I did leave them on (but am TOTALLY going with a skirt next time — an apparently one that I don't care about), and was taken up by wheelchair to the delivery room.

Whether you have a scheduled c - section or end up with an emergency delivery, read up on breastfeeding after a Cesarean so you can feel prepared.

In the end I found that meal delivery services actually fit hand - in - hand perfectly with my weight loss program, even on days when the meal calorie counts were way above my needs.

If mom does not put on enough healthy weight to carry her pregnancy to full - term well, she may end up being steered to an earlier delivery by way of medical intervention at a doctor's request.

Because when that end result — your baby — arrives, you may end up putting sex on the back burner as you recover from your delivery and adjust to life with a newborn baby.

In addition, much of the data compiled on vaginal delivery looks at «positive outcomes» alone (i.e. a planned vaginal delivery that ends up as a vaginal delivery) rather than «all planned vaginal delivery outcomes» (including those that result in emergency cesareans) and their subsequent mortalities or morbidities.

But, labor and delivery should never be put on a time schedule for the convenience of nurses and doctors who want their shifts to end at the scheduled time.

Lofty rhetoric and propaganda dominated vast segments of his delivery and in the end, an opportunity was missed by him to carry Ghanaians along on his much - vaunted promises,» said Mr. Iddrisu.

Lofty rhetoric and propaganda dominated vast segments of his delivery and in the end an opportunity was missed by him to carry Ghanaians along on his much - vaunted promises.

It published a report on progress with the strategy today that calls on Highways England and the Department for Transport (DfT) to agree an updated delivery plan for the remainder of the current five year funding period which ends in 2020.

He said although the rains had hindered work a bit, they were on course in delivering the project by the end of the second quarter of 2017, the expected delivery time.

A multimodal learning system is also beginning to emerge: instructor - centered learning, which is the traditional approach, but with technology that helps the teacher mediate the delivery of courseware and instruction; pupil - centered learning, in which the student uses Internet resources to expand learning experiences; and collaborative learning, in which the student and others on the Internet work together on cross-disciplinary projects concerning open - ended problems.

Though focused on end uses of natural gas, the paper also shows how results are affected by highly uncertain leak rates from natural gas production and delivery.

The attraction is mutual, though she is involved with a crusading journalist, Chris (Christian Bale), a hard - drinking, quick - to - anger, but widely traveled and highly astute fellow who understands that the nation, and Europe, are atop a powder keg of ethnic, political, and nationalist tensions — the Ottoman Empire is ending, a new Turkey is being born on the eve of world war, and it will be a bloody delivery.

In his most striking delivery in the film, after he's remained standing in the climactic fight until the end and is asked what he would say to his father if he were there, Donny looks down in confusion, lost and overwhelmed: «I'd tell him I love him,» he says quietly, «and I know he didn't mean to leave me on purpose, and I'm proud to be a Creed.»

An inkling of originality sparked this story on the supposition that the Black Plague may have had origins from other, darker planes, but it's just a means to an end for the leaden delivery built on top.

The DVD, on the other hand, includes the aforementioned audio commentary, deleted scenes, an alternate ending, and the featurettes «SNL: Legacy of Laughter» and «From Conception to Delivery: The Making of Baby Mama.»