Monday, 29 April 2024, 1:31 AM
Site: Bcom International Supply Chain Management
Course: Bcom International Supply Chain Management (IMM)
Glossary: SCS Glossary
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Price Taker

Price taker is a company or consumer who has no influence on the market price.

Prime Costs

Prime costs – sum of direct materials and direct labour.

Private Costs

Private costs are costs borne by an individual firm.

Privatisation

Privatisation refers to transferring ownership of assets and resources from the government to the private sector.

Process

a collective term referring to the logical sequence of steps to achieve an objective

Process Refinement

Refinements are small changes or additions that you make to something in order to improve it. Refinement is the process of making refinements.

Processes

A series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end.

Procurement

Procurement is the process of finding and agreeing to terms, and acquiring goods, services, or works from an external source, often via a tendering or competitive bidding process. Procurement generally involves making buying decisions under conditions of scarcity.

Producer Price Index (PPI)

Producer price index is an index of the prices of a representative basket of producer goods (inputs) and measures the cost of production.

Product

 A product is an object or system made available for consumer use; it is anything that can be offered to a market to satisfy the desire or need of a customer.