But operations manager at Halewood, Colin Tivvy, said the move underlines the plant's reputation for productivity and quality.
His primary task is to help farmers improve the productivity and quality of their farms and to reduce environmental harm.
The establishment of factories would increase productivity and quality control, and reduce the need to have the carpets washed, trimmed and finished by third parties in Pakistan.
Rather than seek government help, firms are encouraged to raise productivity and improve quality.
As a jointly public and private good, human capital accumulation drives industrial productivity and workforce quality.
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They worried U.Va. was falling behind in innovative digital technologies like online learning, and they wanted more accountability in faculty productivity and academic quality.
By liberating the supply side, unlocking the potential of both the private and voluntary sectors, and providing people with meaningful, accessible information about public services, we will give people real choice, and thereby improve quality and productivity.
Ghosn hasn't been to the Sunderland factory in almost four years, and Colin Dodge, senior vice president of industrial operations for Nissan Europe, is eager to update him on efforts to boost productivity, improve quality and protect profits against currency fluctuations.
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Mr. Greiner: Their focus on educational quality and productivity levels thanks to freer labor markets.
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"Our costs are a fraction of U.S. costs, while our quality and productivity are equal to or better than what's possible in the U.S., " he asserts.
Moreover, these companies all have new or nearly new factories in America, which deliver higher quality and productivity than the American makers' older plants and are not burdened with a legacy of high pensions and health-care costs.
Yet still people and small businesses that purchase software nowadays run into bugs, down services, connection errors, poor quality and other productivity killers.
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Quality suffered, productivity fell and then came the Ford-Firestone fiasco, costing billions in repairs and goodwill.
First, it raised average productivity by 11% through improved quality and efficiency and reduced inventory.
And developing that talent is one of the most significant drivers of employee engagement, which in turn is the key to the business outcomes you seek: revenue, profitability, innovation, productivity, customer loyalty, quality, and cycle time reduction.
The good news is that, just as businesses are transforming their processes by investing in technologies such as cloud computing and big data analytics to lower operating costs, increase quality, make better decisions, and boost productivity, schools can do the same.
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Productivity, competitiveness, cost control, and the quality of goods and services were all largely incidental.
The gatekeepers of this are the tenure committees who ensure the quality, dedication, and productivity of their colleagues.
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These should raise quality of life, enhance productivity, and provide an economic boost.
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Thanks to their disciplined, well-educated workforces, Japanese manufacturers have been able to use the kaizen approach to boost productivity continuously, even as they raise the quality of their goods and reduce costs.
Canon has included many features on these high-quality yet affordable printers that help increase overall usability and productivity.
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The private sector productivity gains of the past two decades came about because companies got lower cost and better quality at the same time.
That, he argues, is because it is about improving the quality of attention, and in the modern workplace, attention is the key to productivity.
And even here it is not approached head on (because quality is not the same as productivity).
Higher productivity conflicts with their accepted goal of low student teacher ratios and with conventional wisdom on what is required for quality education.
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