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Unit 1: Setting Up A Business Flashcards

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Business

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An activity that requires the organisation of resources to achieve a reward, whilst running a risk

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Entrepreneur

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An individual with an idea or business

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Gap in the market

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A business opportunity that is either a completely new idea or adds something different to an existing product or service.

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Franchise

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The legal right to use the name and logo of an existing firm and sell the same products.

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Business Aim

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A stated target for the future. For example, a new business may have the aim to survive its first year of trading.

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Business Objective

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A clearly defined target for a business to achieve over a certain period of time.

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Growth

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An increase in turnover(sales), market share or profit.

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Profit

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What is left after costs have been deducted from revenue.

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Profit Margin

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Profit made as a proportion of sales revenue.

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Sales

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The amount sold or the value sold.

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Market Share

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The proportion of total market sales sold by one business.

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Customer Satisfaction

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How happy the customer is with the product or service.

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Ethics

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The moral questions on which decisions are made and the impact the business has on its internal and external environment.

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Turnover

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The value of sales made during the trading period, also called revenue.

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Stakeholder

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An individual or group with an interest in a business, such as employees, customers, managers, shareholders, suppliers, competitors and the local community.

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Business Plan

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A statement showing how a business sets out to achieve its aims and objectives.

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Funding

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The capital provided for the various stages of business growth by different sources of finance, either on a short- or long-term basis.

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Forecast

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A technique where the business attempts to estimate future sales, or other financial variables.

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Risk

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The potential for loss but rewards in business make it a calculated gamble.

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Uncertainty

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Not knowing the future, or what is going to happen.

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Sole Trader

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The most common form of business organisation, often just one person

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Partnership

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The simplest way two or more people can be in business together where partners are jointly and personally responsible for debts.

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Unlimited liability

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Unincorporated businesses, such as sole traders and partnerships, have unlimited liability, which means that the owners are responsible for all the business’s debts.

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Incorporation

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The process of forming limited liability company such as a private limited company or PLC.

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Limited Liability

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Investors (shareholders) in a limited company can only lose their investment in the business if it fails; they cannot be forced to sell assets to pay off the firm’s debts.

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Technology

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In relation to business location, this refers to the use of e-technology, such as the Internet and email, to create a virtual market between the business and the consumer.

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Logistics

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The process of buying, managing and delivering goods, from the point of manufacture to the end customer.

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Market Research

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Research that enables a firm to find out about its market, its customers and its potential customers

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Primary Research

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Gathering new information specifically for the purpose identified by the business

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Secondary Research

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Research that uses information that has already been gathered for another purpose

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Questionnaire

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A set of questions designed to discover information relating to a product or service. These may be left for consumers to complete themselves, carried out by using face-to-face interviews by researchers or from the basis of a telephone or postal survey

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Internet Research

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Using information that has already been published on the internet to gather information about the market for a firm’s products or services

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Telephone Survey

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A series of set questions delivered over the telephone to consumers as a method of primary research

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Supplier Feedback

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Gathering information from companies that supply products or services on their forecasts for what is likely to happen in the market in the future

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Customer Feedback

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Formal or informal responses from customers to the product or service offered by a business

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Focus Group

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In-depth discussion with a small group of consumers (8-10), which probes their feelings towards a product or service.

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Marketing Mix

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The 4 major variables for which decisions must be made when marketing a product

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Product

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The service or physical good being sold by the company

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Price

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The amount charged by a business for its product or service

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Promotion

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All the ways a business communicates to consumers with the aim of selling products.

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Place

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The methods used by a firm to sell its products or services to consumers

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Product range

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The collective term given to all the products made or sold by a business

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Product differentiation

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Attempting to make your products stand out from those of your rivals through advertising, design or different product features

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Demand

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The quantity that consumers are willing and able to buy at the current price level

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Marketing budget

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The amount to be spent on marketing and promotion over a certain period of time

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Advertising

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Communication to consumers, using television and other media, to encourage them to buy a product

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Publicity

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Gaining press coverage for your business

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Word-of-mouth recommendations

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Getting customers to talk to their friends and family about your product or service

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Direct mail

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Sending promotional material directly to consumers

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Personal selling

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Employing a person to visit potential customers to persuade them to buy your goods and services

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Website

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Many businesses now have their own website on the Internet to provide information about their business for consumers

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Banner

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An Internet advert shown on another firm’s website in the form of horizontal bar across the page

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Pop-up

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An Internet advert that ‘pops-up’ in a new window when visiting another company’s website

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Channel of distribution

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The method used to transfer goods or services from the producer to the final consumer

