bussines

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planning
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bringing together customer demand with operational issues of timing, materials etc.
sequencing
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deciding which workstation will carry out which task in which order
scheduling
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deciding when task should start and finish
dispatching
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authorizing a task to begin
loading
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introducing materials to an operation so it can begin
monitoring
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checking progress and solving problems
downtime
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przestój
changeover time
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time between one job finishing and the next one beginning
lead time
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czas realizacji, time required from reciving a customer orderto final delivery
cycle time
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time taken for a given job to pass through an operations needed
overtime
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nadgodziny
set-up time
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time taken to prepare machinery and equipment for a new job
time-to-market
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time required from the initial concept for a new product to when it first goes on sale
lag time
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czas opóźnienia
corporate culture
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everyone works proactively to improve manufacturig process
control of capacity
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kontrola wydajności
control of inventory
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kontrola zapasów
licencing
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a company gives the right to manufacture its products to a foreign company for a fee
franchising
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similar to licensing, the name and brand image are always retained
import / export
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a company trades directly with another separate company in the foreign market
joint venture
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wspólne przedsięwzięcie - a partnership in which 2 or more companies join to undertake a project
strategic allience
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sojusz strategiczny - long-term partnership but no sharing costs, risks, profits etc
outsourcing
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zlecanie prac wykonawcom zewnętrznym
fiscal policy
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Polityka fiskalna - taxation and spending decisions and is under the control ofgovernment
monetary policy
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polityka pieniężna - interest rate and other money supply decisions, under the control of central banks
consumer staples sector
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goods needed and used all the time
consumer discretionary sector
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goods that are not basic to people's lives
freelancer
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wolny strzelec
freight
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goods carried by ship, train or aircraft
household product
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a product used in the home
appliances
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pieces of electrical equipment used in people's houses
apparel
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business word for clothing
beverages
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business word for drinks
facilities
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udogodnienia - rooms, equipment, or services provided for a particular purpose
real estate
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nieruchomości _ another word for property
brokerage
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pośrednictwo _ the business of buying and selling shares
utilities
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czynsz - public services used by everyone
manufacturing/ fabrication
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transformation of raw goods into finished goods
consumer durables
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manufactured goods not destroyed by use e.g. furniture
non-durable goods
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last for a short period of time
enterprise
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a company or project
merger
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two companies join together
acquisition
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one company buys another
subsidary
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company owned by another company
subsidy
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dotacja - money paid by a government to support a business
red tape
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less formal synonym for bureaucracy
tariffs
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technical word for taxes on imported goods
quotas
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a word for limits on the quantity of goods that can be imported
domestic assets
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aktywa krajowe - if a currency falls in value domestic assets are cheaper forforeigners to buy
bottleneck
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a specific problem causing delays to a whole process
throughput
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the amount of work that can be dealt with in a particular time period
capacity utilization
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actual output divided by potential output
fit-for-purpose
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a product that serves its intended function without any extra features
good value -for-money
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Dobry stosunek jakości do ceny
reliability
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the quality of always working well
durability
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the characteristic of lasting a long time
defect
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a fault in the way something is maar

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