Business A-Level
effectiveness versus efficiency
What effectiveness versus efficiency means in Business A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of effectiveness versus efficiency
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Reference: AQA
The first asks whether the right goods reach the right place at the right time and quality, the second asks what that cost, and improving one can damage the other.
Topics that use effectiveness versus efficiency
- Making operational decisions to improve performance: managing inventory and supply chains (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- capacity utilisation
- Core vs non-core activities
- ethical sourcing
- holding cost versus stockout cost
- outsourcing
- producing to order
- re-order level and quantity
- single and multiple sourcing
Using effectiveness versus efficiency in the exam
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