Vendor Managed Inventoryvignette|Conveyor system at Chivas Brothers Ltd in Dumbarton, Scotland,Auteur :Bridgeland 2008-12-10 Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) est une méthode permettant de réduire le coût du capital en diminuant les stocks. Le fournisseur dispose d’un aperçu de l’état des entrepôts et s’assure que ceux-ci ne dépassent pas les limites maximum et minimum fixées. Les données de stock sont partagées et mises à jour régulièrement. Les deux parties disposent ainsi des mêmes informations pour leur planification.
Product strategyProduct strategy defines the high-level plan for developing and marketing a product, how the product supports the business strategy and goals, and is brought to life through product roadmaps. A product strategy describes a vision of the future with this product, the ideal customer profile and market to serve, go-to-market and positioning (marketing), thematic areas of investment, and measures of success. A product strategy sets the direction for new product development.
Fonds de roulementLe fonds de roulement (FDR) est une notion d'équité du bilan fonctionnel d'une entreprise. Il existe deux niveaux de fonds de roulement : le fonds de roulement net global (FRNG) et le fonds de roulement financier. Lorsque rien n'est précisé, la notion de « fonds de roulement » (FR) renvoie au fonds de roulement net global. Le fonds de roulement est défini comme l'excédent de capitaux stables, par rapport aux emplois durables, utilisé pour financer une partie des actifs circulants : FRNG = Ressources stables et durables - Emplois durables.
Marketing communicationsMarketing Communications (MC, marcom(s), marcomm(s) or just simply communications) refers to the use of different marketing channels and tools in combination. Marketing communication channels focus on how businesses communicate a message to its desired market, or the market in general. It is also in charge of the internal communications of the organization. Marketing communication tools include advertising, personal selling, direct marketing, sponsorship, communication, public relations, social media, customer journey and promotion.
Théorie des contraintesLa Théorie des Contraintes (Theory Of Constraints ou TOC en Anglais) est un référentiel de connaissances, de méthodes et d’outils de management interdisciplinaires des organisations. L’auteur principal est Eliyahu M. Goldratt, avec d’autres contributeurs. C'est une nouvelle approche du management fondée sur l'approche systémique, l'acceptation des aléas et le bon sens. La Théorie des Contraintes part du postulat que le déséquilibre est inévitable, même si l'approche japonaise permet de le limiter.
Optimal decisionAn optimal decision is a decision that leads to at least as good a known or expected outcome as all other available decision options. It is an important concept in decision theory. In order to compare the different decision outcomes, one commonly assigns a utility value to each of them. If there is uncertainty as to what the outcome will be but knowledge about the distribution of the uncertainty, then under the von Neumann–Morgenstern axioms the optimal decision maximizes the expected utility (a probability–weighted average of utility over all possible outcomes of a decision).
Stochastic cellular automatonStochastic cellular automata or probabilistic cellular automata (PCA) or random cellular automata or locally interacting Markov chains are an important extension of cellular automaton. Cellular automata are a discrete-time dynamical system of interacting entities, whose state is discrete. The state of the collection of entities is updated at each discrete time according to some simple homogeneous rule. All entities' states are updated in parallel or synchronously.
Demand for moneyIn monetary economics, the demand for money is the desired holding of financial assets in the form of money: that is, cash or bank deposits rather than investments. It can refer to the demand for money narrowly defined as M1 (directly spendable holdings), or for money in the broader sense of M2 or M3. Money in the sense of M1 is dominated as a store of value (even a temporary one) by interest-bearing assets. However, M1 is necessary to carry out transactions; in other words, it provides liquidity.
Relational capitalRelational capital is one of the three primary components of intellectual capital, and is the value inherent in a company's relationships with its customers, vendors, and other important constituencies. It also includes knowledge, capabilities, procedures and systems which are developed from relationships with external agents. Relational capital is defined as all relationships - market relationships, power relationships and cooperation - established between firms, institutions and people, which stem from a strong sense of belonging and a highly developed capacity of cooperation typical of culturally similar people and institutions.
Rate of profitIn economics and finance, the profit rate is the relative profitability of an investment project, a capitalist enterprise or a whole capitalist economy. It is similar to the concept of rate of return on investment. The rate of profit depends on the definition of capital invested. Two measurements of the value of capital exist: capital at historical cost and capital at market value. Historical cost is the original cost of an asset at the time of purchase or payment.
