Midterm Flashcards
Planning
•Identify alternatives
- develop budgets to guide progress toward the selected alternative
Directing and motivating
Directing and motivating involves managing day to day activities to keep the organization running smoothly.
• employee work assignments.
• Routine problem solving
• conflict resolution
• effective communications
Controlling
To control function ensures that plans are being followed.
- performance reports
Decision making
The most basic managerial skill is the ability to make intellegent,data driven decisions. Many of these decisions revolve around these three questions
. What should we be selling?
. Who should we be serving?
. How should we execute?
Big Data
Big Data refers to large collections of data that are gathered from inside or outside a company to provide opportunities for ongoing reporting and analysis.
What are the 5 v’s
Variety, volume, velocity, veracity, value
Descriptive analytics
What happened?
Diagnostic analytics
Why did it happen?
Predictive analytics
What will happen?
Prescriptive analytics
What should I do?
Strategy
A strategy is a “game plan” that enables a company to attract customers by distinguishing itself from competitors.
Ethics
•Confidentiality
• Integrity
• Objectivity
What three categories are manufacturing costs divided into?
• Direct materials
• Direct Labour
•Manufacturing Overhead
Direct materials
Direct materials are those that become an integral part of a product and can be easily traced.
Indirect materials
Included in manufacturing overhead, can not be easily traced and are not worth tracing.
Direct labour
Labour costs that can be easily traced.
Indirect labour
part of manufacturing overhead, not worth tracing and not easy to trace.
Manufacturing overhead
Includes all costs of manufacturing except direct materials and direct labour.