Friday, 3 May 2024, 1:58 AM
Site: Bcom International Supply Chain Management
Course: Bcom International Supply Chain Management (IMM)
Glossary: SCS Glossary
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Incomes Policy

Incomes policy is a measure aimed at reducing inflation by dropping wages and increasing supply.

Indirect Labour

Supervisory staff and maintenance staff’s labour in a production environment cannot be physically traced to a specific product and is therefore regarded as indirect labour.


Indirect Material

Indirect material – secondary material used in the conversion process that contributes to the finished product through a manufacturing process.

Indirect Taxes

Indirect taxes are levied on actions, such as the purchasing of goods.

Individual Demand

Individual demand refers to the quantities of a product an individual household is willing and able to buy at each price level.

Individual Supply

Individual supply refers to the quantities of a product an individual company is willing and able to produce at each price level.

Indivisibility

Unable to be divided or separated.

Industry Driving Forces

Industry conditions change because important forces are driving industry participants (competitor, customer, or suppliers) to alter their actions; the driving forces in an industry are the major underlying causes of changing industry and competitive conditions

Industry Equilibrium

Industry equilibrium exists where all firms in the industry make normal profit in the long run.

Industry or Market Supply

Industry or market supply is the horizontal addition of all individual firm supply curves where the rising part of the MC curve above shut-down point is the individual firm’s supply curve.