1. The number of days or hours that a job is ahead of the schedule. 2. Used in CPM, critical path method, it is the difference in length of the path compared

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

The waste produced from processing metal ores. It floats to the surface and contains silicates, sulphates and phosphates of calcium. Called tailings.

An intentional cast of aspersion on a person’s goods and merchandise.

Stock that is not popular with investors but has significant growth potential once it attracts attention. The opposite of a high flyer.

A tilt that is in favour of a product that has been noticed long after the ads have been forgotten about and indicates a change in the behaviour of cunsumers.

A colour proof of high quality that is printed on a gloss coated paper and suits reproduction.

A miscalculation in accounting that is caused by the movement of a deciaml point to the right or left of its proper position.

A compensation for sales personnel where they are paid different percentages of commission at different volumes of sales.

The commission that is dependent on a loss ratio that is paid by the ceding insurer to the reinsurer.

1. Commodities. The diference in a price when the broker is told to execute an order and the order actually takes place. 2. Marketing. Ratio between the number of potential customers and

The small but specific time period when a commercial or ad is aired.

A sum paid to by the vendor to a retail chain for a place on its shelves, room in its wharehouse, puting the product on the store inventory and programming scanners to

An industrial action wherfe employees slow down their working practices and reduce output but do not go on stike.

A residue of a semi-liquid consistency from industrial processes and the traetment of sewage and waste water.

A reserve of money held secretly by a company that has no accountability for its use.

The designation for a certain sized business in terms of employee number, annual turnover, value of assets for example.

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

A loan given to small businesses with fewer restrictions that allow the owner to borrow for the enterprise.

The court where claims less than $1000 are being judged. It is a relatively cheap forum for minor disagreements and controversies.