Such risk factors include, among others, satisfaction of closing conditions to the transactions, our ability to successfully integrate the merged businesses and technologies, and customer demand for the technologies and integrated product offerings.
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By supplying algorithms to balance all the variables of a supply chain, such as product prices, stock levels and customer demand, they are following in the footsteps of i2, the market leader in supply-chain management.
At the same time, notebook computer demand will recover as component shortages from the Japanese earthquake and tsunami diminish and as customer demand for a new generation of notebook computers and. tablet computers establishes a new equilibrium.
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With the Blackberry, Research in Motion was able to attach itself to a different customer and drive demand away from the traditional carrier relationship.
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And small businesses have been harder hit by this recession than just about anybody else because they had a harder time getting financing and because obviously customer demand was down.
Surveys by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and the Kauffman Foundation during the financial crisis indicated that lack of customer demand and not credit availability was business owners' paramount concern.
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All of which are also experiencing decreasing subsidies and cut backs in customer demand.
The airport said it was responding to customer demand and the fee was covering the cost of building the smoking area.
Dell uses the system to give suppliers real-time information on customer demand and expects them to pass along some of the savings.
This year, customer demand grew, and his sales of holiday tillandsias grew to more than 2, 000 from about 500 last year.
And meeting all this growth in customer demand requires smart people.
If Chinese companies invest by acquiring highly experienced local firms, use their expertise in the local markets and combine this with their domestic customer demand, then they might succeed.
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This new product line addresses the unique environment of NAS and the growing demand for affordable, reliable and compatible storage that reduces customer total cost of ownership.
The method cuts costs and doesn't demand that the customer be at home when the truck arrives.
We also continue to see strong customer demand for FiOS Internet and TV, and for cloud and other strategic services.
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Usually when a business sees a surge in customer demand, it increases production and expands to fill that demand, because that increased demand means more profits.
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Regardless of what you think about the history of direct sales, this model now has potential to tap into customer demand for alternative shopping channels and drive sales more efficiently than traditional retailers.
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But with a smart grid in place, a utility could restructure rates, and then offer all its customers products that allow either the customer, or the utility, to control usage based on demand and hourly rates.
This visibility allows them to match labor capacity, labor productivity and skill sets to demand, reallocating labor resources as necessary to meet deadlines, maintain customer satisfaction, and maximize profitability.
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Prioritizing pre-build solutions for Microsoft CRM, Salesforce, Exact Target, and QuickBooks is based on market demand, yet fine-tuning Scribe Online takes an entirely deeper level of customer intelligence and insight.
How can you quickly and efficiently switch from one color to another to meet customer demand?
They have a well-diversified customer base and they're seeing a resurgence in demand.
Pay TV service providers are strengthening their video-on-demand offerings to increase viewing flexibility and prevent customer migration to alternative services.
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And they can quickly scale to respond to changes in customer demand.
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"The combination of the recovery in our markets and our innovation and new product offerings are driving the strength of our customer demand, " he said.
And modeling out what could happen to their business if their customers began to hold on to cars longer, they discovered that they could reduce their inventory levels and increase their emphasis on service operations, just when customer demand began to lean that way.
We believe that customer demand for both brands continues to be strong and neither company had to resort to heavy discounting to drive traffic.
"By incorporating Seagate's SSHD technology into our product offerings we are able to address customer demand for greater speed, shorter boot up and response times, optimum storage capacity and better battery life, all at a lower price point, " said Jerry Gross, vice president, Lenovo global procurement.
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Innovative solutions like demand-driven forecasting, in which real-time customer demand information is translated into super-lean production and delivery, have allowed companies to dramatically reduce inventory levels and the costs associated with them.
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