Using the Memory Spot, medical supply company McKesson might enable pharmacists to guarantee against drug piracy with an authorization dot on the tops of drug containers, or aid elderly patients in following prescription guidelines via a reader on a pendant or a cell phone that accesses the dot on their pill bottles.
Using the Memory Spot, medical supply company McKesson (nyse: MCK - news - people ) might enable pharmacists to guarantee against drug piracy with an authorization dot on the tops of drug containers, or aid elderly patients in following prescription guidelines via a reader on a pendant or a cell phone that accesses the dot on their pill bottles.
The spot market was, and is, relatively thin, and with spot material in relatively short supply, buyers had to bid up price to quite high levels to establish positions.
Now I do not believe that ExxonMobil buys a very large portion of their supply from the spot market and that the vast majority of their oil comes from their own fields or long term contracts.
Small farms are often difficult to track and regulate, making it difficult to spot where problems enter the food supply.
Vale executives said the recent correction in China spot prices was driven by higher supply from Australia and India and credit restrictions that cut into Chinese demand.
However, the increased competition in the market has lead to a near term over-supply situation, pushing the spot market price of the flat rolled products down.
Now the first supply boat to reach the secluded spot in 45 days, the Highlander, has docked on the island from Pwllheli Harbour to deliver vital food and veterinary supplies for the handful of residents and 350 hill sheep.
Oil and gas firms are in the sweet spot of innovation to ensure an ample and growing supply of petroleum products for transportation for an open-ended future.
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The rules set spot month position limits at 25% of estimated physical deliverable supply.
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One indicator that could be used to spot problems in schools could be how reliant they are on supply teachers.
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It is rare for investors to take physical delivery of commodities, so no raw materials are removed from the supply chain (another reason why investors are unlikely to affect spot prices).
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Spot prices for NAND flash memory rebounded in the third quarter due to decreased channel supply.
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With additional capacity kicking in over the next 4-5 years, we may eventually see supply outpacing demand, which would result in oversupply and a consequent decline in spot market prices.
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He and his lieutenants pressed caution on their suppliers, spot-checked shipments and built a web of foreign subsidiaries to gain more control over the supply chain, according to former employees and business associates.
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