BCS - Administration

Question	Answer
Administration	Tasks that support the business and ensure it is run effectively.
Finance	Concerned with the money it receives and spends.
Customer Services	The assistance and advice provided by a company to those people who buy or use its products or services.
Human Resources (HR)	Responsible for all aspects of the people in an organization (recruiting employees)
Marketing	Market research, advertising and promotions (products)
Research and Development	Investigate how products can be improved or new ones developed.
IT	Set up computer network and maintain the network.
Distribution	Making sure products get to customers.
Production	Where products are manufactured (made).
Operations	Responsible for the quality of products and services and to make sure they are delivered to customers when needed.
Data	Facts and figures held by a business.
Data preparation and input	Make sure data is put into a system accurately.
Data storage	Records are needed for all data received and generated so all documents must be saved either electronically or as hard copies (paper files).
Data processing	Turning data into information that is more useful and meaningful (sorting data, producing reports, searching data).
Retrieval of information	The process of finding stored information quickly.
Disseminate	Pass on data/information to the right people.
Routine task	Carried out regularly.
Non-routine task	Does not need doing regularly.
Prioritise	Deciding which tasks are more important.

Resource summary

	Created by luckyjam almost 10 years ago