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JUST IN TIME: A method of production in which inputs used in the production process are delivered to a firm or factory immediately before they are needed. Just in time limits the inventories of raw materials and intermediate goods kept on site. While this is credited with improving microeconomic production efficiency, it might also prevent macroeconomic business-cycle instability that is attributable to the unplanned build-up of business inventories.
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION: (CPSC) A regulatory agency formed by the Consumer Product Safety Act (1972) that is charged by Congress with -- (1) protecting the public against unreasonable risk, (2) developing uniform safety standards for consumer products, (3) helping consumers evaluate the safety of products, and (4) promoting research that will improve product safety. The Act is designed to protect the public from risk of injury from products not covered by other Acts. Products not included are tobacco, automobiles, aircraft, boats, drugs, and food to name a few. It is run by a five-member commission that has the authority to remove unsafe products from the stores. This five members are appointed by the President and may contain no more than three members from any one political party. This is one of the regulatory forces in the marketing environment. See also | risk | consumer | Federal Trade Commission | regulatory forces | political forces | environmental scanning | marketing environment | marketing plan |
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INSURANCE A service that transfers the risk of loss from an individual to a larger group. The larger group is typically represented by an insurance provider, either a private for-profit company or a government agency. The insurance provider can assume the risk through risk pooling. Risk averse people, who are willing to pay a premium to avoid risk, are the ones most inclined to purchase insurance. The risk averse individual agrees to incur a small guaranteed loss (the premium) but avoids incurring a less likely, but much bigger, loss.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time at a garage sale hoping to buy either a wall poster commemorating the 2000 Olympics or a flower arrangement with a lot of roses for your grandmother. Be on the lookout for bottles of barbeque sauce that act TOO innocent.
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Three-forths of the gold mined each year is used to manufacture jewelry.
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NFA
National Futures Association
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