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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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ECONOMIC SYSTEM The assorted institutions that society uses to answer the three basic questions of allocation and address the fundamental problem of scarcity. Another, more popular term for economic system is economy. An economy, or economic system, is the structural framework in which households, businesses, and governments undertake the production and consumption decisions that allocate limited resources to satisfy unlimited wants and needs.
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A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court!
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"Leadership is based on inspiration, not domination; on cooperation, not intimidation. " -- William A. Ward
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WIPO
World Intellectual Property Organization
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