Business A-Level
temporary and part time employees
What temporary and part time employees means in Business A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of temporary and part time employees
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A way of matching supply to demand, buying flexibility at a price.
Topics that use temporary and part time employees
- Making operational decisions to improve performance: managing inventory and supply chains (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- capacity utilisation
- Core vs non-core activities
- effectiveness versus efficiency
- ethical sourcing
- holding cost versus stockout cost
- outsourcing
- producing to order
- re-order level and quantity
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