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heijunkanoun(business) The smoothing of a production process so that intermediate goods are made available at a constant rate and inventory is always available when required.
experience effectnoun(business) The idea that production costs decrease by a constant percentage whenever production doubles, attributed to improvements in performance as a result of frequent repetition.
k.k.noun株式会社 (kabushiki kaisha, kabushiki gaisha), a type of business organization defined in Japanese law and roughly equivalent to a stock company.
quality fadenoun(business) A gradual, deliberate reduction in the quality of manufactured goods in order to increase profit margins.
economizationnounThe act or practice of using resources to the best effect.
business as usual(idiomatic) That is usual, expected, not extraordinary.
customer successnoun(business) A form of customer relationship management focused on improving the satisfaction or value that customers derive from the product or service.
successnounThe achievement of one's aim or goal.
practicenounRepetition of an activity to improve a skill.
white spacenoun(computer science, uncountable) A contiguous collection of one or more characters that each represents horizontal or vertical space in typography.
kitchin cyclenoun(business) A short business cycle of about 40 months, believed to be due to time lags in information movement affecting decision-making.
absolute advantagenoun(economics) The capability to produce more of a given product using the same quantity or less of a given resource than a competing entity.
speedupnoun(chiefly computing) The relationship between time taken and number of processors used.
productivitynounThe state of being productive, fertile, or efficient.
success metricnoun(business) A measurement of success, either against peers or against a predetermined target.
zaibatsunoun(business, historical) A large business conglomerate founded under the Empire of Japan, generally controlled by a single family or individual.
design to costnoun(business) A process or program to design a product or service to an optimum cost to value ratio.
business practicenounthe usual procedure followed in business, or a particular business.
management by exceptionnoun(business) A style of business management that focuses on identifying and handling cases that deviate from the norm.
bounce to the ouncenoun(informal) Efficiency or effectiveness; bang for the buck.

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