Category: S

The preparation of a work site or web site that enables it to perform its intended function.

The range of abilities that are needed in order to perform a specific task. Jobs requring a lot of different skills are said to need a high skill set.

A measurement of being able to move inventory during a small period of time.

A group providing help to small businesses in the USA, from loan programs, coun seling, deuactional opportunities to contract negotiation.

Used in marketing when demand is exceeding production ads and promotional material are withdrawn from the market until production has caught up.

A person working in ideas and innovations to improve the life of others and society.

A philosophy in business that takes the well being of a society into account as well as the customers’ satisfaction.

The study of economic and social factors influencing a society’s behaviour.

Water that does not containe high levels of dissolved solids such as minerals that make it hard to lather. Soft water lathers easily.

Energy that is transmitted by the sun in electromagnetic waves. It is the basis fir all life on Earth. It can be harnessed by solar cells, stored and then used.

The opposite of monopoly where a customer is served by a large number of suppliers without the prospect of getting any more.

A collective term applied to all dveloping countries that are located South of a dveloped country that is known as North.

A motor car policy not used any more.

A legal entitiy that is created in order to insulate an issuer of an asset based security from the originator of said asset. A special purpose vehicle.

A list of wages and the associated benefits for each wage level and grade.

The gastroenteritis caused by the injestion of salmonella bacteria. Symptoms include vomiting, diarohea, fever and haedache. Fatal to young and elderly patients.

An activities saturation level where the maximum benefit is reached.

Abuse that is either written or spoken that is defamatory or disgraceful in content. If made in court it may be struck from proceedings.

Knowledge that is comprised of verifiable and measurable facts that hav ebeen acquired by the application of a scientific method.

The deliberate distortion or encoding of a signal to make it unreadable by unauthorized persons.