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e-Commerce

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Transactions between people and business carried out entirely via the Internet

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Wholesaler

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Buys large quantities of a product from producers and break them down into more manageable batches for retailers or consumers

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Retailers

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Offer consumers a convenient and comfortable environment in which to buy products

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Profit

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What is left after costs have been deduced from revenue

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Loss

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When revenue is less than costs

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Costs

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The expenses a business pays for in producing goods and services

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Revenue

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The amount of money a business receives from selling goods or services

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Cash

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Money that the business has available to it straight away, such as money in its bank account

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Forecast

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A technique where the business attempts to estimate

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Cash Flow Forecast

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A prediction of a business’s future cash inflows and outflows, showing the closing balance

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Bank Loan

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Finance provided by the bank that will be paid back over a set period

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Loan From Friends and Family

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Finance provided by friends or family where the interest rate and repayment periods are agreed with them

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Overdrafts

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A flexible arrangement that allows a business to spend more money than it has in its bank account, as and when it needs the finance

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Mortgage

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Long-term finance loan for purchasing a building

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Trade Credit

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Suppliers who allow debts for goods and services to be paid one or two months after delivery

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Grant

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Money given to a business by a government or organisation

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Net Cash Flow

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Difference between cash in and cash out of a business over a time period

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Opening balance

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The money the business has at the start of the month. It is the closing balance from the previous month.

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Closing balance

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The amount of cash the business has at the end of each month

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Recruitment

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Attracting people to apply for a job vacancy

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Part-time Workers

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Working for a proportion of the full working week

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Internal Recruitment

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Appointing an existing employee of the business to fill a vacancy

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Full-time Workers

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Working for the normal full working week

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Wage

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When an employee is paid a fixed amount for each hour or the day they work

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Salary

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When a worker is paid a fixed amount per month or year, no matter what hours they work

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Pension

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Payments made to retired workers in addition to the state pension

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Non-Monetary Rewards

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Rewards to employees that do not involve the direct payment of money to them

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Commission

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When the employee gets a percentage of the amount they sell

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Equal Pay Act 1970

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Men and women should be paid the same for the same job.

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Minimum Wage Act 1998

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The minimum amount that a business is allowed to pay a worker per hour

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Race Discrimination Act 1976

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A business can not discriminate against a person in the workplace based upon their race

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Disability Discrimination Act 1995

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A business can not discriminate against a person in the workplace based upon their disability

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Maternity Pay

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Pay given to expectant mothers for having a child

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Paternity Pay

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Pay given to expectant fathers for having a child

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Sick Pay

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Pay given to workers for being off sick (anything longer than 3 days requires a doctor’s notice)

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Holiday

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Length of time a worker is allowed off work on full pay

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Health and Safety Act

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Employees have the right to work in a safe and healthy environment

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Job production

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Making one-off, specialised products for each customer.

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Batch production

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Groups of identical items that pass through different stages of the production process at the same time.

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Operational efficiency

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Producing goods and services to an acceptable standard with as few resources as possible to keep costs per unit low.

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Unit costs

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The average cost of making each unit.

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Specialisation

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Work is divided into separate tasks or jobs that allow workers to become skilled at one of them.

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Information communication technology

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The use of electronic technology to gather, store, process and communicate information.

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Robot

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A computer-controlled machine able to perform a physical task.

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Computerised stock-control programs

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The use of computers to keep records of all stocks and recorder necessary stock automatically.

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Computer-aided design

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Using computer-based tools to design products, such as buildings, cars and clothes.

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Quality product

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A good or service that meets customers’ expectations and is therefore ‘fit for purpose’

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Customer expectations

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The minimum quality standards for a product or service that is acceptable to consumers.

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Quality assurance

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A system of agreeing and meeting quality standards at each stage of production.

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E-commerce

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The buying and selling of goods and services over the internet.

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Customer Service

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Providing services to customers before, during and after purchase to standards that meet their expectations

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Customer protection

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Laws that protect the interests of consumers when buying goods or services

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Sales of Goods Act 1979 and Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982

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Goods and services must be as described, fit for purpose and made to a satisfactory quality

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Consumer Protection Act 1987

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Compensation must be paid to a consumer who suffers injury or damage to property when correctly using the good

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Competition Act 1998

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Businesses must not agree to fix prices at a high level with other similar businesses

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Consumer Protection 2000

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Protects consumers who purchase goods not in person and so businesses must give clear information and a cooling off period

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Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008

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Advertisements must not be misleading or deceive and allow consumers to check price using comparison websites

GCSE AQA Business Studies Unit 1 and Unit 2 (12 decks)

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