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Question		Answer
Good that are carried by ship, train or aircraft start learning		freight
A product used in the home start learning		household product
Pieces of electrical equipment used in people’s homes start learning		appliances
clothing start learning		apparel
drinks start learning		beverages
Rooms, equipment or services that are provided for a particular purpose start learning		facilities
Another term for ‘property’ start learning		real estate
The business of buying and selling shares start learning		brokerage
Public services used by everyone start learning		utilities
Good that are needed and used all the time start learning		consumer staples
Good that are not basic to people’s lives start learning		consumer discretionary
the transformation of raw materials into finished goods start learning		Manufacturing or fabrication
manufactures goods that are not destroyed by use, such as automobiles, household appliances or furniture start learning		Consumer durables
generally last for only a short time. Common examples are food and beverages, apparel, office stationery and gasoline start learning		Non — durable goods
Sometimes a manufacturing company positions itself as a service company. Microsoft, IBM and SAP are good examples. They offer not just products, but start learning		business solutions
elected by the shareholders and is responsible to them. It can hire and fire the CEO start learning		The Board
run the company on a day — to — day basis. start learning		senior management team
is a new business activity, and it collocated with the word ‘capital’ to mean money available to expand a successful start — up start learning		venture
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.’ start learning		enterprise
is simply money that somebody owes start learning		debt
refers to an amount of money that a company owes, but it can also mean legal responsibility for paying for something. start learning		liability
Many people work for themselves, with the legal status of sole trader. If they are a plumber or a shop — keeper start learning		self — employed
If they are a professional who works for several companies (e.g. a journalist or independent consultant) start learning		freelancer
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. start learning		firm
is when two companies join to form one. The suggestion is that the process is welcomes by both sides. start learning		merger
is when one company buys another. The process could be unwelcome by the smaller company, who might feel that they are being taken over. start learning		acquisition
red tape start learning		bureaucracy
A technical word for taxes on imported goods start learning		tariffs
A word for limits on the quantity of goods that can be imported start learning		quotas
kurs wymiany walut start learning		exchange rates
aktywa, majątek start learning		assets
company owned by another company start learning		subsidiary
money paid by a government to support a business start learning		subsidy
it brings benefits such as the creation of jobs, skills development and technology transfer. start learning		inward investment
Low labour and manufacturing costs are a major ... in the global market. start learning		competitive advantage
umowa kontraktowa start learning		contractual agreement
make it easy for managers to stay in touch with colleagues and Head Office start learning		Mobile communications
nadwyżka handlowa start learning		trade surplus
partner handlowy start learning		trading partners
A specific problem that causes delays to a whole process start learning		bottleneck
The amount of work that can be dealt with in a particular time period start learning		throughput
Actual output divided by potential output start learning		capacity utilization
A product that serves its intended function, without any extra features start learning		fit-for-purpose
If a product has good quality in relationship to its price start learning		good value-for-money
The characteristic of ‘always working well’ start learning		reliability
The characteristic of 'lasting a long time' start learning		durability
A fault in the way something is made start learning		defect
introducing materials to an operation so it can begin. start learning		Loading
authorizing a task to begin. start learning		Dispatching
bringing together customer demand with operational issues of volume, timing, materials, etc. start learning		Planning
checking progress and solving problems. start learning		Monitoring
deciding when tasks should start and finish. start learning		Scheduling
deciding which workstation will carry out which task in which order. start learning		Sequencing
work — in — progress start learning		WIP
there is a network of complex, capital — intensive machinery through which WIP flows without interruption start learning		continuous process
there is an assembly line where WIP moves along the line past workstations carrying out fixed operations start learning		mass process
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 start learning		batch process
there is a fixed position layout where the WIP does not move; instead operations are scheduled in sequence on it start learning		job production
the WIP is often off — site, or at the customer's own premises start learning		large — scale project
when equipment (or the whole line) stops working and production is lost. start learning		Downtime
time between one job / batch finishing and the next beginning (includes time taken to prepare machinery for the new process). start learning		Changeover time
time required from receiving a customer order to final delivery; it includes order processing, pre — pack time, in — transit time, receiving and inspection. start learning		Lead time
time taken for a given job / batch to pass through operations needed. start learning		Cycle time
extra hours that someone works, beyond their contractual obligation (and often paid at a higher rate). start learning		Overtime
time taken to prepare machinery and equipment for a new job / batch. start learning		Set — up time
time required from the initial concept for a new product to when it first goes on sale. start learning		Time — to — market
any period of delay between one event and another (e.g. between giving an instruction and the operation beginning). start learning		Lag time

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