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Dispute Panel
A form of Alternative Dispute
Resolution (ADR) that uses one or more
neutral or impartial individuals who are
available to the parties as a means to clarify
misperceptions, fill in information gaps, or
resolve differences over data or facts.
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Distance Learning
A method of education in
which the instructor and students are
physically separated and use various
technologies for instruction or
communication.
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Distribution
1. The movement of goods from the seller to
the buyer.
2. The logistical aspects involved in the transfer
of goods from manufacturer to end user.
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Distributor
An individual or business that buys
and sells products from a manufacturer.
Generally, a wholesaler who may represent
various manufacturers and maintains an
inventory of material.
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Diverse Business
A business with inclusive types
of ownership, including woman-owned,
veteran-owned, minority-owned, and LGBTQowned.
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Diversion
The act of changing the route or
destination of goods in transit from the
original destination to a new destination.
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Diversity (in the workplace)
The intentional
employment of individuals of varying race,
ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation,
religion, etc.
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Diversity Supplier
A supplier whose business is
majority-owned by a member of a historically
disadvantaged group—or a member of the
disability community—with which an entity
contracts in an effort to help that supplier
gain economic representation that is in
accordance with its proportion in the larger
population.
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Dockage
A charge for the use of a dock.
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Document Management
The electronic storage,
tracking, and managing of images and
documents.
