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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.






2. Metal rails along which a train travels.






3. Written description of how something should be done.






4. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






5. Earnings which are reinvested in the company rather than paid out as dividends.






6. The science of making sure people and machines work together as well as possible.






7. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.






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






9. Expenses for a company which do not change based on production or sales levels.






10. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






11. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.






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






13. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.






14. A person who is involved in a situation in addition to the two main participants.






15. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.






16. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.






17. Cargo ships not specialised in one type of cargo unlike a full containership.






18. The expected behaviour or standard for something.






19. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.






20. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






21. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.






22. The complete range of a company's offerings including products and services.






23. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.






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






25. A financial statement showing sales - cost of sales - gross margin - operating expenses etc.






26. When all members of a group agree to support a decision even if they don't agree with it.






27. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.






28. A flexible tube used to transport liquids or gas.






29. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






30. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






31. A new scientific or technical idea.






32. Transportation method where truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to their destination.






33. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.






34. A process of verifying all information about a company including but not limited to financials - management - market share and risks.






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






36. A test of a company's ability to meet its immediate cash requirements: short-term assets minus accounts receivable and inventory - divided by short-term liabilities.






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






38. The ability to develop new ideas.






39. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.






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






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






42. The examination and evaluation of something.






43. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.






44. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.






45. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.






46. The times of highest demand for a product or service.






47. To make valid by approval - to establish the certainty of something.






48. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.






49. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.






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







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