a reduction in unit costs acheived as the scale of production increases
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purchasing
gained as a benefit of being able to purchase supplies in larger quantities which means a larger discount is more likely
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financial
larger firms are more likely to be able to negotiate cheaper loans and easier for them to get loans as they are less risk to lenders
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managerial
larger firms can employ specialist managers to allow to firm to operate more efficiently amd effectively
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technical
bigger firm can gain benefit of buying more effective equiptment that smaller firms are unable to invest in
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marketing
larger firms are able to use more effective methods of marketing, above the line methods are only available to larger firms
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risk-bearing
larger firms can spread risk by expanding into different products - could even take over suppliers which allows them to reduce costs
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concentration
firms benefit as industry grows in specific region as skilled labour moves to that area, local training colleges and suppliers specific to industry locate nearby all reducing costs
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information
information services, such as internet, are set up and benefit industry
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communication problems
bigger firm will have more difficulty communicating effectively to large no. of staff makes decision making more complex and slow
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problems managing production process
large scale production means increased storage costs and maybe the need for physical growth which involves fixed costs
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reduction in morale
workers tend to feel sense of belonging and feel less important as firm grows, will be less inclined to push themselves, labour turnover + absentee rates rise therefore costs rise too
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
gained as a benefit of being able to purchase supplies in larger quantities which means a larger discount is more likely
Back
purchasing
Card 3
Front
larger firms are more likely to be able to negotiate cheaper loans and easier for them to get loans as they are less risk to lenders
Back
Card 4
Front
larger firms can employ specialist managers to allow to firm to operate more efficiently amd effectively
Back
Card 5
Front
bigger firm can gain benefit of buying more effective equiptment that smaller firms are unable to invest in
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