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Outsourcing & offshoring
The process of contracting a business function to a third party, or to a supplier outside the home nation of the original business.
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listed property
Outsourcing & offshoring; Business process outsourcing (BPO)
Property listed in the tax code or by the IRS that must comply with special rules before depreciation may be claimed. Cars and personal computers are examples of listed property. ...
annual percentage rate (APR)
Outsourcing & offshoring; Business process outsourcing (BPO)
A standard method of calculating how much the car lease will cost over the full term or period. The APR reflects the total charge for credit and is different to a flat rate.
first-in, first-out (FIFO)
Outsourcing & offshoring; Business process outsourcing (BPO)
A rule that applies to the sale of part of a group of similar items (such as inventory, shares of the same stock, etc. ) that assumes the first ones acquired were the first ones ...
prototyping
Outsourcing & offshoring; Business process outsourcing (BPO)
A systems development method (SDM) in which a prototype (an early approximation of a final system or product) is built, tested, and then reworked as necessary until an acceptable ...
carry forward
Outsourcing & offshoring; Business process outsourcing (BPO)
When a change is made to an appointment, the same elements in future appointments with the same keys (SSN, PSN-ID) are changed. This applies to both appointments in the ...
affiliate
Outsourcing & offshoring; Business process outsourcing (BPO)
An entity that controls or is controlled by another entity.
build
Outsourcing & offshoring; Business process outsourcing (BPO)
A version of a program, usually pre-release, and identified by a build number, rather than by a release number. As a verb, to build can mean either to write code or to put ...
