Business terms

economic concept

business discipline

extra stock that is maintained to mitigate risk of stockouts caused by uncertainties in supply and demand

individual or company that promotes live entertainment events

type of loan with collateral pledged

ability of a company or product to retain its customers over some specified period

measure of the number of individuals or items moving into or out of a collective over a specific period of time

Consortium in patent law

rule that defines or constrains aspects of business, asserting business structure or to control or influencing the behavior of the business, applying to people, processes, corporate behavior, computing systems

corporate financial tool

network of interconnected organizations

inspirational statement of an idealistic emotional future of a company or group

text in a small size

business term

correspondence between a state, nation or sovereign with another

length of time it takes from a product being conceived to its being available for sale

complications businesses and governments may face as a result of political decisions

common business

business programme aiming to ensure no defects in quality

commercial partner

The Affinity diagram is a business tool used to organize ideas and data.

term in business studies on product development

promise of value to be delivered, communicated, and acknowledged

Profiteering is a pejorative term for the act of making a profit by methods considered unethical.

operating costs only indirectly related to production

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favorable treatment on the part of governments towards corporations

build-ahead production approach

type of production schedule

airline which has outsourced most operational and business functions

Adaptability ( "fit to, adjust") is a feature of a system or a process describing the capacity to adjust in response to new conditions. adaptability in the field of organizational management can be generally seen as the ability to change something or oneself under conditions of the environment. In ecology, adaptability has been described as an organism's ability to adjust and thrive under the conditions of its own environment, see adaptive behaviour (ecology).

Cost of changing prices

type of private equity investment

situation in which a sales representative meets with a potential client for the purpose of transacting a sale

type of developing country which is more developed than the least developing countries, but too small, risky, or illiquid to be generally considered an emerging market

Workspace is a term used in various branches of engineering and economic development.

economic dilemma where two parties may be able to work most efficiently by cooperating, but refrain from doing so because of concerns that they may give the other party increased bargaining power and thus reduce their own profits

type of business partnership

accumulated body of data, information, and knowledge created in the course of an individual organization's existence

System that supports the creation and growth of new ventures

hours in which a business operates

style of business management which involves managers wandering around, in an unstructured manner, through the workplace(s), at random, to check with employees, equipment, or on the status of ongoing work

The term workload can refer to several different yet related entities.

product or a set of related products that serve a particular customer transaction or business need

branch within logistics; concerns the planning, control and purchasing of transport services needed to physically move vehicles

gas distribution hub in erath

business advantage

lifelong process of managing learning, work, leisure, and transitions in order to move toward a personally determined and evolving preferred future

in negotiations, the best alternative to no deal

practice where a brand’s social media channels are used to connect with potential customers

permits issued by government agencies that allow individuals or companies to conduct business

type of social network

Kraljic model

IT management topic

function of management which helps to check errors in order to take corrective actions, minimize deviation from standards and ensure that the stated goals of the organization are achieved in a desired manner

business approach that draws on ideas from openness movements

Tactic to counteract a hostile takeover

generic trade brand

principle in economics

the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process; is used to allocate plant and machinery resources, plan human resources, plan production processes and purchase materials