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Analysing operational performance key terms

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Analysing operational performance

AqaA LevelBusinessOperational management

Key terms

  • quantitative analysis

    quantitative analysis is a Business concept used to analyse Calculate and interpret labour productivity, unit costs, capacity and capacity utilisation.. A strong answer defines it, applies it to a named business context and explains the commercial consequence.

  • Operations data calculations

    Operations data calculations should be judged by linking it to objectives such as profit, survival, growth, competitiveness, efficiency or customer satisfaction.

  • labour productivity

    labour productivity affects stakeholders differently, so analysis should consider owners, managers, employees, customers, suppliers or investors before reaching a judgement.

  • unit cost

    unit cost has a financial impact when it changes costs, revenue, profit, cash flow, investment return, break-even output or ratio interpretation.

  • capacity utilisation

    capacity utilisation becomes evaluative when advantages, disadvantages, risk, opportunity cost and business context are weighed rather than listed separately.

  • quantitative analysis

    quantitative analysis is a Business concept used to analyse Use operations data to support operational decision making and planning.. A strong answer defines it, applies it to a named business context and explains the commercial consequence.

  • Operations data calculations

    Operations data calculations should be judged by linking it to objectives such as profit, survival, growth, competitiveness, efficiency or customer satisfaction.

  • operations

    operations affects stakeholders differently, so analysis should consider owners, managers, employees, customers, suppliers or investors before reaching a judgement.

  • data

    data has a financial impact when it changes costs, revenue, profit, cash flow, investment return, break-even output or ratio interpretation.

  • support

    support becomes evaluative when advantages, disadvantages, risk, opportunity cost and business context are weighed rather than listed separately.