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What became an integral part of businesses during increased competition?

  • Quality control and assurance (correct)
  • Market saturation
  • Cost-cutting measures
  • Exclusive deals

Which decade marked a focus on customization and design in products?

  • 1970s
  • 1980s (correct)
  • 1990s
  • 2000s

What was a major characteristic of the customization trend in the 1980s?

  • Mass customization blending with individual customization (correct)
  • Reduction in production costs
  • Standardized production methods
  • Focus on vintage designs

Which factor became crucial for many firms due to the need to purchase adequate inventory?

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What primarily influenced businesses to emphasize quality over other aspects?

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What focus emerged in the 1990s regarding market responsiveness?

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What is often unavoidable for firms regarding credit services?

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What type of projects require construction firms to finance, with payments coming much later?

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What type of financing is primarily required for purchasing major assets?

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Which of the following is a characteristic of the 21st-century focus in business?

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What are short-term sources of funds defined as?

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Which of the following is NOT considered a source of funds for financing activities?

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What factor is emphasized in JIT production and lean manufacturing?

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Which of the following options is a short-term source of funds?

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Which of the following roles does the finance function NOT play?

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What is the primary advantage of short-term credits?

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Why is publicity considered a useful promotional tool for services and ideas?

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What factor influences customers' preferences when choosing where to make a purchase?

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What is personal selling primarily characterized by?

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What is a key tactic companies use when they cannot be located near customers?

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Which of the following is NOT a recommended method for a company that cannot locate near its customers?

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In what circumstance would customers most likely choose a firm that is near them?

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What defines the purpose of personal selling?

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How can the location of a company impact its business?

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Which characteristic is NOT associated with well-defined objectives?

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What is the primary purpose of organizing within an organization?

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Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between planning and organizing?

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Which of the following is crucial for effective communication in organizations?

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What is the primary role of performance appraisal in an organization?

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Which of the following actions is NOT part of the key activities in the communication process?

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How is the term 'organizing' best defined in a managerial context?

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Which of the following is a critical factor for enhancing organizational efficiency?

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What is a key advantage of short-term financing?

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Which of the following is NOT a source of short-term funds?

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Why might short-term debts be more costly than long-term debts?

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Which of the following is a specific requirement for which an organization needs funds?

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What is a potential disadvantage of using short-term credits?

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What must a firm generate to cover the cost of borrowing?

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Which financial source is likely to provide long-term financing?

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In terms of funding, what is a major concern linked to frequent repayments of short-term credits?

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What distinguishes management as an art from its scientific aspects?

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What is the key principle of the systems approach to management?

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Which statement best describes an organization viewed as a system?

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Why is management not considered as exact a science as biology, physics, or chemistry?

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What effect does a change in one part of an interconnected system have?

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What is a key characteristic of subsystems within an organization?

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How does management utilize scientific methods?

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Why is management described as having a systematic body of knowledge?

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Flashcards

Training and Development Objectives

The process of setting specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals for training and development programs.

Performance Appraisal

A structured process to evaluate an employee's work performance, including their skills, knowledge, and contributions to the organization.

Organizing

The act of assembling and coordinating various resources, like people, equipment, and information, to achieve organizational goals.

Planning vs. Organizing

Defining what needs to be accomplished, while organizing focuses on how to achieve it.

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Organizing Process Steps

Steps involved in organizing include: "1. Establish overall objectives." "2. Determine activities." "3. Group activities." "4. Assign responsibility." "5. Delegate authority." "6. Coordinate activities."

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Communicating

The act of transmitting information effectively and ensuring clear understanding between individuals within an organization.

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Effective Collaboration

Sharing goals, providing feedback, and creating open communication channels are vital for successful collaboration.

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Benefits of Effective Communication

Transparent communication promotes teamwork, aligns goals, and improves overall organizational efficiency.

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Quality Control and Assurance

The practice of ensuring consistent production quality, including testing and inspection.

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Customization in the 1980s

The movement in the 1980s where businesses focused on meeting individual customer needs and preferences.

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Mass Customization

Creating products that meet specific customer requests, combining mass production with individual design features.

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Wages and Salaries

The act of paying people for their work, including employees and contractors.

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Rent

The cost of using a building or space for business operations.

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Taxes

Money paid to the government by individuals and businesses.

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Financing Credit Services

The cost of providing credit facilities to customers, such as offering them payment terms.

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Financing Inventory

The costs associated with managing and maintaining a company's inventory, including purchasing and storing goods.

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Just-in-Time (JIT) Production

A production strategy where materials are delivered right before they are needed, minimizing inventory and waste.

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Lean Manufacturing

A management approach focusing on eliminating waste and maximizing efficiency in production processes.

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Lead Time

The time it takes from placing an order to receiving the final product.

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Quick Delivery

The ability to quickly deliver products to customers.

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Focus on Service and Value

Focusing on providing services along with products, offering a complete value proposition to customers.

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Value Maximization

Maximizing the overall worth of a business to its stakeholders.

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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems

Computer systems that integrate various business functions like finance, inventory, and sales.

