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1. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.






2. The time it takes between the arrival of a vessel or aircraft and its departure.






3. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.






4. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.






5. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






6. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






7. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.






8. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.






9. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.






10. The planning - implementation and control of flow and storage of goods.






11. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.






12. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.






13. The system of technology - people - organizations etc involved in moving services or products from supplier to customer.






14. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.






15. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.






16. An agreement that regulates the rights and obligations of shareholders.






17. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






18. Setting a relatively low intitial price for a new product in order to win market share.






19. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.






20. Someone who invests in a business partnership without taking part in business affairs. Usually sleeping partners have limited liability.






21. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.






22. Service taking cargo from a regional port or airport to a central hub for a long-haul voyage.






23. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.






24. Things which are likely or feasible.






25. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.






26. The efforts to make a product seem different from rival products or even unique.






27. Estimated Time of Arrival.






28. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.






29. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.






30. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.






31. A business classed as a separate legal entity so if there is a financial problem the owners would not lose all their money - only the money they had invested in the company.






32. The examination and evaluation of something.






33. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.






34. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.






35. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.






36. A demanding or stimulating situation.






37. A shipment of goods to a consignee.






38. A company where the owners are personally liable for the debts of the company.






39. A voting system where each vote is kept private.






40. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.






41. A portion - piece or segment of something that is representative of the whole.






42. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.






43. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.






44. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.






45. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.






46. A warehouse authorized by customs where goods are stored and no payment is required until the goods are removed.






47. A place where parts of the ownership of companies are bought and sold - or the organization of people whose job is to do the buying and selling.






48. Information officially declared secret - such as classified documents or material that are available only to particular people.






49. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.






50. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.







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