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Good that are carried by ship, train or aircraft commencer à apprendre
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A product used in the home commencer à apprendre
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Pieces of electrical equipment used in people’s homes commencer à apprendre
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commencer à apprendre
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commencer à apprendre
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Rooms, equipment or services that are provided for a particular purpose commencer à apprendre
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Another term for ‘property’ commencer à apprendre
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The business of buying and selling shares commencer à apprendre
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Public services used by everyone commencer à apprendre
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Good that are needed and used all the time commencer à apprendre
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Good that are not basic to people’s lives commencer à apprendre
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the transformation of raw materials into finished goods commencer à apprendre
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Manufacturing or fabrication
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manufactures goods that are not destroyed by use, such as automobiles, household appliances or furniture commencer à apprendre
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generally last for only a short time. Common examples are food and beverages, apparel, office stationery and gasoline commencer à apprendre
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Sometimes a manufacturing company positions itself as a service company. Microsoft, IBM and SAP are good examples. They offer not just products, but commencer à apprendre
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elected by the shareholders and is responsible to them. It can hire and fire the CEO commencer à apprendre
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run the company on a day — to — day basis. commencer à apprendre
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is a new business activity, and it collocated with the word ‘capital’ to mean money available to expand a successful start — up commencer à apprendre
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is either a company, or any large important project. Used without the article it collocated with ‘free’ and ‘private’ to give to give a synonym for ‘capitalism.’ commencer à apprendre
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is simply money that somebody owes commencer à apprendre
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refers to an amount of money that a company owes, but it can also mean legal responsibility for paying for something. commencer à apprendre
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Many people work for themselves, with the legal status of sole trader. If they are a plumber or a shop — keeper commencer à apprendre
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If they are a professional who works for several companies (e.g. a journalist or independent consultant) commencer à apprendre
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can just be a synonym for ‘company.’ But it is more often used for a small company providing a professional service, such as a partnership of accountants, lawyers, or architects. commencer à apprendre
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is when two companies join to form one. The suggestion is that the process is welcomes by both sides. commencer à apprendre
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is when one company buys another. The process could be unwelcome by the smaller company, who might feel that they are being taken over. commencer à apprendre
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commencer à apprendre
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A technical word for taxes on imported goods commencer à apprendre
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A word for limits on the quantity of goods that can be imported commencer à apprendre
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commencer à apprendre
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commencer à apprendre
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company owned by another company commencer à apprendre
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money paid by a government to support a business commencer à apprendre
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it brings benefits such as the creation of jobs, skills development and technology transfer. commencer à apprendre
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Low labour and manufacturing costs are a major ... in the global market. commencer à apprendre
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make it easy for managers to stay in touch with colleagues and Head Office commencer à apprendre
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commencer à apprendre
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A specific problem that causes delays to a whole process commencer à apprendre
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The amount of work that can be dealt with in a particular time period commencer à apprendre
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Actual output divided by potential output commencer à apprendre
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A product that serves its intended function, without any extra features commencer à apprendre
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If a product has good quality in relationship to its price commencer à apprendre
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The characteristic of ‘always working well’ commencer à apprendre
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The characteristic of 'lasting a long time' commencer à apprendre
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A fault in the way something is made commencer à apprendre
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introducing materials to an operation so it can begin. commencer à apprendre
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authorizing a task to begin. commencer à apprendre
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bringing together customer demand with operational issues of volume, timing, materials, etc. commencer à apprendre
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checking progress and solving problems. commencer à apprendre
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deciding when tasks should start and finish. commencer à apprendre
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deciding which workstation will carry out which task in which order. commencer à apprendre
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commencer à apprendre
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there is a network of complex, capital — intensive machinery through which WIP flows without interruption commencer à apprendre
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there is an assembly line where WIP moves along the line past workstations carrying out fixed operations commencer à apprendre
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machinery and equipment are located in ‘cells’ around the plant, and WIP moves in groups to different cells; in each cell a variety of specialized operations can be carried out commencer à apprendre
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there is a fixed position layout where the WIP does not move; instead operations are scheduled in sequence on it commencer à apprendre
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the WIP is often off — site, or at the customer's own premises commencer à apprendre
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when equipment (or the whole line) stops working and production is lost. commencer à apprendre
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time between one job / batch finishing and the next beginning (includes time taken to prepare machinery for the new process). commencer à apprendre
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time required from receiving a customer order to final delivery; it includes order processing, pre — pack time, in — transit time, receiving and inspection. commencer à apprendre
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time taken for a given job / batch to pass through operations needed. commencer à apprendre
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extra hours that someone works, beyond their contractual obligation (and often paid at a higher rate). commencer à apprendre
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time taken to prepare machinery and equipment for a new job / batch. commencer à apprendre
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time required from the initial concept for a new product to when it first goes on sale. commencer à apprendre
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any period of delay between one event and another (e.g. between giving an instruction and the operation beginning). commencer à apprendre
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