agile (adjective, ag-ile, /ˈædʒəl/) enterprise (noun, en-ter-prise, /ˈent̬əpraɪz/)
Definition: is a fast-growing, robust, flexible company that is capable of keeping itself competitive on the market and responding rapidly to the unexpected changes, events, challenges, and opportunities. Agile enterprises are built prevalently on processes and policies that are directed towards constant change, development, and speed. The major goal of any agile enterprise is to achieve and sustain stable competitive advantage in the field of customer satisfaction. Agile companies tend to build a close, strong, and trust-based relationship with their suppliers and customers. Such enterprises are characterized by a flatter organizational structure, which allows them to increase the information exchange and to speed up its flow between different company departments, thus increasing the efficiency of the business operations.
In a Sentence:
- Being a large agile enterprise, they managed to leave all of their competitors behind.
- Any agile enterprise focuses more on the clients and directs its actions towards customer satisfaction the most.
- Being able to respond to changes fast is one of the key attributes of a successful agile enterprise.
Synonyms and related words: agile manufacturing, enterprise value, small enterprise, medium enterprise, agile product, enterprise, business agility
