Chrysler has also put a significant amount of unit-cost into soundproofing, with acoustic windshield and front-window glass and other noise abatements.
Mr Burbage is also confident that once production at the firm's mile-long factory in Fort Worth ramps up to 17 aircraft a month, as planned, the more pessimistic unit-cost projections will start to fall.
The solar mission in its first phase focused on areas already connected to the grid and had a pricing system that bundled four units of thermal electricity with one unit of solar-based power, which reduced the average per-unit cost of solar electricity.
"So, the permeability of reverse osmosis membrane is key to improving capacity per unit cost--or on a capex basis, " said Jeff Green, CEO of NanoH2O.
Alvarez is banking that fewer, more robust partnerships will yield economies of scale: As each distributor carries more product into stores, the overall per-unit cost of distribution will drop.
For example, when the B-1A program was restarted to produce the B-1B, the per unit cost of the B-1B was three-times higher than the B-1A. Importantly, the B-1B was a modification (albeit a significant one) of the A-model and a gap of just 18 months occurred in the production line.
While the amount of savings can differ greatly for a renter of a micro-unit versus a small-home owner, cost-effectiveness is definitely part of the equation in both models.
In the report, National Bank projected that fourth-quarter unit labor cost (ULC) inflation in the U.S. would come in at 4 per cent on a quarter-over-quarter basis or 2.1 per cent year-over-year.
The program was halted due to high unit cost of F-22 and delays in Russian and Chinese fifth-generation fighter jet programs.
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The unit cost of the U-2 is classified.
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What used to be a high-touch (and high cost) unit in many organizations has now become automated, outsourced, and oriented towards self-service.
It also reduced the opening hours of the minor injuries unit at Malton as part of cost-cutting measures last December.
"We need more time to show we can make it a cost-effective, quality unit, " Mrs Cosslett said.
Bebe Stores ( BEBE - news - people ) closed its PH8 unit at a cost of 48 stores.
So, if you live in Europe, can afford the extra cost of the unit, and are in the mood for some rewritable Blu-ray, then this may be the media center PC for you.
We earned their business and achieved what we set out to achieve: unit volume growth in our core crops, a successful implementation of our agricultural productivity strategy and sustained cost-discipline across our operations.
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The naming of American Express' Gary Chittenden as chief financial officer on Sunday didn't give much in the way of clues as to Citi's future direction, though Crittenden did oversee cost-containment programs at the big card issuer and the spinoff of its Ameriprise Financial unit last year.
Clearly, though, the Bloom Box is still not a zero emissions tech and would only cut emissions by roughly 50% relative to the national average, unless it runs on landfill gas or biogas or hydrogen from electrolysis fueled by zero-carbon electricity (which would be much more expensive as you have to add cost of electrolysis unit, higher cost electricity, and about 30% conversion losses in electrolysis).
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