Business Improvement Sample Clauses

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.
AutoNDA by SimpleDocs
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
AutoNDA by SimpleDocs
Business Improvement 

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 1. The Board and the Association agree that employee participation in decision making is effective in providing positive results for education. 2. The provisions contained in this section shall apply to all school improvement plans, programs or processes set forth by school improvement committees established in the Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxx School District as a result of Section 1277 of the Revised School Code. 3. It is understood that participation on school improvement committees is voluntary. Further, employees who participate, or are non-participants, in such activities shall not be negatively evaluated for any conduct relative to such committees. 4. In the event that any provision(s) of a school improvement plan, program or process or application thereof violates, contradicts, or is inconsistent with this Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Collective Bargaining Agreement shall prevail.

  • 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 prepare final plans and ------------------- specifications for construction of the Lessee Improvements desired by Lessee and shall deliver to Lessor by July 1, 1999, two (2) copies of such plans and specifications and the names of two proposed contractors to construct the Lessee Improvements for Lessor approval. Lessor will promptly either approve of the plans and specifications and the contractors, or communicate its objections, and if Lessor has objections, the Lessor will work diligently with Lessee to resolve any objections such that approval of the plans and specifications and names of contractors is given within fifteen (15) days of receipt. Lessor shall be deemed to have approved the plans and specifications and the contractors unless Lessor shall have provided written notice to Lessee of Lessor's objections thereto within fourteen (14) days following the delivery thereof by Lessee to Lessor. The Lessor approved final plans and specifications for the Lessee Improvements are herein called the "Lessee Improvements Final Plans and Specifications". All reasonable costs involved in approving, drafting and preparing the Lessee Improvements Final Plans and Specifications shall be charged against the Improvement Allowance described below. Lessor shall apply for building permits to construct the Lessee Improvements and will submit bid requests to the two contractors selected by Lessee and the contractor for the Shell Building Improvements no later than two (2) days following approval of the Lessee Improvements Final Plans and Specifications. Contractors will be required to submit their bids no later than thirty (30) days following receipt of the bid request. Lessee shall have fifteen (15) days from receipt of all bids to select the contractor for the Lessee Improvements. Except for immaterial field changes, modifications to the Lessee Improvements Final Plans and Specifications must be made and accepted only by written change order or agreement signed by Lessor and Lessee and will constitute an amendment to this Lease. Lessee shall be responsible for payment in advance of all work and construction resulting from changes in the Lessee Improvements Final Plans and Specifications requested by Lessee if the additional cost attributable to the changes exceed the Improvement Allowance by more than $3.00 as described in subparagraph (c) below. The Lessee Improvements Final Plans and Specifications (when approved by Lessor and Lessee) are incorporated in this Lease by reference. For the purpose of this Section, an "immaterial field change" shall mean such field changes which are required by any governmental authority or changes which (i) do not affect the size, configuration, structural integrity, quality, character, architectural appearance and standard of workmanship contemplated in the Lessee Improvements Final Plans and Specifications, (ii) will not result in any default in any obligation to any person or violation of any governmental requirements, and (iii) the cost of or reduction resulting from any single field change or extra does not exceed $5,000.00.

  • Quality Improvement VRC shall develop programs designed to improve the quality of care provided by the Radiologists and encourage identification and adoption of best demonstrated processes. Practice and VRC acknowledge that, in connection with such quality improvement activities, it may be necessary to provide VRC with Protected Health Information and Practice and VRC agree to treat such information in accordance with Article 9;

  • Tenant's Improvements If the Lessor is the Insuring Party, the Lessor shall not be required to insure Lessee Owned Alterations and Utility Installations unless the item in question has become the property of Lessor under the terms of this Lease. If Lessee is the Insuring Party, the policy carried by Lessee under this Paragraph 8.3 shall insure Lessee Owned Alterations and Utility Installations.

