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Kaizen is Japanese for improvement. It is a Japanese philosophy that focuses on continuous improvement throughout all aspects of life. When applied to the workplace, Kaizen activities continually improve all functions of a business from manufacturing to m...
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Criteria used to measure the performance of a work group, contractor, etc....
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A biological piping system for collecting
and decontaminating infectious and hazardous organisms from laboratory
effluent. The tank is connected to a contained drain system. The
operational objective of a kill tank is to either achieve a logarithmic
reduc...
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One thousand bits per second. The amount of data that is transmitted per second over the telephone lines. Also known as bandwidth....
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Small structures,enclosed or unenclosed, placed in lobbies, parks, etc. for use as information or merchandise sale booths....
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A trade name for a patented
laminar flow system manufactured by VECO International. The filter
module in the system features an adjustable high-velocity air curtain,
thereby eliminating the need for vinyl or acrylic curtains. The filter
module can be ...
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The class of employees regarded
as "professionals": executives, managers, planners, engineers,
programmers and researchers, as distinguished from clerical or
production workers....
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See Key Performance Indicator....
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The result of negotiations at the third Conference of the Parties (COP-3) in Kyoto, Japan, in December of 1997. The Kyoto Protocol sets binding greenhouse gas emissions targets for countries that sign and ratify the agreement. The gases covered under the ...
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