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






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






7. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






8. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.






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






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






11. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.






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






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






14. Metal rails along which a train travels.






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






16. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.






17. Useable or acceptable.






18. A systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.






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






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






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






22. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






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






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






25. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.






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






27. A shipment of goods to a consignee.






28. A delivery which is currently between its source and destination.






29. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.






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






31. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.






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






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






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






35. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






36. A telephone call requested at a certain time to wake someone up.






37. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.






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






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






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






41. A piece of information - for example how a certain product is made - which is only known to the company that makes it.






42. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.






43. The benefit of larger scale production where costs are spread over more units which lowers the average unit cost.






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






45. Ships with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.






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






47. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.






48. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.






49. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.






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







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