Business Improvement Sample Clauses

The Business Improvement clause defines the parties' obligations and rights regarding enhancements, optimizations, or innovations made to business processes, products, or services during the course of their relationship. Typically, this clause outlines how improvements are identified, who owns the resulting intellectual property, and how benefits or cost savings are shared between the parties. Its core practical function is to ensure that both parties have a clear understanding of how business improvements are managed and to prevent disputes over ownership or entitlement to improvements developed collaboratively.
Business Improvement. Opportunities (BIO’s) and Non- Conformance Reports (NCR’s) shall not become part of an employee’s personnel record, except where they are related to disciplinary action.
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Business Improvement. The parties are committed to workplace improvement programs which will utilise existing and newly developed consultative arrangements, that is work improvement committees, to develop workplace change programs. The parties agree that integral to effective consultation is a need to develop: • recognition by management and employees of the benefits of job security and a stable work environment in achieving productivity increases; • an understanding of the long term goals of the enterprise; • participation by employees in decisions which affect them; and • a willingness of management and employees to implement flexibility of jobs and duties across the enterprise, subject only to an individual's skills or abilities to perform particular tasks. Each workplace improvement program shall provide: • improved communication and team work, and the promotion of decision making and problem solving at all levels of the workforce. Each Committee or Action Team shall: • determine their specific role and function for managing and coordinating the change process with communication, education, team work and continuous improvement being the basis for any project. • have commitment to the company's future growth and success. • provide feedback to all employees and management on outcomes of projects including changes in culture and attitudes of employees resulting from specific changes to work methods and work area teams. The parties will actively support the JCC: • Meetings will be planned in advance and attendance expected. A schedule of meetings will be agreed at the beginning of each calendar year. Ad hoc meetings will be called on an as needs basis, with as much notice as possible provided. • The Company will continue to involve employees in business improvement activities to gain both new and incremental business goals. • All employees will attend required training to improve their general business knowledge of Lactalis, the dairy industry and food safety.
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Business Improvement. 8.1 In order to facilitate: (a) improved provision of information to the Franchise Employees in relation to the activities of ECMLCo and other relevant matters; and (b) enhance communication within ECMLCo and to external stakeholders including passengers and potential passengers, ECMLCo shall on or before 31 December 2009 introduce a new intranet and extranet that will replace the current NX Group intranet and have appropriate functionality.
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Business Improvement. 8.1 It is agreed that business improvement is a responsibility of all Employees who are members of Business Units. 8.2 As part of a continuous improvement process Business Units will: 8.2.1 prepare Operational Plans and review them annually, acknowledging and incorporating customer satisfaction results; 8.2.2 embrace the adoption and use of technology, to assist in the goal of improved delivery of service and increased efficiencies; and 8.2.3 participate in regular service reviews and benchmarking as part of embracing business improvement, including staffing levels and training. 8.3 Operational Plans will detail services provided and include relevant key performance indicators that reflect business improvement. 8.4 Where appropriate, proposals for change that are identified via the Operational Plans, will be trialled and evaluated, for periods of 3 to 6 months, prior to being considered for implementation. 8.5 All parties are committed to fostering a cooperative team relationship where staff contribute ideas for improvement and are involved in decisions relating to the overall performance of their business units. Accordingly, there will be regular team meetings to discuss the operation and performance of the Business Unit.
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Business Improvement. 8.1 The parties agree that the efforts of management and employees should be directed to the continued improvement of all aspects of operations of Boral Window Systems. The success of CPIP as an operating philosophy in many corporations of the world is well documented. It is the stated objective of both parties that these philosophies will be continued during the life of this agreement and subsequent agreements. Appropriate training will be provided. 8.2 It is recognised that identification and measurement of critical success factors is instrumental in the cycle of business improvement. The following critical success factors have been identified: (a) I.F.O.T. (In Full On Time) requirements (b) Continued improvement in factory efficiency (c) Materials Management (d) Effective Communication (e) Product Quality (f) Efficient Production Techniques (g) Training and Skills (h) Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) 8.3 In addition to the critical success factors the following issues are fundamental to sustained business improvement of Boral Window Systems: - (a) Flexibility in hours of work (b) Continued high priority of customer focus (c) Continuous Process Improvement Programs (CPIP) (d) Quality Assurance (QA – 3902) (e) Reduction in employee absenteeism 8.4 Performance Indicators
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Business Improvement. Bonus Leave Days (make financial year) 15.3.1 In recognition of the increased flexibility and attendance agreed to and achieved the Company shall provide to all employees with pro-rata entitlement to 5 Bonus Leave Days (‘BLD’) per full year of continuous service. 15.3.2 BLDs for each financial year will be credited to employees in advance on 1 July of each year for the life of this Agreement. 15.3.3 Employees that commence employment with the Company after 1 July in any year will receive a pro-rata entitlement to the BLDs upon commencement of employment provided the probationary period is completed. 15.3.4 Bonus Leave Days may be taken at times mutually agreed between the employee and the Company, subject to employee providing the Company with reasonable notice of the proposed date/s for the taking the BLDs. The Company may not approve a request for BLDs depending on operational requirements. 15.3.5 Where an employee elects to take the BLD as paid leave, such leave must be taken in the year of the benefit and not accrue beyond 30 June of that year.
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Business Improvement through innovation and flexibility Council will deliver high level customer services and service excellence to meet changing operational demands and reflect the broad nature of services that Council provides.
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Business Improvement. The parties agree to establish a regular consultation process to improve factory performance, particularly concentrating on activities within the Employees' control, such as FOCRs, re-cuts and waste. Performance targets will also be agreed.
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Related to Business Improvement

