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RURAL

An area that is sparsely populated and located away from a city. Characterised by farming areas, open spaces and vegetation.

ROUTING

The selection of minimum distance, cost and time from a umber of alternative options.

RUN OF SCHEDULE

The time for airing commercials at the station or channels discretion.

RUNNING COST

The cost it takes to operate an organisation on a regular basis.

RURBAN AREA

A new development of land that is between an area of rural activity and the edge of suburban area that has already been developed.

SA8000

The international work place quality standard that is based on social accountability.

RUN WITH THE LAND

A convention where convenants on land are passed from one owner to the next.

RUGBY PROCESS

A process in deveolping products where the stages overlap instead of being defined.

RUST BOWL

An area with a lot of manufacturing businesses that have all moved operation or closed down.

R-VALUE

A unit of resistance to heat that is used to denote a materials effectiveness to be insulation. It is a determination of the ability to stop the flow of heat.

SACK

A unit of cement from Portland that is 94 pounds in the USA and 87.5 pounds in Canada.

ROUTE OF ENTRY

The way a substance is able to enter the body such as ingestion (mouth), inhalation (lungs) or absorption (cintact).

REVERSE EXCHANGE

The exchange of a property before the previuos property has been given up. Opposite of deferred exchange.

SAFE

The amount of exposure that will cause no harm or damage after exposure.

RUSSIAN SERVICE

A form of waiter service faster and less expensive than French service . The food is finished off with garnishes etc in the kitchen and brought to the table by one waiter.

REVERSE LOGISTICS

The returning of goods that are damaged or unsold back to gthe supplier or manufacturer.

ROUTINE

1. Any activity performed at regular intervals.2. The repitition of a procedure that does not vary.

S CURVE

A curve showing growth of a variable in terms of a different variable that is expressed as time units.

ROBOT

A machine that is controlled remotely or has been programmed to do certain tasks.

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