postponement – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
postponement
n.
delay; stay, deferment; subordination
Postponement
Postponement is a
business strategy that maximizes possible benefit and minimizes
risk by delaying further
investment into a product or service until the last possible moment. An example of this strategy is
Dell Computers'
build-to-order online store. Among the earliest reference to the concept was in a paper by Zinn and Bowersox in the
Journal of Business Logistics. They highlighted five types: Labelling, Packaging, Assembly, Manufacturing and Time postponements.
postponement
Noun
1. time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
(synonym) delay, hold, time lag, wait
(hypernym) pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
(hyponym) extension
2. act of putting off to a future time
(synonym) deferment, deferral
(hypernym) delay, holdup
(hyponym) adjournment
(derivation) postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off
postponement
n.
odklad
postponement
Rzecz.
odroczenie; przesunięcie (w czasie)
