Business Excellence Sample Clauses

Business Excellence. Council’s goal is to develop a high performing organisation that has a strong culture of ‘working together doing the right things the best way’. Council wants to be recognised by the community as a leading local government authority and as a 'best employer'. Council are doing this by pursuing the philosophy within the Australian Business Excellence Framework. Business Excellence is how Council ensures that Council continually measures and improves our organisational results to the community. It is about:  having clear direction and knowing how everyone all contributes to the big picturehaving a focus on our customers  implementing best practice  doing our best every single day. The Business Excellence philosophy underpins how Council goes about its work. It is all about doing the right things – the best way. This EA supports the principles of Business Excellence by building a fair, balanced and co-operative relationship between Council, its employees and other stakeholders.
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Business Excellence. 5.2.1 Port Xxxxxxxx Council is committed to applying the Business Excellence Framework to its operations. 5.2.2 The Framework is an integrated leadership and management system that describes the essential features, characteristics and approaches of organisational systems that promote sustainable, excellent performance. 5.2.3 This Agreement supports the objectives of business excellence by building a fair, balanced and co- operative relationship between Council and its employees.
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Business Excellence. Our goal is to develop a high performing organisation that has a strong culture of ‘working together doing the right things the best way’. We want to be recognised by our community as a leading local government authority and as a 'best employer'. We are doing this by pursuing the philosophy within the Australian Business Excellence Framework. Business Excellence is how we ensure that we continually measure and improve our organisational results to the community. It is about: • having clear direction and knowing how we all contribute to the big picture; • having a focus on our customers; • implementing best practice; • doing our best every single day. The Business Excellence philosophy underpins how we go about our work. It is all about doing the right things – the best way. This EA supports the principles of Business Excellence by building a fair balanced and co-operative relationship between Council, its employees and other stakeholders.
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Business Excellence. The Province wishes to engage the Contractor on an annual basis to participate in a business planning process whereby the Province will discuss with the Contractor its business challenges and opportunities and provide the Contractor with an opportunity to develop proposals to address the challenges and opportunities in a creative and cost effective manner. The Contractor has agreed to participate in this process in a positive and constructive manner. The first meeting will be held no less then 6 months and no more then 12 months after the Handover Date. It is anticipated that these annual sessions will be held off-site for a minimum of one and one-half days and that they will be attended by the key executives and key managers from both the Province and the Contractor. Each party will bear their own costs of attending the sessions and any costs of facilities and facilitation will be split between the parties. As a consequence of these meetings it is expected that the Contractor will develop proposals related to these discussions for the Province's consideration. Should the Province accept any such proposal, it may request a change order for the Contractor to do the work or, it may instead choose to issue a tender to which the Contractor will be permitted to respond
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Business Excellence. ‘WORK TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE A SAFE, WORLD CLASS, COMPETITIVE BUSINESS, THROUGH A FOCUS ON OUR CUSTOMERS’ NEEDS’ Our commitment is to: We are committed to achieving significant improvement in plant productivity whilst also achieving continuous improvement in safety performance and quality. This improvement will be achieved by: • Achieve worlds best practice in can/component making, warehouse & engineering • Methods of operation being standardised to deliver consistent quality production • Quality and machine performance information documented on log sheets or downtime sheets and communicated openly at shift handover & ensure quality handover of key production information • participating positively in process improvement activities including new technology • Match worlds best practice in change overs • Supporting the improvement process by communicating goals and targets, and by providing timely feedback on progress. • Implementing changes which enable the business to grow • Participation and commitment to safety initiatives • Deliver a continuous running operation • Achieve a reduction in spoilage and materials to worlds best practice standards • Working at optimum crew levels • support the introduction of new equipment, new processes and the introduction of new information technology systems • Other initiatives as discussed at Consultative Committee meeting We are committed to being focused around the needs of our customers, ensuring the business remains efficient and flexible that is able to: ▪ Grow customer base ▪ meet the market in terms of pricing, quality & delivery performance ensuring the cost of manufacture remains competitive ▪ proactively managing production changes & being flexible to meet the varying needs of our customers ▪ meet customer delivery needs including urgent dispatch of product when required It is essential for our long term survival, and success that we work together & strive for constant improvement. This means everybody working together by actively contributing, sharing ideas, skills and information, identifying problems, determining solutions and taking action to meet all our challenges and achieve our goals. We do this by: • working together, flexibly, both within and across shifts/ work areas. • being accountable for managing a cost effective business • constantly seeking & being accountable for improvements in safety, quality, efficiency, housekeeping and the work environment. • resolving site issues without impacting customers...
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Business Excellence. ‘WORK TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE A SAFE, WORLD CLASS, COMPETITIVE BUSINESS, THROUGH A FOCUS ON OUR CUSTOMERS’ NEEDS’ Continuous production improvement Our Customers Our Team
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Related to Business Excellence

  • Excellence excellence is the result of always striving to do better. This is represented by constant improvements to the way in which we deliver our services, which results in a high performing health service. • Respect – we demonstrate respect through our actions and behaviours. By showing each other respect, in turn we earn respect. • Integrity – integrity is doing the right thing, knowing it is what we do when people aren’t looking that is a true reflection of who we are. • Collaboration – collaboration represents working together in partnership to achieve sustainable health care outcomes for our community with a shared understanding of our priorities. • Accountability – together we have a shared responsibility for ensuring the best health care outcomes for our community. This is a reminder that it is not only our actions, but also the actions we do not do, for which we are accountable.

