jam-spreading

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The practice of spreading resources or costs evenly, and thus thinly (rather than concentrating them in one area). UK
    — The tale of 'spreading jam' A common problem is the way that businesses 'spread' their overhead costs across customers: that is, they spread them evenly, irrespective of the actual costs involved in dealing with different customers. They do the same when looking at product profitability, even at different business units — a laziness equally damaging to decision making. Take the following example of a company that talked itself out of business because of such 'jam spreading'. […]
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