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RALLY

This term is used to describe the increase in a commodity. This increase will occur after a fall or decline in the value of a product. Often a term that is heard

RANK AND FILE

The general employees that do not include the managerial positions and department heads. It derives from a military term where soldiers stood according to rank and in lines or files.

RANDOM

Events or data that acts ofm its own accord. It will show no recognised pattern or direction that can be plotted for the anticipation of future actions. A random event or action

RASTER IMAGE PROCESSOR (RIP)

A device that will translate vector images into images that can be printed by dot matrix printers, laser printers and recognised by scanning equipment. It will produce a bitmap of an image.

RANDOM VARIATION

The variability that is contained within a process that cannot be determined. These fluctuations and variations are caused by erratic and irregular actions that are the result of random chance. These random

RAPID PROTOTYPE

A model that is 3 dimensional and generated by a computer from a CAD drawing. The creation of this prototype model is made using different techniques. These techniques are selective laser sintering,

RASTER GRAPHICS

Do you know about Raster Graphics? These graphics are made up of thousands of tiny pixels. When a raster image is enlarged you can see allof the little dots that go together

RANGE CHART (R CHART)

A chart that is used to control the s tability of the variables of a product. A product will be stable over a set range of variables and it will tracked during

RADIATION

1. The transmission of heat through space. It is aharmless form of radiation. 2. The ionising radiation that is emmitted by radio active particles. It is harmful to all living flesh and

RATABLE VALUE

The value of a property on the real estate market. This value is based on the annual rent received for the property. A ratable value will be assessed to determine if any

RAMSEY PRICING

Named after Frank Ramsey, known as the elastic rule. This is a term used to imply that if the market increases the price will increase accordingly. People used to buying a product

RATABLE

1. The quality of an object that allows it to be rated or appriased under certain criteria. 2. A proportionate ratio of the whole. 3. A taxable quantity.

RASTERIZE

The adjustment of a computerised image so that it can be printed by a dot matrix printer or laser printer. The image will be adjusted in such a way that it becomes

PUBLIC UTILITY

The provider of a service to the public such as transport, enertgy, telecommunications, waste disposal, or water and any other public goods and services.

RADICAL PROCESS IMPROVEMENT (RPI)

A method of reducing a process that may usually take months to happen, to make it happen in a much shorter period of time. An acceleration process that is sued in times

QUANTITY DEMANDED

The amount that a consumer creates by demanding an item. The demand for an item will initiate a set quantity of an item be available for purchase.

RADON

A gas that occurs naturally as the by product of the decay of naturally occuring uranium. The gas is both odourless and colourless. Although named a s aknown carcinogen by the EPA

QUARTILE

One of the points of data that divides a range of population or data into four parts.

PUBLISHING

Commuinicating a document or a message by way of media such as print, radio and television. A document that goes through the publishing process that means it can be seen or read

PULL

1. Internet. Data that is asked for by a recipient is pulled by them to their computer. Push is when they receive information that is sent to them. 2. Production. The generation

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