  • Standard Company Benefits Executive shall be entitled to participate in all employee benefit programs for which Executive is eligible under the terms and conditions of the benefit plans that may be in effect from time to time and provided by the Company to its employees. The Company reserves the right to cancel or change the benefit plans or programs it offers to its employees at any time.

  • Business Continuity Planning Supplier shall prepare and maintain at no additional cost to Buyer a Business Continuity Plan (“BCP”). Upon written request of Buyer, Supplier shall provide a copy of Supplier’s BCP. The BCP shall be designed to ensure that Supplier can continue to provide the goods and/or services in accordance with this Order in the event of a disaster or other BCP-triggering event (as such events are defined in the applicable BCP). Supplier’s BCP shall, at a minimum, provide for: (a) the retention and retrieval of data and files; (b) obtaining resources necessary for recovery, (c) appropriate continuity plans to maintain adequate levels of staffing required to provide the goods and services during a disruptive event; (d) procedures to activate an immediate, orderly response to emergency situations; (e) procedures to address potential disruptions to Supplier’s supply chain; (f) a defined escalation process for notification of Buyer, within two (2) business days, in the event of a BCP-triggering event; and (g) training for key Supplier Personnel who are responsible for monitoring and maintaining Supplier’s continuity plans and records. Supplier shall maintain the BCP and test it at least annually or whenever there are material changes in Supplier’s operations, risks or business practices. Upon Xxxxx’s written and reasonable request, Supplier shall provide Buyer an executive summary of test results and a report of corrective actions (including the timing for implementation) to be taken to remedy any deficiencies identified by such testing. Upon Xxxxx’s request and with reasonable advance notice and conducted in such a manner as not to unduly interfere with Supplier’s operations, Supplier shall give Buyer and its designated agents access to Supplier’s designated representative(s) with detailed functional knowledge of Supplier’s BCP and relevant subject matter.

  • New Employee Orientation The Union will provide each agency personnel director with the names and addresses of up to two (2) authorized Union representatives per agency to receive notice of each formal orientation meeting held by the Department. The notice will be sent as soon as such meetings are scheduled (but not less than ten (10) days in advance) and will include date, time and location. Due to operational exigencies, agencies may schedule an orientation which will provide the Union with less than the requisite ten (10) days' notice; however the Union shall be notified as soon as possible after the scheduling of the orientation and the Union representative shall be released from duty. Agencies shall routinely schedule orientations in a manner that will allow for the ten (10) day advance notice to the Union. During the formal orientation, the Union will be permitted to give a twenty (20) minute presentation which may include an enrollment in supplemental Union benefits. The parties shall encourage employee attendance, although attendance shall not be mandatory if an employee objects to attending the presentation. In the event a formal orientation meeting is not held, or the Union is unable to attend the formal orientation because the designated Union representatives cannot be released under Article 4, the Employer shall allow the Union representative and the employee(s) to meet during duty hours at a mutually agreed upon time and location for twenty (20) minutes Employee participation in these meetings shall be encouraged although an employee shall not be required to attend such a meeting.

  • Sick Leave Donation Program A Labor Management Committee will be established for the purpose of proposing rules and procedures for a new, program. The LMC will be to develop consistent, transparent and equitable proposals for processes across all departments within the City. The LMC shall also explore proposals to lower the minimum leave bank required to donate sick leave and permit donation of sick leave upon separation from the City. The LMC must consult with the Office of Civil Rights to ensure compliance with the City’s Race and Social Justice Initiative. Once the LMC has developed its list of proposals, the City and Coalition of City Unions agrees to reopen each contract on this subject.

  • Employee Orientation Each and every person working for a contractor, including sub- contractors, will be given an orientation to familiarize them with the site safety program. Unless otherwise specified, each sub-contractor is responsible for the orientation of their workers.

  • Business Continuity Plan The Warrant Agent shall maintain plans for business continuity, disaster recovery, and backup capabilities and facilities designed to ensure the Warrant Agent’s continued performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including, without limitation, loss of production, loss of systems, loss of equipment, failure of carriers and the failure of the Warrant Agent’s or its supplier’s equipment, computer systems or business systems (“Business Continuity Plan”). Such Business Continuity Plan shall include, but shall not be limited to, testing, accountability and corrective actions designed to be promptly implemented, if necessary. In addition, in the event that the Warrant Agent has knowledge of an incident affecting the integrity or availability of such Business Continuity Plan, then the Warrant Agent shall, as promptly as practicable, but no later than twenty-four (24) hours (or sooner to the extent required by applicable law or regulation) after the Warrant Agent becomes aware of such incident, notify the Company in writing of such incident and provide the Company with updates, as deemed appropriate by the Warrant Agent under the circumstances, with respect to the status of all related remediation efforts in connection with such incident. The Warrant Agent represents that, as of the date of this Agreement, such Business Continuity Plan is active and functioning normally in all material respects.

  • Long-Term Incentives The Company shall provide the Executive the opportunity to earn long-term incentive awards under the current equity and cash based plans and programs or replacements therefor at a level commensurate with the current aggregate opportunity being provided to the Executive.

  • Information Technology Enterprise Architecture Requirements If this Contract involves information technology-related products or services, the Contractor agrees that all such products or services are compatible with any of the technology standards found at xxxxx://xxx.xx.xxx/iot/2394.htm that are applicable, including the assistive technology standard. The State may terminate this Contract for default if the terms of this paragraph are breached.

  • Employee Grievance If an employee considers there has been a significant change to the job content of the position held, the employee may initiate a grievance by using Step 1 of the Grievance Procedure. If the issue is not resolved at this step, the Job Classification Review Procedure of Article 22.02(B) above shall be utilized.

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