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To reach this goal, it is necessary to continuously improve all operational processes. Miba Battery Systems shall reach agreement with the SUPPLIER with respect to the time frame and the intermediate goals by which the zero-defect objective may be reached. The SUPPLIER shall promptly inform Miba Battery Systems as soon as any negative deviations from the agreed-upon goal corridor are foreseeable. This goes beyond eliminating existing problems. The aim is to operate the processes in such a way that deviations from the target values are continually diminished. Target values are requirements, such as technical specifications, but also include quality targets, costs, deadlines, etc. The Supplier shall make improvements recognizable to all divisions through appropriate metrics. Effi- ciency and cost-effectiveness are key aspects of continuous improvement. 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This Agreement facilitates and has as its foundation the acceptance by all parties that continuous improvement of the workplace, the product and the workforce should be pursued through the development of a Consultative Enterprise Culture.\nb) The parties accept that the provisions of this Agreement will establish the framework for the implementation of a modern efficient enterprise.\nc) The parties agree that a participating consultative approach to change is essential to achieve sustainable results.\nd) The parties agree that the objective is to achieve sustainable improvements by: Encouraging high levels of skill, innovation and excellence amongst all employees.\n(i) Improvement in the issues of quality, technology, work organisation, management practices, product deliveries, time and cost performance, education and training and up skilling.\n(ii) Application of appropriate skill enhancement programs.\n(iii) Development of Best Practice Standards based upon a culture of continuous learning and improvement.\n(iv) Maintenance of harmonious and productive working relationships which include commitment and success.\n(v) Promotion of measures to eliminate disputation, employee turnover, absenteeism and safety issues or injuries.\n(vi) Elimination of waste in materials, time, energy and equipment.\n(vii) Providing a process of continuous improvement to enable an immediate response to issues affecting productivity such as time and cost performance, job design, work organisation, quality, technology and training.\ne) The parties agree to develop/implement, monitor and review the type of performance indicators and productivity definitions required to facilitate the continuous improvement process. 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The Supplier and the Authority will provide to each other any information which may be relevant to assisting the objectives of continuous improvement and in particular reducing costs. Without limiting paragraph 85.1, the Supplier shall produce at the start of each Contract Year a plan for improving the provision of Services and/or reducing the Charges produced by the Supplier pursuant to this Schedule 12 under all Call Off Agreements and reducing the Framework Prices (without adversely affecting the performance of the Framework Agreement or any Call Off Agreement) during that Contract Year (\"Continuous Improvement Plan\") for the approval of the Authority. The Continuous Improvement Plan shall include, as a minimum, proposals in respect of the following: identifying the emergence of new and evolving technologies which could improve the Services; identifying changes in behaviour at Contracting Bodies that result in a cost saving and a reduction in the Framework Prices; improving the way in which the Services are sold via the Framework Agreement that may result in reduced Framework Prices; identifying and implementing efficiencies in the Supplier's internal processes and administration that may lead to cost savings and reductions in the Framework Prices; identifying and implementing efficiencies in the way the Authority and/or Contracting Bodies interact with the Supplier that may lead to cost savings and reductions in the Framework Prices; identifying and implementing efficiencies in the Supplier's supply chain that may lead to cost savings and reductions in the Framework Prices; baselining the quality of the Supplier's Services and its cost structure and demonstrating the efficacy of its Continuous Improvement Plan on each element during the Framework Period; and measuring and reducing the sustainability impacts of the Supplier's operations and supply-chains pertaining to the Services, and identifying opportunities to assist Contracting Bodies in meeting their sustainability objectives. The initial Continuous Improvement Plan for the first (1st) Contract Year shall be submitted by the Supplier to the Authority for approval within ninety (90) Working Days of the first Order or six (6) Months following the Framework Commencement Date, whichever is earlier. The Authority shall notify the Supplier of its Approval or rejection of the proposed Continuous Improvement Plan or any updates to it within twenty (20) Working Days of receipt. Within ten (10) Working Days of receipt of the Authority's notice of rejection and of the deficiencies of the proposed Continuous Improvement Plan, the Supplier shall submit to the Authority a revised Continuous Improvement Plan reflecting the changes required. Once Approved by the Authority, the programme shall constitute the Continuous Improvement Plan for the purposes of this Agreement. Once the first Continuous Improvement Plan has been Approved in accordance with paragraph 85.4: the Supplier shall use all reasonable endeavours to implement any agreed deliverables in accordance with the Continuous Improvement Plan; and the Parties agree to meet as soon as reasonably possible following the start of each quarter (or as otherwise agreed between the Authority and the Supplier) to review the Supplier's progress against the Continuous Improvement Plan.", "hash": "3631f640a6b838129b26f867f6660405", "id": 3}, {"samples": [{"hash": "6pvySE0GeBU", "uri": "/contracts/6pvySE0GeBU#continuous-improvement-process", "label": "Collective Bargaining Agreement", "score": 25.9500342231, "published": true}, {"hash": "jpoDkIxJUx4", "uri": "/contracts/jpoDkIxJUx4#continuous-improvement-process", "label": "Collective Bargaining Agreement", "score": 25.4024640657, "published": true}], "size": 2, "snippet_links": [{"key": "the-district", "type": "clause", "offset": [38, 50]}, {"key": "leave-time", "type": "definition", "offset": [124, 134]}, {"key": "description-of", "type": "definition", "offset": [135, 149]}, {"key": "contract-reference", "type": "clause", "offset": [156, 174]}, {"key": "unit-member", "type": "definition", "offset": [200, 211]}, {"key": "illness-or-injury", "type": "definition", "offset": [218, 235]}, {"key": "sick-leave-bank", "type": "definition", "offset": [241, 256]}, {"key": "access-to-sick-leave", "type": "clause", "offset": [257, 277]}, {"key": "catastrophic-illness", "type": "clause", "offset": [283, 303]}, {"key": "immediate-family-member", "type": "definition", "offset": [326, 349]}], "snippet": "Handbook and Forms Can Be Accessed On The District\u2019s Website \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587://\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587-\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587.\u2587\u2587\u2587 Type of Leave Amount of Leave Time Description of Leave Contract Reference* Sick Leave 10 days/year Unit member\u2019s own illness or injury 14.1 Sick Leave Bank Access to sick leave bank Catastrophic illness/injury of unit member/immediate family member 14.1.1", "hash": "2ae938f09d6e2b7241317cec19dae7bd", "id": 4}, {"samples": [{"hash": "ffm6HAHmrSK", "uri": "/contracts/ffm6HAHmrSK#continuous-improvement-process", "label": "Corporate Purchase Agreement", "score": 20.340862423, "published": false}, {"hash": "dSS8YxRfdxP", "uri": "/contracts/dSS8YxRfdxP#continuous-improvement-process", "label": "Purchase Agreement (Brocade Communications Systems Inc)", "score": 18.0, "published": true}], "size": 2, "snippet_links": [{"key": "of-the-buyer", "type": "clause", "offset": [33, 45]}, {"key": "seller-shall", "type": "clause", "offset": [84, 96]}, {"key": "to-continuously", "type": "clause", "offset": [117, 132]}, {"key": "manufacturing-process", "type": "clause", "offset": [186, 207]}, {"key": "for-buyer", "type": "clause", "offset": [255, 264]}, {"key": "process-improvement", "type": "definition", "offset": [359, 378]}], "snippet": "Having achieved the requirements of the Buyer's Purchase/Engineering Specification, Seller shall implement a process to continuously improve the level of Material performance within the manufacturing process. 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