Principles of Business, Unit 3: Chapter 13

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Here are links to all the chapters of Unit 3, Business Operations and Technology: Chapter 10, Chapter 11, Chapter 12, Chapter 13, Chapter 14

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  1. extraction
    a process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound
  2. cultivation
    production of food by preparing the land to grow crops
  3. process
    subject to treatment with the aim of readying for a purpose
  4. manufacture
    the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
  5. mass
    a large number, amount, or extent
  6. production
    the act or process of making something
  7. custom
    made according to the specifications of an individual
  8. material
    things needed for doing or making something
  9. apply
    employ for a particular purpose
  10. research
    systematic investigation to establish facts
  11. continuous
    moving in time or space without interruption
  12. improvement
    a change for the better; progress in development
  13. benchmark
    a standard by which something can be measured or judged
  14. logistics
    supplying an operation with labor and materials as needed
  15. operational
    pertaining to a series of actions for achieving a result
  16. schedule
    a list of times at which things are planned to occur
  17. standard
    a basis for comparison
  18. industrial
    of or relating to commercial enterprise
  19. agricultural
    relating to or used in or promoting farming
  20. assembly
    the act of constructing something, as a piece of machinery
  21. precise
    sharply exact or accurate or delimited
  22. refine
    treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition
  23. convert
    change the nature, purpose, or function of something
  24. intermittent
    stopping and starting at irregular intervals
  25. variation
    something a little different from others of the same type
  26. facility
    a building or place that provides a particular service
  27. equipment
    an instrumentality needed for an undertaking
  28. automation
    equipment used to achieve independent control or operation
  29. acceptable
    judged to be in conformity with approved usage
  30. defect
    an imperfection in an object or machine
Created on Thu Oct 20 17:11:06 EDT 2016 (updated Thu Oct 27 15:45:58 EDT 2016)

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