Sentences with phrase «production cost up»

I don't regret getting into the audiobook business nor do I regret paying for the audiobook production cost up front versus going down the royalty - split option with the narrator.

Even hiring just one famous person to narrate the book, drives the production costs up exponentially.

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That includes the cost of labor, panels — which will be imported until local production capacity is up to speed — and an unprecedented network of batteries that will be able to store this energy for measured distribution over the Saudi grid.

If you're trying to reduce the costs of content production, you can always divide up the work, distributing small chunks among your team.

Pretty soon, he says, the global industry will be up and running and major corporations will have energy efficient grows outside, producing metric ton after metric ton of high - grade marijuana at a low cost production.

Lumi is helping area farmers get organic - certified, which would open up a new market for their crops as well as lower the company's production costs.

«When you consider the Canadian dollar, plus U.S. demand combination, plus the benefit of lower energy costs though the manufacturing production chain, you probably end up getting a net positive,» Kavcic said.

«As we continue to gain the efficiency on the production line, the learning, as we continue to build more and more airplanes, as the production ramps up, the cost of this airplane will only come down.»

And because the final price of many products that Americans buy is made up mostly of the labor costs associated with production, wages are a very important driving factor of inflation.

Ramelius Resources has enjoyed a fruitful year, with profit up 71 per cent on the back of increased production and lower costs.

Another aspect of sustaining innovations is that they tend to fit in well with current processes and customers, so costs for ramping up production and gaining adoption tend to be far lower.

BP's project pipeline is looking thin, it says, while Total needs to speed up its plans to acquire low - cost, long - life assets and shift towards natural gas production by 2035.

That both lowers the cost of production and frees up biologists to spend their time writing and designing new DNA strands.

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.

The idea of driving up wages in Mexico is designed to reduce the gap in costs of production between the countries, and lessen the incentives for companies to shift jobs there.

The fees are one of many factors driving up the cost of buying or renting a home, including income inequality, restrictive zoning, low construction productivity, a historic slowdown in housing production, and high prices for land, materials, and labor.

Fortescue Metals Group has recorded higher production costs during the March quarterand revised up its full - year costs, while iron ore shipments were down slightly for the period.

As the cost to make goods in China has gone up over the past decade, many retail and apparel companies have moved some production to Vietnam, Bangladesh and Indonesia.

Cenovus» first quarter saw an increase in its oil sands production to 144,000 barrels per day, up 20 % from the same period in 2014, and lowered operating costs across its assets.

«Against a backdrop of overwhelming corporate pressure to free - up capital and reduce future spend - to the detriment of production growth - there is considerable scope for this wall of output to get pushed back further if prices do not recover and / or costs do not fall enough,» the Wood Mackenzie report concluded.

As environmental costs go up in an emissions - constrained world, low cost barrels will continue to be produced while high cost, unconventional production will turn into a money - losing proposition.

Programming and production costs at cable were relatively flat in the quarter consistent with our expectations and we still expect these costs to be up low teen percentage points for the full year.

The scoping study report for the project completed by Australian company, Resource Development Group, considers Mofe Creek an early start - up, low capital cost project with a production rate of up to 2.5 - million tons a year.

Even though China is trying to move up the value - chain, it is still heavily reliant on the production of lower cost goods to employ its vast population of low - skilled workers.

DiLallo sums it up nicely: «Saudi Arabia has the lowest oil production costs in the world thanks to two strategic advantages: Abundant pools of oil close to the surface and no taxes on production.

By then, the Marcellus Shale was just beginning to ramp up, boasting rock - bottom costs of production.

I time the market in the sense that when I find a commodity where the selling price is less than the cost of production, in other words, an industry that's in liquidation, I know that either the material becomes unavailable or the price goes up and the longer the situation lasts, the more dramatic the response will be.

The number of Newspaper and Magazine publishers that are also expected to take the app development route are also expected to double up in the next few years as having an app for their publications is relatively cheaper than the production and overhead costs of maintaining a newspaper or magazine publication.

The savings stem from many areas of Tesla's production process, but Nikkei reports that selling the equipment and service directly to customers has allowed Tesla to cut costs by up to 50 percent.

Instead it chose to ramp up production to try and maintain its dominant low - cost supplier position and market share.

Tesla is planning to build the biggest lithium - ion battery plant in the world in an effort to not only reduce cell costs for its electric vehicles but to ramp up production as well to keep up with projections that it will be churning out 100,000 vehicles annually by 2015.

This has forced up costs so that the lower breakeven points brought about by production efficiencies may not obtain.

While these incumbents have steady cash - flow streams coming in from their existing business, Tesla loses money as it tries to build up production and sell its cars below cost to attract a customer base.

The financing can fund up to 100 % of the pre-shipment, production, and inventory costs associated with an approved purchase order.

Once a church becomes engaged in competition with commercial channels for audience it immediately becomes caught up in high costs, slick production, and the need to please an audience «out there.»

The overall economic effect maybe an increase in production, but at the enormous cost of breaking up the community and relationships dependent upon that community.

Bay area start - up Finless Foods — one of a new wave of cellular agriculture companies producing meat by culturing cells (without raising or slaughtering animals)-- has slashed production costs by 50 % since September and is aiming to achieve price parity...

«What frustrates farmers is cost of production or the market being used to drag the market down, but when it should be used to bring the milk price up, it gets stuck,» he said.

He will invest up to $ 300 million expanding infant formula production capacity and capability, up to $ 190 million to reduce operating costs and boost volumes in the group's long - life milk business, and up to $ 145 million to reduce costs and boost production and innovation in cheese and food service.

The benefits to Johnston & Jeff are reported to have been substantially reduced costs thanks to the move away from cardboard packaging as well as a vast increase in production volumes due to speeding up its operation.

At the same time, depreciation of the sterling is forcing production costs for British manufacturers up.

In this study, we provide up to date costs of establishment and production and profitability; benchmark indicators for evaluating the viability and sustainability of organic avocado production.

ANZ's Williams said prices could pick up should the El Nino weather system crimp local production, if European milk supply slows, if demand improves in key markets such as China, or if production costs such as energy and feed prices rise.

Fuel and feed costs have all gone up, contributing to the rising production costs.

The Avure QFP 525L - 600 measures up to the production needs of today's high volume food processor, offering the highest throughput in the industry with features to minimize operating costs and maximize uptime.

Indeed, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, increased costs for food production could remain for up to 10 years.

These factors impact on rural producers by forcing up the cost of food production and supply.

If I were to set up a car dealership selling new luxury cars at 40 % below the cost of production I would very quickly build massive revenues and quickly become the biggest dealership in the country.

From the bodily harm that chemicals like BPA, phthalates, PVC and flame retardants can present, to the ramifications of using plastic — polluting the earth, often poisoning its inhabitants during both the production and the disposal, and using up natural resources — the costs are too high for us.

These would drive up inflation as cost of production would rise, increase treasury rates as many individuals would be chasing few money, and what have you.