q2 Flashcards
May be a sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation engaged in merchandising, manufacturing, or service.
entrepreneurship venture
Defines the distinction between an entrepreneur and an ordinary businessperson
innovation / creativity
represents the final products from the production process and distributed to the customers
output
determines the quality of the output
GIGO “garbage in, garbage out”
three important elements in the production system
input, process, output
these are the manpower, materials, machine, design, instructions
input
Human workforce involved in the manufacture of products
manpower
stage of production where the materials are transformed into the final product with the aid of manpower and machine
production process / transformation process / conversion process
Process or technique of converting raw
materials to finished products
method
The production is completed by a single employee or a batch of employees
job order method
The production undergoes several stages, and the product is transferred from one worker to another
batch method
Adopted when the demand for the product is considered constant
continuous production system
physical output of the whole production process
product
Goods are produced just in time when the market needs or demands for them
just-in-time production system
Physical appearance, taste, or chemical content that can hardly be distinguished from that of the other products
homogenous product
Dissimilar characteristics, parts, and physical appearance
heterogenous product
process of bringing the products or services
to the customers
distribution
Refers to how the product will be produced
mode of production
Producing own products and considering the elements in the production process
manufacturing goods
Process will take place Homed-based, Commercial space for rent, Commercial space purchase
manufacturing sites
entrepreneurs who often buy the product or services to the manufactures and sell them at a mark up price to either wholesalers or retailers
distributors
The raw materials needed in the production of a product
materials
Adopted when the production process is short, and the machines are frequently changed
intermittent production system
The manufacturing equipment used in the production of goods or delivery of services
machine
The product is usually substantial in size and is bound by a specific time to complete it
project method
Collection of values, beliefs, principles, and expectations learned and shared by the employees, founders, stakeholders, and members of the management
business culture
environment within the business
internal / microenvironment
Assets or properties owned or controlled by the business
business resources
assets of the business that have physical appearance and form
can be touched and seen
tangible resources
Used, applied, or consumed within a short period or one year
current resources
Properties whose usefulness or benefits extend beyond one year
noncurrent / fixed resources
Degree by which all units across the business accept and
share a common culture
cultural integration
Degree by which the employees accept the culture of the unit or business
cultural acceptance
assets of the business that don not have physical appearance of form.
Cannot be touched
intangible resources
Formal organizational arrangement of the business in terms if hierarchy of positions, flow of communication, relationship of functional areas, and production and
marketing processes
business structure
Combination of entrepreneurial concepts and principles, entrepreneurial skills, and entrepreneurial characteristics
competency
SWOT meaning
strengths, weaknesses, oppourtunities, threats
BCG meaning
boston consulting group
tool used to visualize all the potential causes of a problem to discover the root causes
fishbone diagram