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Site: Bcom International Supply Chain Management
Course: Bcom International Supply Chain Management (IMM)
Glossary: SCS Glossary
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Planning the Sales Call

Planning the sales call is often referred to as the pre-approach and is a set of tasks that the salesperson has to perform before actually meeting the prospect for the first meeting.

Portfolio

Portfolio – a collection of documents depicting a process of learning.

Portfolio Investment

Portfolio investment refers to the buying of assets such as shares or bonds where the investor has no say in the running of the business.

Positive Sciences

Positive sciences are sciences based on objective fact, example chemistry.

Prefix

The first part of a combined word, e.g. un- as in unhappy.

Prepaid

Prepaid – amount paid/received in advance.

Price Control

Price control exists where a government or agency intervention in the form of floors or ceilings in the free market.

Price Discrimination

Price discrimination exists when firms charge different sectors different prices for the same good or service, not attributable to cost differences.

Price Elasticity of Demand

Price elasticity of demand refers to the sensitivity of the quantity demanded to a change in the price of a product.

Price Stability

Price stability is a macroeconomic objective which aims to keep inflation at a low and stable level.