He emphasized first-time quality because, he says, correcting defects makes up 10% to 15% of product cost.
One of the compelling advantages of concentrating solar is that it can reduce product cost, as well as capital investment in factories.
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Likewise, Halfords blamed the "tougher consumer environment" as well as "product cost pressures" for its results falling short in its trading statement.
The company highlighted the positive aspects of pricing actions and product cost reduction, but both of these were more than offset by higher costs for materials and labor.
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Economies of scale are the cost savings associated with a larger production size of certain product, the larger the production scale, the lower the per unit product cost.
Economies of scale are the cost savings associated with a larger production scale (size) of certain product, the larger the production scale, the lower the per unit product cost.
But manipulation must often seem like a good idea in the heat of the moment--when a company is facing bad news on an important product that cost hundreds of millions of dollars to develop.
There will be a price spread between onshore and offshore forex trading, meaning one product will cost a little more than the other and can be bought and sold against each other for a few pennies difference, adding to the very currency speculation the government says it wants to curb.
These models are lower-cost product offerings designed to meet the needs of basic users.
That was an insistence on the best possible product at whatever cost to plans and schedules.
Needless to say, such a combination of an easy-to-use product at no cost was a far easier one to sell.
Success is often measured in terms of revenue, profit, new product breakthroughs, cost containment, market share, and many other familiar metrics.
And so, it really plays well with our strategy of not just delivering the lowest-cost product but really the highest value experience.
Trading technology between the three companies improves the product at lower cost.
That there will be a race to offer the cheapest network (and, in turn, the lowest cost product) in order to capture market share.
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If they cannot capture value by charging more for their product than the cost of making, delivering, and servicing it, then the business will ultimately lose its independence.
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They should oblige people who create waste to clean up after themselves and ideally ensure that the price of any product reflects the cost of disposing of it safely.
Apple's back-to-school product promotions will cost the company.
The tests have found that premiums are the most important factor in consumers' choices, he said, with more than half typically opting for a narrow-network product if it cost them at least 10% less than an equivalent with broader choice.
While the company is among the higher-cost operators in its gold extraction activities, its silver bi-product sales reduce the net cost to among the lowest in the industry.
Some companies achieve low-cost manufactured product positions by selecting the right vendors without any investment at all.
His administration has imposed an array of intrusive, nanny-state, financial, environmental and consumer-product regulations that will cost Americans hundreds of billions of dollars.
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Learning led Henderson to suggest that a company should set its prices for a new product below the initial cost to make it because that would result in greater market share.
When prices for commodities rise, it is usually because of either a change in the cost of bringing the product to market (increasing fuels could do that), the cost of capital, or an imbalance between supply and demand.
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If you want to achieve a business objective, after all, be it launching a new product or reducing the cost of your company health plan, you need to incentivize your managers, employees, and suppliers to help you succeed.
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Today's new product portfolio gives more companies low cost, high performing, and highly scalable motion solutions for their future product lines.
"Our supply-chain guys have a responsibility to build that product at what it should cost, " he says.
If a company's competitors have quickly replicated its product and driven down the cost, the game has changed.
Add to this the incremental cost of every product we buy to compensate for shipping delays caused by traffic jams.
An adviser must make a reasonable allocation of the cost of the product according to its uses, the SEC has said.
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