Definition: Cost Reduction can be understood as the perennial decrease in the unit cost of goods produced and services provided by the company, without compromising with its quality and suitability for the use intended, with the help of new and improved methods. In finer terms, cost reduction is a systematic and corrective technique used by most of the firms to cut the … [Read more...] about Cost Reduction
Working Capital
Definition: Working capital can be understood as the capital needed by the firm to finance current assets. It represents the funds available to the enterprise to finance regular operations, i.e. day to day business activities, effectively. It is helpful in gauging the operating liquidity of the company, i.e. how efficiently the company is able to cover the short-term debt with … [Read more...] about Working Capital
Corporate Failure
Definition: The term corporate failure entails discontinuation of company's operations leading to inability to reap sufficient profit or revenue to pay the business expenses. It happens due to poor management, incompetence, and bad marketing strategies. In a business environment, corporate failure of firms is quite common, wherein only those firms survive, that adapt … [Read more...] about Corporate Failure
Money Market
Definition: Money Market can be understood as the market for short term funds, wherein lending and borrowing of funds varies from overnight to a year. It is an important part of the financial system that helps in fulfilling the short term and very short term requirements of the companies, banks, financial institution, government agencies and so forth. Salient Features of Money … [Read more...] about Money Market
Venture Capital
Definition: Venture Capital can be defined as the financing for startup companies and small enterprises, that involves a considerable amount of risk but are supposed to have long-term growth potential, i.e. the project can earn a high rate of return. A budding company, which is not yet ready to raise funds from the financial market through public offering may seek venture … [Read more...] about Venture Capital
Bonds
Definition: Bonds can be defined as the negotiable instrument, issued in relation to borrowing arrangement, that indicates indebtedness. It is an unsecured debt instrument, in which the bond investor extends credit to the issuer, which in turn commits to repay the loan amount on the specified maturity date, along with interest throughout the life of the bond. The issuer can be … [Read more...] about Bonds
Capital Market
Definition: Capital Market, is used to mean the market for long term investments, that have explicit or implicit claims to capital. Long term investments refers to those investments whose lock-in period is greater than one year. In the capital market, both equity and debt instruments, such as equity shares, preference shares, debentures, zero-coupon bonds, secured premium … [Read more...] about Capital Market
Certificate of Deposit (CD)
Definition: Certificate of Deposit (CD) implies an unsecured, money market negotiable instrument, issued by the commercial bank or financial institution, either in demat form or as a usance promissory note, at a discount to face value at market rates, against the amount deposited by an individual, for a stipulated time. In finer terms, certificate of deposit is a fixed … [Read more...] about Certificate of Deposit (CD)
Competitive Intelligence
Definition: In business parlance, competitive intelligence can be understood as the process of identifying, gathering, evaluating and disseminating, information concerning competitor's strengths and weaknesses, products, and customers, which a firm requires for strategic decision making. In other words, it is a legal and ethical practice that helps in improving the firm's … [Read more...] about Competitive Intelligence
Lean Management
Definition: Lean management refers to a technique developed with the aim of minimising the process waste and maximising the value of the product or service to the customer, without compromising the quality. It is coined by Toyota Production System, which is a part of lean thinking. Lean is possible through distinct techniques such as flow charts, just in time, total quality … [Read more...] about Lean Management