In July​ 2010, Congress was considering having the federal government set up a​ "lending fund" for small banks. The U. S. Treasury would lend the funds to banks. The more of the funds the banks loaned to small​ businesses, the lower the interest rate the Treasury would charge the banks on the loans. Congressman Walt Minnick of Idaho was asked to comment on whether the bill would be helpful to small businesses. Here is part of his​ response: ​"The bank​ that's struggling to write down their commercial real estate assets is having to take a hit to​ capital, and this provides replacement capital on​ very, very favorable terms. So it deals with the left side of the balance​ sheet..." Source​: Robb​ Mandelbaum, "Can Government Help Small​ Businesses?" New York Times​, July​ 29, 2010. a. Would a loan from the Treasury be counted as part of a​ bank's capital?

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1. the sum of all activities involved in getting high-quality products into the marketplace

2.operations

3. the principle of looking at the supply chain as a whole in order to improve the overall flow through the system.

4. produced; performed

5. activities producing tangible products, such as radios, newspapers, buses, and textbooks.

6. activities producing intangible and tangible products, such as entertainment, transportation, and education.

7.   customer focus

8. analyzing a competitor's products to identify desirable improvements

9. the systematic direction and control of the processes that transform resources into finished projects that create value for and provide benefits to consumers.

10. operation management.

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