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chain An imperial measure, equal to 22 yards (20.11 m), that was a unit of length formerly used by foresters (10 sq. chains = 1
acre).
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Chain wars
Magazine article from: Dealernews; 3/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...industrial/agricultural chain manufacturers may have. These industrial-type chains are completely separate...should analyze motorcycle chain separately from industrial-type chains. Motorcycle chain is not in any sense interchangeable...
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Chains face unexampled challenges. (drug store chains)
Magazine article from: Chain Drug Review; 4/8/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...much going on in chain drug retailing that...made clear that drug chains are one of retailing...could well become the chain drug industry's...but not all, drug chains have stopped bidding...minority of drug chains remain all too willing...or more literate chain drug executives are...
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Chain & cordage.(Hardware & Fasteners)
Magazine article from: Do-It-Yourself Retailing; 8/1/2004; 700+ words
; ...centers. As an all-purpose chain, it is generally used for log chains, tow chains, guardrail chains, tailgate chains and switch chains. It is not intended for use as a sling or overhead lifting chain. Chain is rated according to...
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Chains work like magic: ; All Kanawha school buses equipped with automatic devices
Newspaper article from: Charleston Daily Mail; 2/4/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...the wheel is a set of chains, typically from six to 18 chain links. There the links...s rotation causes the chain wheel to turn. From the spinning wheel, chain links are flung, one...s tire. Automatic chains have several advantages...
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Chains face challenge in tapes.
Magazine article from: Chain Drug Review; 9/11/2000; 700+ words
; ...their A/V needs in a chain drug store they will...that can separate drug chains from lower-price discounters...is the availability in chain drug stores of products...While the discount chains promote aggressively...successfully on multipacks, chain drug stores have been...
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Lifting chain safety: optimal performance requires the understanding of guidelines and adherence to safety regulations.(Construction equipment)
Magazine article from: Public Works; 3/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...or rated capacity of chains and slings, is determined by the "grade" of the chain and its components...high-grade alloy steel chains and components may be...individuals are allowed to use chains slings as specified by...a)(4) * Operate a chain sling in strict accordance...
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Chains make moves to maximize opportunities in video.(Video/DVD)
Magazine article from: Chain Drug Review; 1/3/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...a number of drug chains has gone a long way...only a select few chain drug retailers had...The consensus among chain drug retailers is...popularity, drug chains are adding them to...particular appeal to chain drug retailers because...margins. Creative drug chains have found ...
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Chains & cables: Lubricant function and composition
Magazine article from: Tribology & Lubrication Technology; 5/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...single application for chains is the automotive timing chain. Wire ropes, similarly...types of components. Chains: The basics A chain is a series of interconnected...steel offset sidebar chain. These_ common types of chains are used in a variety...
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Chains must seek alternatives as Rx margins drop. (CDR Sales Survey)
Magazine article from: Chain Drug Review; 3/25/1991; 700+ words
; Chains must seek alternatives...supporting America's chain drug stores. And...some 25% of total chain drug store sales...such conventional chains as Revco D.S...at some drug chains it is approaching...the nation's chain drug retailers...
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Chains need to step up involvement in PBM business.
Magazine article from: Chain Drug Review; 4/27/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...for all of us. The chains just need to earn...sound foreign to chain drug administrators...country's drug chains by surprise," says...PBM consultant. "Chain drug people really...the largest drug chains, say observers...nation's largest chain drug operators...
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Chain of Custody
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
CHAIN OF CUSTODY The movement and location of physical...of evidence is by requiring proof of the chain of custody by the party who is seeking to...particular piece of evidence. Proof of a chain of custody is required when the evidence...
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Supply Chain Management
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce
...technically feasible. Supply chain management was thus a...management of business supply chains coordinates all business partners in the supply chain over electronic networks...logic to building supply chain management systems as...that existing supply chains would be unable to ...
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Value-Chain Management
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Management
Value-Chain Management Value-chain management (VCM) is the integration of all resources starting...following sections discuss the development of VCM, integrated supply-chain planning and scheduling, full-resource management, cycle...
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Chain, Ernst Boris (1906-1979)
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
Chain, Ernst Boris (1906-1979) German–born English biochemist Ernst Chain was instrumental in the creation of penicillin...the penicillium notatum mold in 1928, it was Chain who, together with Howard Florey , isolated the...
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Ernst Boris Chain
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Ernst Boris Chain Ernst Boris Chain (1906-1979) was instrumental in the creation of penicillin, the first antibiotic drug. Ernst Boris Chain was instrumental in the creation of penicillin, the first antibiotic...
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