  • Needs Improvement the Educator’s performance on a standard or overall is below the requirements of a standard or overall, but is not considered to be unsatisfactory at this time. Improvement is necessary and expected.

  • School Improvement The parties do hereby mutually agree that the school improvement process currently in effect will continue. Any plan developed by the committees shall not be in conflict with the master agreement or board policy.

  • ALTERATIONS & IMPROVEMENTS Tenant shall not make any alterations, additions or improvements or do any type of construction to the Property without first obtaining Landlord's written consent. Unless prior written agreement is reached between Tenant and Landlord, any such alterations, additions, improvements or construction shall become part of the Property and shall remain at the expiration of Tenant's Lease term. If Landlord approves of alterations, additions, improvements or construction in writing and Tenant intends to use contractors to undertake such work, the contractors must first be approved in writing by Landlord. Tenant must also place any funds to cover the amount of any alterations, additions, improvements or construction in an escrow account approved by Landlord before the commencement of the work. Landlord shall designate the times and manner of the work being done, exclusively.

  • Lessee Improvements Lessee shall not make or allow to be made any alterations or physical additions in or to the leased premises without first obtaining the written consent of Lessor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any alterations, physical additions or improvements to the leased premises made by Lessee shall at once become the property of Lessor and shall be surrendered to Lessor upon the termination of this Lease provided that Lessee shall be entitled to retain the property listed on Exhibit A attached hereto, and provided further that, Lessor, at its option, may require Lessee to remove any physical additions and/or repair any alterations in order to restore the leased premises to the condition existing at the time Lessee took possession, reasonable wear and tear excepted, all costs of removal and/or alterations to be borne by Lessee. This clause shall not apply to moveable equipment of furniture owned by Lessee, which may be removed by Lessee at the end of the term of this Lease if Lessee is not then in default and if such equipment and furniture are not then subject to any other rights, liens and interests of Lessor.

  • Quality Improvement The Parties must develop QI activities specifically for the oversight of the requirements of this MOU, including, without limitation, any applicable performance measures and QI initiatives, including those to prevent duplication of services, as well as reports that track referrals, Member engagement, and service utilization. Such QI activities must include processes to monitor the extent to which Members are able to access mental health services across SMHS and NSMHS, and Covered Service utilization. The Parties must document these QI activities in policies and procedures.