level output strategy — An approach to aggregate planning that aims to regulate production at a constant level, regardless of fluctuation in demand. It involves storing the product in times of low demand and is not therefore an option available to the providers of… … Big dictionary of business and management
variable output plan — See chase demand strategy … Big dictionary of business and management
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United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
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