Non-productive activity — is activities of staff that do not produce profit. For example, a builder looking for lost tools, employees talking to friends on company time. Henry Ford found a solution to this by introducing the assembly line which greatly reduced non… … Wikipedia
non-productive — adj. not productive. Usage: Neutral in sense: see NON 6, UNPRODUCTIVE. Derivatives: non productively adv. * * * non producˈtive adjective 1. Not producing the goods, results, etc required 2. Not directly concerned in production • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
non-productive — adjective not producing or able to produce … English new terms dictionary
NON- — prefix giving the negative sense of words with which it is combined, esp.: 1 not doing or having or involved with (non attendance; non payment; non productive). 2 a not of the kind or class described (non alcoholic; non member; non event). b… … Useful english dictionary
Productive and unproductive labour — were concepts used in classical political economy mainly in the 18th and 19th century, which survive today to some extent in modern management discussions, economic sociology and Marxist or Marxian economic analysis. The concepts strongly… … Wikipedia
productive — [prə duk′tiv, prōduk′tiv] adj. [ML productivus < LL, fit for prolongation < L productus, pp. of producere: see PRODUCE] 1. producing abundantly; fertile [productive soil, a productive mind] 2. marked by abundant production or effective… … English World dictionary
non- — ● non Préfixe exprimant l absence, la négation, le contraire, le refus. ⇒NON( ), (NON, NON ) élém. de compos. I. [Le mot constr. est un adj. en oppos. anton. avec l adj. de base, à l intérieur d un groupe nom. lexicalisé, ou est un adj.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Non Performing Asset — means an asset or account of borrower, which has been classified by a bank or financial institution as sub standard, doubtful or loss asset, in accordance with the directions or guidelines relating to asset classification issued by The Reserve… … Wikipedia
non´pro|duc´tive|ness — non|pro|duc|tive «NON pruh DUHK tihv», adjective. 1. not productive: »In early New England, laws were made to prohibit smoking because it was a nonproductive pastime (Roy Flannagan). 2. not directly connected with production: »nonproductive… … Useful english dictionary
non|pro|duc|tive — «NON pruh DUHK tihv», adjective. 1. not productive: »In early New England, laws were made to prohibit smoking because it was a nonproductive pastime (Roy Flannagan). 2. not directly connected with production: »nonproductive charges or expenses.… … Useful english dictionary
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