Sentence examples for supplier commitment from inspiring English sources

The "supplier commitment cost" is money that Amazon had promised to pay the maker of the handset - which has not been publicly stated, although some believe that it could be Taiwan's HTC, which was previously a contract handset manufacturer for Windows Mobile devices before branching into Android phones.

Instead, it was only mentioned on the subsequent earnings call with analysts, when chief financial officer Tom Szkutak noted that the "consolidated segment operating loss includes charges of approximately $170m, primarily related to the Fire phone inventory evaluation and supplier commitment cost".

A loss of around $170 million was expensed in Q3 2014, owing to the Fire phone inventory write-down and supplier commitment costs.

In "Case study analysis on supplier commitment to added value agri-food supply chains in New Zealand", authors Nic J Lees and Peter Nuthall focus on what attracts suppliers to be committed to long-term relationships in New Zealand agri-food supply chains where suppliers are required to consistently deliver to high product specifications.

The company announced during its presentation that it took a $170 million write-down "primarily related to Fire Phone inventory valuation and supplier commitment costs". The Fire Phone, which was announced in the spring, has been hampered by weak sales, forcing the company to slash prices from $199 to 99 cents with a two-year contract with AT&T.

Amazon had to take a $170 million charge related to unsold inventory and "supplier commitment costs".

Unfortunately, problems do arise, bugs get discovered and supplier commitments slip, so dates do change.

The country has become such an important technology supplier that its commitment would bring along many other countries.

It also looks at what factors determine supplier's ongoing commitment and how to build strong enduring supply chain relationships.

ViVOtech has not ceased operations but is in the process of restructuring operations and has reduced its team to a smaller group with the goals of maintaining customer relationship and core contract work, and to address our supplier relationships and commitments,  as the company completes plans to divest the reader business and focus on the Software Business.

Constraints such as suppliers´ capacity, diversity of suppliers, suppliers´ cooperation, trust and commitment, tariffs, exchange rates and inventory were identified in different supplier tiers of the OEMs as the main factors influencing the observed volume and mix flexibilities.