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Site: Bcom International Supply Chain Management
Course: Bcom International Supply Chain Management (IMM)
Glossary: SCS Glossary
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Cabotage

The right to transport in a specific territory. More specifically, it refers to transportation between two terminals located in the same country, irrespective of the country in which the mode providing the service is registered. Cabotage is subject to restrictions and regulations. Under such circumstances, each nation reserves for its national carriers the right to move domestic freight or passenger traffic.

 


Capacity Planning

Capacity planning is the process of determining the production capacity needed by an organization to meet changing demands for its products. In the context of capacity planning, design capacity is the maximum amount of work that an organization is capable of completing in a given period.

Capital

Capital refers to goods / equipment used in the production of other goods, example machinery.

Capital Formation

Capital formation is the process of investing in capital equipment.

Capital Goods

Capital goods are goods used in the production of consumer goods, example machinery.

Capital Intensive Production

Capital intensive production refers to companies that use more capital equipment than labour, example automation.

Capitalisation Structure

Way of funding operations and growth by using different sources of funds, e.g. equity, debt or preference share capital.

Carriage on Purchases

Carriage on purchases – cost of transporting goods purchased to the business premises.eg freight in and railage in

Carrying Cost

In marketing, carrying cost, carrying cost of inventory or holding cost refers to the total cost of holding inventory. This includes warehousing costs such as rent, utilities and salaries, financial costs such as opportunity cost, and inventory costs related to perishability, shrinkage and insurance.

Cash Budget

Used to facilitate the planning and control of cash.