Detailed examination of the elements or structure of something.
Example: Financial and Budgetary ANALYSIS As the farm manager it is important that I take full control of the farm accounts and employ a full ANALYSIS, as this is yet another area in which I can discover new methods of making the farm more efficient.
en: Análisis
Analytics
Noun
Is the systematic computational analysis of data or statistics.
Example: But wiki engines typically include a number of other dynamic Web site features including full text search; automatic navigation links; design templates; PDF (Portable Document Format) or RSS export; per-page discussion functionality; basic ANALYTICS, such as most visited, most changed, recently updated or referenced by; personalization, based on user preferences; and add-ons such as blogging tools and event calendars.
en: Analítica
Capacity
Adjective or Noun
Is the process of determining the production capacity needed by an organization to meet changing demands for its products.
Example: It argued that improving the welfare, education, technical knowledge, and active participation of all people will increase both productive CAPACITY and actual production more than growth strategies that rely on trickle-down for transmission of benefits.
en: Capacidad
Computer simulation
Noun
Is the process of mathematical modelling , performed on a computer , which is designed to predict the behaviour of, or the outcome of, a real-world or physical system.
Example: These microneedle arrays were tested by both COMPUTER SIMULATION, and by a spring loaded test rig.
en: Simulación por computadora
Customers
Noun
A person or organization that buys goods or services from a store or business.
Example: To this extent, data was collected by interviewing 250 CUSTOMERS about their chocolate purchasing habits - data was collected from CUSTOMERS of Asda, Tesco, Kwiksave, Safeway, Sainsbury and Waitrose (all in the London area).
en: Clientes
Design
Verb or Noun
Is a plan or specification for the construction of an object or system or for the implementation of an activity or process, or the result of that plan or specification in the form of a prototype , product or process.
Example: Cutting costs doesn't have to mean cutting corners when it comes to store DESIGN' according to the team at Tesco (Anon retail property website). Tesco believes that the needs of its customers are far more important than awards for store DESIGN
en: Diseño
Distribution
Noun
He action of sharing something out among a number of recipients.
Example: Companies were able to offer their goods and services much more widely throughout the EU, leading to a rapid growth in trade within the region, so the trade, DISTRIBUTION and developing barriers of our business within the EU have been greatly minimized and we have a considerably enlarged free trade environment to expand our new business areas.
en: Distribución
Factors
Noun or Verb
A circumstance, fact, or influence that contributes to a result or outcome.
Example: The accumlation of statisitics about a problem does not necessarily represent adequate knowledge about potential remedial characterisitcs or correctable FACTORS.
en: Factores
Focus
Noun or Verb
The state or quality of having or producing clear visual definition.
Example: Over the last few decades there has been a move away from agriculture being the FOCUS and main economy of rural areas.
en: Enfoque
Infrastructures
Noun
Is the set of fundamental facilities and systems that support the sustainable functionality of households and firms.
Example: This lack of attention resulted in a misinterpretation of alignment - solely integrating business and IT s' strategies and INFRASTRUCTURES
en: Infraestructuras
Inventory control
Noun
Is the process of maintaining a business's stock level to meet customer demand and minimize costs.
Example: Conveyer belts at the checkouts enable large items to be transported past the cashier, improving quality of service for customers INVENTORY CONTROL is achieved through an integrated, automated computer system, resulting in flexibility in a reduction in stock-outs and therefore greater volume flexibility.
en: Control de inventario
Manufacturing
Noun
Is the creation of new products, either from raw materials or components.
Example: Unfortunately, as observed sales and MANUFACTURING activities are very disjointed and this would eventually results in diminished performance.
en: Fabricación
Operation
Noun
The fact or condition of functioning or being active
Example: It reflects the overall economic health of UK and is important in driving our company's cost base and OPERATION.
en: Operación
Partners
Noun
Is a member in a partnership, an entity in which both the profits or losses of a business or other venture are shared between all members.
Example: The research agenda is set by the 15 agricultural research centres in close collaboration with the PARTNERS (countries and institutions).
en: Socios
Partnerships
Noun
Is a formal arrangement by two or more parties to manage and operate a business and share its profits.
Example: On one hand, Porter argues that the integration of existing capabilities and the Internet strategy is essential; on the other hand, Tapscott (2001) contends that radical changes of business PARTNERSHIPS and process will happen by the rapid development of ebusiness that shape the ways to conduct businesses.
en: Asociaciones
Process
Verb or Noun
Is a series of actions which are carried out in order to achieve a particular result.
Example: This decision can delay the manufacturing process.
en: Proceso
Quality control
Noun
Is a process through which a business seeks to ensure that product quality is maintained or improved.
Example: As a scientific test, TEG® needs to be more thoroughly tested to assess repeatability, variability etc, to establish accepted methods of QUALITY CONTROL and calibration and to develop consistency between different centres.
en: Control de calidad.
Scheduling
Verb or Noun
Is a method that is used to distribute valuable computing resources, usually processor time, bandwidth and memory, to the various processes, threads, data flows and applications that need them.
Example: This could have been prevented with thorough structural testing, and better staff training, but these issues were possibly overlooked, maybe due to poor SCHEDULING by the project manager, or having to meet a tight deadline.
en: Planificación
Specs
Noun
A detailed description of how something should be or has been done, made, etc.
Example: If a company sells any device which interfaces to a computer without publishing the interface SPECS, they then have a monopoly on interface software (or can sell the monopoly to a software company).
en: Especificaciones
Statistical analysis
Noun
Is the science of collecting data and uncovering patterns and trends.
Example: In essence, QDA boils down to screening would-be assessors for possible membership on a panel, developing a list of descriptive terms, training judges, using sufficient replication so that the performance of the assessors, the effectiveness of descriptive terms, product differences and possible interaction effects may be isolated and evaluated by STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, and expressing the results graphically as well as numerically.
en: Análisis estadístico
Study
Verb or Noun
A detailed investigation and analysis of a subject or situation.
Example: In a recent STUDY carried out by Prasad and Snyder, (2006), it is mentioned that few studies have been undertaken to investigate whether or not the conservation of natural enemies, through the use of beetle banks, improves pest control.
en: Estudio
Systematic processes
Noun
An organized process to execute something.
Example: Individually these are familiar approaches to agriculture, however IFS aims to implement changes in all of these areas and therefore unite the thinking behind each approach to form a well balanced method and SYSTEMATIC PROCESSES for agricultural production.
en: Procesos sistemáticos
Terms
Noun
A word or phrase used to describe a thing or to express a concept, especially in a particular kind of language or branch of study.
Example: Most of the data were expressed not in absolute TERMS, but in percentages, in order to 'masque' the limited number of observations.
en: Condiciones
Tools
Noun or Verb
Something that helps you to do a particular activity
Example: A free low-interest credit card can be a useful budgeting tool.
en: Herramientas
Wage
Noun or Verb
Is a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis, often used in plural
Example: Emotional labour can also be defined as 'the regulation and expression of emotion in exchange for a WAGE'
