C&D must aggressively implement Six Sigma while increasing prices to maintain acceptable margins, in the face of dramatic raw material and energy spikes. ...
... "This rapid escalation in total lead costs has occurred simultaneously with copper and polymer resin price increases of over 8% over this same period and a similarly dramatic rise in the price of natural gas used in battery manufacturing operations. While we are continuing to focus aggressively on productivity improvements and cost reduction efforts as a part of our Six Sigma initiative, increases of this magnitude that occur in essential commodity costs must be addressed in part through increased pricing to our customers. We continue to work with our suppliers to drive economies in the supply chain and are hopeful that this difficult cost environment is of limited duration. " ...
Aggressive Six Sigma Combined with Price Increases: Via C&D Technologies, Inc.: C&D Technologies, Inc. Announces General Price Increase for Standby and Motive Power Products Effective March 1, 2006 ...C&D Technologies, Inc. provides solutions and services for the switchgear and control (utility), motive (material handling), telecommunications, and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) as well as emerging markets such as solar power. C&D Technologies engineers, manufactures, sells and services fully integrated reserve power systems for regulating and monitoring power flow and providing backup power in the event of primary power loss until the primary source can be restored. C&D Technologies' unique ability to offer complete systems, designed and produced to high technical standards, sets it apart from its competition. C&D Technologies is headquartered in Blue Bell, PA.
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