  • Initial Improvements Subtenant may, at its option and subject to the provisions of the Prime Lease, including, without limitation, Article 8 thereof, complete certain initial improvements to prepare the Demised Premises for Subtenant’s occupancy thereof as described in the Work Letter Agreement attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit B (the “Initial Improvements”), at Subtenant’s sole cost and expense without any contribution or improvement allowance from Sublandlord described in the Work Letter Agreement attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit B); provided, however, Subtenant shall not make or permit anyone to make any Initial Improvements without the prior written consent of Sublandlord, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and of Prime Landlord in accordance with the Prime Lease. In connection with the foregoing, Subtenant shall submit to Sublandlord, for prior written approval by Sublandlord, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and Prime Landlord, complete plans and specifications for any and all Initial Improvements; including, without limitation, schematic designs and work drawings. Any and all costs and expenses associated with the acquisition of cabling, equipment, furniture, security systems, or other personal property for Subtenant or the Demised Premises or the installation or placement of any of the foregoing within the Demised Premises or with the project management for the performance of the Initial Improvements (collectively, “Subtenant’s Personal Property and Services”), shall be paid for by and be the sole responsibility of Subtenant. Sublandlord acknowledges and agrees that Subtenant shall not be required to remove any Initial Improvements upon the expiration or earlier termination of this Sublease unless the removal is required by Prime Landlord or Sublandlord is otherwise obligated to pay Prime Landlord the costs of any removal of any Initial Improvements pursuant to Section 8(e) of the Prime Lease.

  • Inventions and Improvements The Executive acknowledges that all ideas, discoveries, inventions and improvements which are made, conceived or reduced to practice by the Executive and every item of knowledge relating to the Company’s business interests (including potential business interests) gained by the Executive during the Employment Term are the sole and absolute property of the Company, and the Executive shall promptly disclose and hereby irrevocably assigns all his right, title and interest in and to all such ideas, discoveries, inventions, improvements and knowledge to the Company for its sole use and benefit, without additional compensation, and shall communicate to the Company, without cost or delay, and without publishing the same, all available information relating thereto. The Executive also hereby waives all claims to moral rights in any such ideas, discoveries, inventions, improvements and knowledge. The provisions of this Section 7 shall apply whether such ideas, discoveries, inventions or knowledge are conceived, made, gained or reduced to practice by the Executive alone or with others, whether during or after usual working hours, whether on or off the job, whether applicable to matters directly or indirectly related to the Company’s business interests (including potential business interests), and whether or not within the specific realm of the Executive’s duties. Any of the Executive’s ideas, discoveries, inventions and improvements relating to the Company’s business interests or potential business interests and conceived, made or reduced to practice during the Severance Period shall for the purpose of this Agreement, be deemed to have been conceived, made or reduced to practice before the end of the Employment Term. The Executive shall, upon request of the Company, and without further compensation by the Company but at the expense of the Company, at any time during or after his employment with the Company, sign all instruments and documents requested by the Company and otherwise cooperate with the Company and take any actions which are or may be necessary to protect the Company’s right to such ideas, discoveries, inventions, improvements and knowledge, including applying for, obtaining and enforcing patents, copyrights and trademark registrations thereon in any and all countries. To the extent this section shall be construed in accordance with the laws of any state which precludes a requirement to assign certain classes of inventions made by an employee, this Section shall be interpreted not to apply to any invention which a court rules and/or the Company agrees falls within such classes.

  • Improvements The buildings, structures, fixtures, additions, enlargements, extensions, modifications, repairs, replacements and improvements now or hereafter erected or located on the Land (collectively, the “Improvements”);

  • Public Improvements To the best knowledge of the Transferor Partnership, there are no written or proposed plans to widen, modify, or realign any street or highway or any existing or proposed eminent domain proceedings which would affect the Property in any way whatsoever. To the best knowledge of the Transferor Partnership, there are no presently planned public improvements which would result in the creation of a special improvement or similar lien upon the Property.

Draft better contracts in just 5 minutes Get the weekly Law Insider newsletter packed with expert videos, webinars, ebooks, and more!