Saturday, 11 May 2024, 1:01 PM
Site: Bcom International Supply Chain Management
Course: Bcom International Supply Chain Management (IMM)
Glossary: SCS Glossary
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Economics

Economics is the study of how man attempts to satisfy his unlimited wants and needs by way of limited resources. This relative scarcity of resources implies the existence of cost and the need for choice. 

Economies of Density

In microeconomics, economies of density are cost savings resulting from spatial proximity of suppliers or providers. Typically higher population densities allow synergies in service provision leading to lower unit costs. 

Economies of Scope

Economies of scope are "efficiencies formed by variety, not volume". In economics, "economies" is synonymous with cost savings and "scope" is synonymous with broadening production/services through diversified products.

Effectiveness

The degree to which something is successful in producing a desired result; success.

Efficiency

Efficiency is the ability to avoid wasting materials, energy, efforts, money, and time in doing something or in producing a desired result. In a more general sense, it is the ability to do things well, successfully, and without waste.

Elastic Demand

Elastic demand exists when the change in quantity is larger than the change in price.

Elasticity

Elasticity is a measure of responsiveness or sensitivity to a dependent variable when an independent variable changes.

Elasticity Coefficient

Elasticity coefficient is the ratio of the percentage change in quantity demanded to the percentage change in the price of that product.

Employee Engagement Cycle

The employee life cycle model (ELC) is an organizational method used to visualize how an employee engages with the company they are a part of. There are six stages involved in this model: Attraction, Recruitment, Onboarding, Development, Retention, and Separation.

Engineer to Order (ETO)

Manufacturing process where product is built as per customer specifica-tion due to requiring unique engineering, design, customisation etc.