Category: E

A type of furnace that uses graphite electrodes to melt scrap iron and steel that is often mixed with DRI pellets. Furnace can be AC or DC powered. See also induction furnace.

Organization established to provide standardized electronic commerce codes for membership-based businesses over the internet. United Nations sponsored an open, transparent, and efficient process for the development, maintenance, and distribution of these codes.

Online transfer of text, voice, and/or video messages. Email emanates from one computer or device and arrives at another computer. Typically, in these days, this occurs over the internet.

Electronic airline, train, or any type of travel-ticket. Using personal id and ticket code, the traveler retrieves the ticket at a machine or travel service agent. Refer also to paperless ticket.

A person, group, or company with risk management ability in trading commodities and in accepting or delivering the underlying commodities from a futures contract. Usually hired on a contract basis.

A technical analysis concept in securities trend prediction. A pattern made of five waves up and three waves down consistently occurs in the stock markets. US accountant Ralph Elliott (18711948) as described

Specialized equipment and support. Available as required for speedy diagnosis and treatment situations. Typically used in an accident, sudden illness, traumatic event, or violent crime. See also disaster medicine.

A lung disease that swells and destroys the lung tissue. Certain substances such as asbestos are known causes.

Mental, emotional, and motivational connection an employee has towards the employing organization. It can be positive or negative. This is a gauge of an employee willingness to strive for organizational goals. It

Background and resume checking service to verify what a potential employee presents in an interview. Includes previous employers or potentially important background data that an employer might need to know. Based on

Means that at any time and for any reason either the employer and the employee can quit the employment relationship.

The authority and power of a specified entity to carry out specific provisions provided by part of an agreement, a constitution, or point of law.

Any recognized, documented living organism that is at or below a baseline number of existing specimens projected to be the minimal number necessary for normal breeding and continuation of that specie. This

Person or firm who signs a negotiable instrument to transfer ownership of the instrument or the property involved to a named receiver (endorsee).

Relative efficiency of a cooling or heating appliance or equipment. Contrast to overall efficiency. A measured value expressed as the ratio of output-per-hour versus the energy consumed, measured in watts-per-hour. Output is

Capacity, as defined as the capability to produce a certain amount of end-product or provide a specific amount of end-service. Applied to a constructed factory, production line, process, or machine to theoretically

Held up as the way to NOT run a company. Former energy corporation rampant with corporate corruption and accounting fraud. The company positioned itself as a leader in the industry by falsifying

A holistic RISK MANAGEMENT process that combines a company

Organized business-owner group, meeting regularly, sharing information, and experiences, as well as tools for improving businesses.

Program or project characteristics categorizing short-term and long-term impacts on its environment by the type and extent. Particulate emissions, thermal discharge, and waste discharge are examples of characteristics used.