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URBAN

Populated built up area including a municipality with a population greater than 5000.

U-SHAPE SETUP

Arrangement of seats in a U shape where chairs are on the outside of the shape.

VALUATION CHARGE

Additional charge for insurance placed on a shipper whose cargo has a greater value than he is insured to carry.

VALUES

Important ideal or belief shared be members about what is good and what is not about a culture. See value.

VARIATION

Change of output or result that becomes inevitable over time as systems will always vary.

VENTURE PLAN

Plan written by an entrepreneur showing how they manage and direct a new business to get to certain goals.

VERTICAL SPREAD

Option strategy where a put or call option purchase will match one sold of the same class and date of expiry. Also known as perpendicular or price spread.

VITAL FEW, USEFUL MANY

20% of causes result in 80% of defects/effect’ said JM Juan when applying the Pareto principle to quality management.

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC)

1. Any hydrocarbon with a vapor pressure equal or greater than0.1mm of Mercury except for ethane and methane. 2. Substance able to evaporate at its temperature of use and causes oxygen to

VOUCHER SYSTEM

Internal system of financial control for payments and cash relying on vouchers to establish transactions, amounts paid, ledger name where it will be recorded.

WARRANTY POLICY

Policy providing assurance that the company’s warranty will stay the same.

WEIGHT THRESHOLD

Cargo weight where a standard rate of freight begins to decline. Also known as weight break.

WHARF

Area providing protection for a berthing space for sea going vessels. See jetty and quay.

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