Lightning rod
Person who initiates change, particularly dramatic and potentially dangerous changes in an organization. |
Similar financial terms
Eurodollar demand depositEurodollar demand deposit accounts are not often used or available, as the balances of such accounts would be volatile and the transaction costs incurred in such a service would reduce the overall efficiency and competitiveness of the eurodollar market. It is the latter factor that stimulates interest-rate-conscious corporate treasures and investment agencies to make eurodollar time deposits with banks in offshore centres.
Reproducible assets
A tangible asset with physical properties that can be reproduced, such as a building or machinery.
Production-flow commitment
An agreement by the loan purchaser to allow the monthly loan quota to be delivered in batches.
Production payment financing
A method of nonrecourse asset-based financing in which a specified percentage of revenue realized from the sale of the project's output is used to pay debt service.
Product risk
A type of mortgage-pipeline risk that occurs when a lender has an unusual loan in production or inventory but does not have a sale commitment at a prearranged price.
Product cycle
The time it takes to bring new and/or improved products to market.
Non-reproducible assets
A tangible asset with unique physical properties, like a parcel of land, a mine, or a work of art.
American Production and Inventory Control Society
American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) is a not-for-profit international educational organization respected throughout the world for its education and professional certification programs.
Harrod-Domar growth model
An economic model which maintains that the growth rate of GDP depends upon the level of savings and the capital output ratio.
Net national product
The technical term for national income, it is GNP minus capital consumption.
Lean production
Lean production is a range of management techniques that aim to make business more efficient in its use of resources. This minimises waste, reduces costs, increases productivity and should expand margins.
