The way of expressing a quantity to its nearest whole number , or multiple of 10 by slightly increasing and reducing quantities.

The seating arrangement or a discussion where all people are peers.

The estimating of costs by all aspects of a production team that get together and work this out.

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

The way a substance will come into contact with the organism such as via food or air.

The working out of the best route for cost effective distribution that will minimise any distances travelled with minimal stopovers along the way.

A software or hardware device capable of directing traffic of data between networks. See also hub, gateway, bridge.

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

Usually a small scale activity to keep a piece of machinery or equipment in good working order.

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

Being able to use another person’s intellectual property for no fee.

An abreviation of the French term ‘responde si’l vous plait’ meaning ‘please reply’.

Any solid waste that arises from homes, commercial establishments that doesn’t contain any food waste or ashes.

An incentive plan for workers to save costs based on a formula relating labour costs to a share of cost of production.

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

An older legal ruling that states that abenficiary must have the property left to him, transferred to him within a period of 21 years.

The predominance that is absolute of an ordinary law over every citizen regardless of that citizens power.

An observation or formula that has been accepted based on practical knowledge and experience and not a scientific law.

A chart used for quality control to determine if the long run average of a process is changing. A run diagram or tier chart.

The placement of an ad where it is left up to the publisher to place the ad.