When an item has to be removed before its maintenance time of the year.

Water that becomes scum and scale. It interferes with the industrial process. It is alkaline because of small amounts of inorganic compounds from soil and rocks. It can be temporary and dissolved

A panel of compressed wook and binding material with one smooth surface. It is between 50-80lbs/ft3.

A publicatin with a signature stitched between two pieces of board covered. AKA clothbound, hardback, or hardbound. Refer to soft cover.

The way a material gets harder by heat treatment or cold forming.

1.metal or not plastic helmet needed on construciton and industrial work. 2. a person who works in a hard hat zone.

1. the resistance of a material to changes and drilling. It is a hardness test with no standard scale. Each test has its own measure. Refer to Mohs’ hardness scale. 2. the

Stocks and bonds that are not easily found for trade.

1. a manufactured item, fasteners, fittings, and construction industry needs. 2. the equipment that is in a computer system. It can be a keyboard or mouse.

A warrant that requires the holder to give a bond like buying a new debt instrument. They have similar terms. AKA wedding warrants.

The mean of positive variables. It divides the observations and the reciprocal of each number.

Changing differences on different measurements and procedures or schedules to make them unicorm and compatible.

A 6 digit code to classify a good for trade statistics and tariffs. It is harmonized system for short and takesthe goods into groups and subgroups. It was changed to 10 digits

An INFLATION index widely used throughout the European Union that measures changes in consumer prices. Unlike various other CONSUMER PRICE INDEX measures, HICP excludes owneroccupied rental costs. See also PRODUCER PRICE INDEX,

Abreviated term for harmonized commodity description and coding system.

An economist that made a portfolio theory. An investory will accept a larger profits.It examines risk and profit in a portfolio. He got a Nobel Prize in 1990.

Amendments in the US antitrust laws Gerald Ford passed in 1976. It makes a report required before offers, buying, and mergers.

A magazine the Harvard business school started in 1922. There is useful information for business people. Articles cover every angle of finance. The audience is a senior manager.

A planned ending of a product at its end cycle taking most profits possible. Marketing is gradually eliminated and sold at goodwill prices until a cut off point is reached. Refer to

The actual and arbitrary values used for records and documents.