Benchmarking Reviews Sample Clauses

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Benchmarking Reviews. In accordance with the Framework Agreement, the SERVICE PROVIDER cannot increase its maximum margins which it applies to the IT Solutions. Nothing in this Contract shall prevent or restrict the SERVICE PROVIDER from reducing the maximum margins and the SERVICE PROVIDER shall ensure that any reduction is immediately passed on to the CUSTOMER.
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Benchmarking Reviews. (a) From time to time during the Term after the second anniversary of the Effective Date of this Amendment (but no more often than once in any 12 month period), ADVO may, subject to this Section, engage the services of an independent third party (a “Benchmarker”) to compare the quality and cost of the Services for some or all of the Services provided under the Agreement against the quality provided and cost charged by other service providers to other entities receiving comparable services in order to ensure that ADVO is obtaining pricing and levels of service that are competitive with market rate prices and service levels, given the nature, volume and type of Services being benchmarked (all of which will be described by the Parties in the benchmark agreement) (“Benchmarking”). The Benchmark will be designed to provide a representative comparison of the benchmarked Services provided by vendors across various industries. ADVO and IBM shall each pay 50% of the fees and expenses charged by the Benchmarker (which fees will not be contingency-based). ADVO and IBM expressly agree as of the Effective Date of this Amendment the following constitutes a list of acceptable organizations to perform a Benchmark: 1) [***], and 2) [***] and 3) Any other independent third-party agreed upon by the Parties from time to time during the term. (b) Any acceptable Benchmarker engaged by ADVO shall execute a non-disclosure agreement reasonably satisfactory to IBM and ADVO. IBM shall cooperate fully with ADVO [***] Information redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. and the Benchmarker, provide all reasonable data relating to the provision of the Services requested by the Benchmarker (but in no event shall IBM be required to provide IBM cost data or data relating to other IBM customers), provide reasonable access to the Benchmarker during such effort, all at IBM’s cost and expense. The Benchmarking shall be conducted so as not to unreasonably interfere with IBM’s ability to perform the Services in accordance with the Performance Standards. (c) ADVO will determine the scope of the study and the Services to be compared (the “Benchmarked Services”). The Benchmarker shall perform a price-based benchmark, comparing the charges per hour applicable to each Skill Group applicable to the Benchmarked Services, against the charges per hour applicable to resources used to perform similar...
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  • Log Reviews All systems processing and/or storing PHI COUNTY discloses to 11 CONTRACTOR or CONTRACTOR creates, receives, maintains, or transmits on behalf of COUNTY 12 must have a routine procedure in place to review system logs for unauthorized access.

  • Benchmarking The Parties shall comply with the provisions of Framework Schedule 12 (Continuous Improvement and Benchmarking) in relation to the benchmarking of any or all of the Goods and/or Services.

  • Periodic Reviews During January of each year during the term hereof, the Board of Directors of the Company shall review Executive's Annual Salary, bonus, stock options, and additional benefits then being provided to Executive. Following each such review, the Company may in its discretion increase the Annual Salary, bonus, stock options, and benefits; however, the Company shall not decrease such items during the period Executive serves as an employee of the Company. Prior to February 28th of each year during the term hereof, the Board of Directors of the Company shall communicate in writing the results of such review to Executive.

  • Annual Reviews Within thirty (30) days after each annual anniversary of the Effective Date of this Agreement, the Company shall review Employee’s performance of his duties pursuant to this Agreement and advise Employee of the results of that review; provided, however, that Company may elect to conduct a partial-year performance review in order to synchronize Employee’s annual review date with that of the Company’s other executives. In connection with each such review, the Company shall evaluate whether any increase in Employee’s compensation under Section 2, below, is appropriate.

  • Periodic Review The General Counsel shall periodically review the Procurement Integrity Procedures with OSC personnel in order to ascertain potential areas of exposure to improper influence and to adopt desirable revisions for more effective avoidance of improper influences.