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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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appointment entity
Outsourcing & offshoring; Business process outsourcing (BPO)
A transactional entity which manages the relationship between employee and position.
dispatch
Outsourcing & offshoring; Business process outsourcing (BPO)
The unit within the Computing Centre which distributes local printed computer output.
estimated tax
Outsourcing & offshoring; Business process outsourcing (BPO)
Quarterly down payments on a year's taxes that are required (on April 15, June 15, September 15, and January 15) if the total year's taxes will exceed $1,000 and the amount is not ...
AllTheWeb (ATW)
Outsourcing & offshoring; Business process outsourcing (BPO)
A search engine introduced by Fast Search and Transfer in 1999 and used primarily as a show piece site. Although initially rivalling Google in size and technology, AlltheWeb ...
structured systems analysis & design method (SSADM)
Outsourcing & offshoring; Business process outsourcing (BPO)
A widely-used computer application development method in the UK that divides an application development project into modules, stages, steps, and tasks, and provides a framework ...
accrual
Outsourcing & offshoring; Business process outsourcing (BPO)
When there is a difference between what is allocated per pay cycle versus what is expensed, an accrual occurs. This term of accrual is somewhat misnamed and would be better ...
systems development life cycle model (SDLC)
Outsourcing & offshoring; Business process outsourcing (BPO)
One of a number of structured approaches to information system development, created to guide all the processes involved, from an initial feasibility study through maintenance of ...