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Short-Term Sources of Funds

Funds with repayment schedules of less than one year, often secured by collateral.

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What is science?

A structured collection of knowledge about a specific field, often with principles explaining causes and effects. It involves systematic observation and verification.

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Why is management an art?

Management involves understanding and utilizing principles to guide and influence people's behavior towards organizational goals.

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What is the Systems Approach to Management?

Viewing an organization as a connected system with interdependent parts, like departments, teams, and processes, all working together to reach objectives.

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What are the subsystems of an organization?

The different elements within a system: inputs like resources, processes like production, outputs like products, and feedback to adjust the system.

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What is interdependence within a system?

The interconnectedness of a system's parts - a change in one part impacts the whole system.

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Why is management science less exact than other sciences?

Management science deals with human behavior, which is less predictable and more complex than other sciences.

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How is management science systematic?

Management science has a structured body of knowledge built through observation and experimentation, but its principles are not as fixed as in other sciences.

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Why is the Systems Approach important for managers?

The systems approach to management helps understand the complex interactions within an organization.

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Finance Function

The process of identifying how much money an organization needs, when it's needed, where to get it, and how to use it efficiently.

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Short-Term Financing

Short-term financing is money borrowed for a short period of time, typically less than a year.

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Long-Term Financing

Long-term financing is money borrowed for a longer period, often more than a year.

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Trade Credit

Trade credit is an agreement where a supplier lets a buyer pay for goods or services later.

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Commercial Banks

Commercial banks are financial institutions that provide a variety of financial services, including loans.

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Financing Daily Operations

The amount of money a company needs to finance its daily operations, such as paying salaries and buying supplies.

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Income

Income is the money a company earns from its business activities.

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Accessibility

Customers prefer businesses that are easy to reach. This means they are physically accessible or have a strong online presence.

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Importance of Location

The location of a business can significantly impact its success by affecting customer reach and convenience.

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Reaching Remote Customers

Using methods like hiring sales agents or selling through dealers to reach customers who are geographically distant from the business.

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Publicity

A promotional tool that involves spreading information about a product or service through various channels, such as news articles, helpful content, or announcements.

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Publicity for Services

Publicity is less effective for selling services and ideas compared to physical products due to the unique nature of each service or idea.

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Personal Selling

Direct communication between a salesperson and a potential customer with the goal of making a sale.

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Personal Selling for Engineers

Personal selling can be a valuable tool for engineers and managers to promote their products or services.

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Personal Selling vs. Publicity

When companies use personal selling, it is considered a more aggressive approach to promoting products and services compared to relying solely on publicity.

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Study Notes

7 Functions of Management

  • Planning: Determining long-term and short-term objectives and actions to achieve them. It structures the organisation, enhances efficiency, and focuses resources on crucial tasks.

  • Organizing: Arranging components into functional units. It ensures coordinated activities to achieve a common goal. Planning and organising are connected, with planning defining what's to be achieved and organizing how it will be done.

  • Staffing: Building the organisation by recruiting, selecting, training, and developing individuals. Crucial for filling roles, improving competencies, maintaining professionalism, and maximising resource use.

  • Communicating: Transmitting information and fostering understanding. Facilitating communication channels, sharing goals, and providing feedback are key.

  • Motivating: Inspiring employees to give their best and achieve organisational goals. A strong positive motivation boosts productivity, while negative motivation decreases it.

  • Leading/Directing: Influencing behaviour and motivating others toward shared goals. This function drives employee action and productivity.

  • Controlling: Ensuring activities align with plans. This includes setting standards, measuring performance, comparing results to standards, and taking corrective action.

Management as an Art and Science

  • Management as an Art: Application of knowledge and skills to achieve results effectively. A personalized approach. Features include practical knowledge, personal skills, creativity, and improvement through practice.

  • Management as a Science: Systematic body of knowledge based on principles, established through experimentation. Management principles are observed, tested, and applied to achieve the desired results. Includes principles, cause and effect relationship and universal validity.

Systems Approach to Management

  • Organisation as a system: An interconnected network of parts (subsystems) working together. Parts are interdependent, affecting the whole system.

  • Input-Output Model: Operations management involves inputs (resources), transformation (processes), outputs (products/services), and feedback (evaluation).

Concepts of Operations Management

  • Operations Management (OM): Planning, organising, and controlling operations to achieve objectives efficiently and effectively. A "science and art" combining tangible (good) and intangible (service) deliverables. This includes all organisational activities from production to delivery.

Understanding Goods and Services

  • Goods: Tangible products. Durable (lasting more than three years) or non-durable (perishing quickly)

  • Services: Intangible actions. Demand for services is harder to predict, and customers are more involved in the service delivery process.

  • Differences in Operations: Goods are relatively static, have physical inventory, and generally allow for more mechanical process design. Services require more flexibility and adapting to customer circumstances.

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Test your knowledge about the seven essential functions of management, including planning, organizing, staffing, communicating, and motivating. This quiz will help you understand how these functions contribute to organizational success and efficiency.

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