Chapter 1 / Week 1 (NAICS + Teamwork) Flashcards
NAICS
North American Industry Classification System
Purpose of NAICS
An industry classification system developed by the statistical agencies of Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Created against the background of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), it is designed to provide common definitions of the industrial structure of the three countries and a common statistical framework to facilitate the analysis of the three economies.
- Defined based on operations or production processes
- supply base, not demand use
When companies fit more than one NAIC code: Given code where most revenue is, or have multiple codes
The economic transactors for which NAICS is designed
Are businesses and other organizations engaged in the production of goods and services.
Who do NAICS include?
They include farms, incorporated and unincorporated businesses and government business enterprises.
Also include government institutions and agencies engaged in the production of marketed and non-marketed services, as well as organizations such as professional associations and unions and charitable or non-profit organizations and the employees of households.
Also companies and enterprises (which a catch)
And also own-account production, such as unpaid work of households
The criteria used to group establishments into industries in NAICS
Are of similarity of input structures, labour skills and production processes.
RULES FOR WHEN using NAICS for classifying companies and enterprises
NAICS has not been specially designed to take account of the wide range of vertically- or horizontally-integrated activities of large and complex, multi-establishment companies and enterprises.
Hence, there will be a few large and complex companies and enterprises whose activities may be spread over the different sectors of NAICS, in such a way that classifying them to one sector will misrepresent the range of their activities.
Are Higher levels or lower levels better for the classification of companies and enterprises
HIGHER!
A larger proportion of the activities of each complex company and enterprise is more likely to fall within the sector, subsector and industry group levels of the classification than within the industry levels.
Hence, the higher levels of the classification are more suitable for the classification of companies and enterprises than are the lower levels
NAICS vs other industry classification systems
NAICS provides enhanced industry comparability among the three North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) trading partners, while also increasing compatibility with the two-digit level of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC Rev.4) of the United Nations
NAICS divides the economy into _______sectors
twenty (20)
How are the 20 sectors broken up?
4 sectors are largely goods-producing
16 are entirely services-producing industries
The 2012 NAICS revision was undertaken to achieve one main goal:
to modify or create industries to reflect new, emerging, or changing activities and technologies.
The Development of NAICS
NAICS was developed by Statistics Canada, Mexico’s Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI) and the Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC) of the United States Office of Management and Budget.
NAICS is based on
a production-oriented, or supply-based conceptual framework in that establishments are grouped into industries according to similarity in the production processes used to produce goods and services.
The production process
refers to the combination of inputs (capital, labour, energy, materials and services – KLEMS) used in producing a certain quantity of outputs
(NAPCS)
North American Product Classification System
The North American Product Classification System (NAPCS)
classification that organizes goods and services throughout the economy in a systematic fashion. It is a departmental standard classification for goods and services.
NAICS Numbering system
The first two digits designate the sector, the third digit designates the subsector, the fourth digit designates the industry group and the fifth digit designates the industry.
The sixth digit is used to designate national industries. A zero as the sixth digit indicates that there is no further national detail.
Comparability among the three countries
indicated by superscripts at the end of class titles
The abbreviation “CAN”
indicates a Canadian-only class
The abbreviation “MEX”
indicates that the Canadian and Mexican classes are comparable
The abbreviation “US”
indicates that the Canadian and United States classes are comparable
When no superscript appears
the Canadian, Mexican and United States classes are comparable.
Textbook and beyon
Textbook and beyond
Strategy
company strategy, company’s strategy
The coordinated set of actions that its managers take in order to outperform the company’s competitors and achieve superior profitability.
A strategy stands a better chance of succeeding when it is predicated on actions, business approaches, and competitive moves aimed at
(1) appealing to buyers in ways that set a company apart from its rivals and
(2) staking out a market position that is not crowded with strong competitors.
competitive advantage
whenever it has some type of edge over rivals in attracting buyers and cop-ing with competitive forces.
A competitive advantage is essential for realizing greater marketplace success and higher profitability over the long term.
Two basic mechanics of a competitive advantage
Either they provide the customer with a product or service that the customer values more highly than others (higher perceived value)
or they produce their product or service more efficiently (lower costs)
What makes a competitive advantage sustainable (or durable)
as opposed to temporary, are elements of the strategy that give buyers lasting reasons to prefer a company’s products or services over those of competitors—reasons that com-petitors are unable to nullify, duplicate, or overcome despite their best efforts.
Five of the most frequently used and dependable strategic approaches to setting a
company apart from rivals, building strong customer loyalty, and gaining a competitive advantage are
1) A low-cost provider strategy
2) A broad differentiation strategy
3) A focused low-cost strategy
4) A focused differentiation strategy
5) A best-cost provider strategy