continuous inventory — continuous stocktaking … Accounting dictionary
continuous stock-checking — continuous stocktaking … Accounting dictionary
continuous auditing — Auditing activity that takes place over an extended time period. A continuous audit is not necessarily an uninterrupted process, as it may involve short breaks in audit activity. A classic example is daily stocktaking to monitor the reliability… … Auditor's dictionary
physical inventory — physical stock check The process of counting the physical balance of stock items at a particular time with a view to carrying out a stocktaking under a system of either inventory control or continuous stocktaking … Accounting dictionary
perpetual audit — See: continuous stocktaking … Accounting dictionary
perpetual inventory — PI A system of inventory control that regularly updates inventory quantities. A PI system may be *real time, or there may be a slight delay between inventory movements and the updating of inventory balances. Auditors often place reliance on PI… … Auditor's dictionary
collective behaviour — ▪ psychology Introduction the kinds of activities engaged in by sizable but loosely organized groups of people. Episodes of collective behaviour tend to be quite spontaneous, resulting from an experience shared by the members of the group… … Universalium
ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… … Universalium
DEMOGRAPHY — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction size and geographical distribution of world jewry major geographical shifts of world jewry up to world war i 1914 TO 1939 the shoah 1948 TO 1970 1970 TO 2005 dispersion and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Water supply and sanitation in Ghana — The water supply and sanitation sector in Ghana faces severe problems, partly due to a neglect of the sector until the 1990s. Tariffs were kept at a low level which was far from reflecting the real cost of the service. Economic efficiency still… … Wikipedia
