15 hrs confidence:   short shelf-life products
Explanation:
There must be an official term for this! I was going to say 'short-dated products', but that really describes simply ones that are nearing the end of their shelf-life (which might initially have been quite long).
I believe, like the discussion entries above, that this is the same use of 'tension' as in 'flux tendu' — but maybe for a different reason.
In the logic of things, I think they are simply saying that they can't stock too much of products that only have a short shelf-life — like bags of salad, for example.
However, if this really is to do with FROZEN food, my argument doesn't really hold up, inasmuch as most frozen food does have a reasonably long date anyway — but maybe the shorter ones are still a bit 'tight' for a store.
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 15 hrs (2013-01-24 08:25:22 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
If you think about it, if these were products that move quickly, it wouldn't make a lot of sense to forbid ordering larger quantities; on the contrary, in fact! Unless it does of course mean 'products that are available from JIT suppliers' — i.e. ones that can be ordered and delivered very quickly, at the last minute.
| Tony M
France
Local time: 09:03
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 90
|
| | | Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) |
1 day 5 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 high-demand products
Explanation:
"Products in high demand"; high-demand products".
It was a combination of Matt's fast-selling" idea and my short-supply" which finally gave rise to this new suggestion.
A product may sell quickly and that creates a high demand. The tension arises there.
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 day5 hrs (2013-01-24 22:32:13 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
http://msom.journal.informs.org/content/13/2/180.abstract
http://www.salehoo.com/education/importing-shipping/a-guide-...
So how do you find a product with high demand?
The answer is: you need to either find a product that is rare in your country and thus in high demand, or, a product that is available where you live and extremely popular – but you can source it very cheaply from overseas and offer it on eBay for a lower price than elsewhere.
To find a high demand product, you must first increase your awareness of emerging trends and niche markets. But before you do, get rid of the common misconception that popular means eBay’s top 10 searches. This is simply not the case – popular doesn’t just mean iPods, digital cameras, cellphones and designer handbags. Popular does not mean that millions of people are searching hourly for the item.
In reality, to make money online you only need a moderately popular item. As long as it has the potential for you to scale up to selling 50-100 a day – or however many you need to make serious money – then it can be successful. Think about it: stamp collecting and golf are extremely popular with thousands of people all over the world who collectively spend millions on them each year. Yet gold and stamp collecting are not in eBay’s Top 10 searches!
What we are trying to say is that niche markets are where you should be focusing.
To find them, start paying attention to newspaper headlines, magazine topics and new product releases. An article on smokers struggling to quit their habit, faux fur as an emerging fashion trend, new technology for improving golf swings – it’s all useful market information.
eBay itself has some useful market information in eBay Pulse and the Seller Central area. Visit there frequently to see what categories are doing well. Another idea is to see how many items are listed in each category and hone in on ones that have good sales and low product numbers. Just click Search on the eBay home page leaving the keyword area blank and All Categories selected. You’ll now be able to see how many listings are in each category. Click on a category, and to the left in the yellow box, you’ll be able to see numbers for the subcategories as well.
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/law-of-supply-demand.asp
A theory explaining the interaction between the supply of a resource and the demand for that resource. The law of supply and demand defines the effect that the availability of a particular product and the desire (or demand) for that product has on price. Generally, if there is a low supply and a high demand, the price will be high. In contrast, the greater the supply and the lower the demand, the lower the price will be.
Read more: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/law-of-supply-demand.asp...
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 day5 hrs (2013-01-24 22:35:24 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
https://www.msu.edu/~haider/Research/2011-jpam.pdf
The traditional analysis is
depicted by the high demand curve (DHigh
), with the demand curve intersecting the long-run average total
cost curve (LRATC) at its minimum. For short-run analysis, we would examine the intersection of the
high demand curve and the short-run supply curve (S
SR
). In situations with sufficiently low demand,
depicted by DLow
, the costs of providing the good are higher for the firm. Moreover, because costs would
suggest that only one firm should serve the market, issues of market power in setting the price become
relevant.
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 day5 hrs (2013-01-24 22:38:14 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
The French term I have seen used in Economics lectures for the Baccalauréat. Examples :
"en tension" is used in economics and in commerce.
The following are not exact examples of your context, but may provide sufficient parallels for you to get the meaning and find your way to a suitable rendering.
http://www.asmp.fr/travaux/communications/2001/rosanvallon.h...
"...Le monisme français apparaît dans cette perspective comme le produit en tension d’un rationalisme politique et d’une exacerbation de la souveraineté, paradoxalement également critiques l’un et l’autre de l’absolutisme monarchique. Essayons de le montrer...."
http://www.financement-entreprise.pro/definition/tension-de-...
TENSION DE TRESORERIE
Etre en tension de trésorerie signifie que l'entreprise n'a plus suffisamment de trésorerie ou à peine, pour payer ses créanciers et fournisseurs.
Si la tension de trésorerie se poursuit et s’accentue cela peut ammener l’entreprise en cessation de paiements. Plusieurs moyens de financement sont à la disposition des entreprises pour réduire les tensions de trésorerie, dont l'affacturage."
| | | |
| | Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) |
Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.
You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs
(or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.
KudoZ™ translation help
The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.
See also: Search millions of term translations
You can request verification for native languages by completing a simple application that takes only a couple of minutes.
Review native language verification applications submitted by your peers. Reviewing applications can be fun and only takes a few minutes.
View applications
|
