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1. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.






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






3. A technique used to assess expected profitability of a company or single product.






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






5. Written description of how something should be done.






6. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.






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






8. The purchase of a business based on the company's cash recipts and the belief positive cash flow will continue.






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






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






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






12. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.






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






14. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.






15. Bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.






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






17. The ability to develop new ideas.






18. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.






19. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.






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






21. A person who is on the managing board of a business.






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






23. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.






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






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






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






27. The right to have details of your financial transactions kept secret.






28. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.






29. The idea that anything you tell your doctor will remain confidential.






30. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.






31. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.






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






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






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






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






36. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.






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






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






39. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.






40. Ceiling-mounted camera used in stores and casinos etc to monitor customers.

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41. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.






42. When a company produces a product of a type they have not previously made.






43. The right to have your political view kept secret.






44. Metal rails along which a train travels.






45. Things which are likely or feasible.






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






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






48. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.






49. Net profits divided by net worth or total equity.






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






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