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Earned Value Management
An integrated
management tool that examines the cost,
progress, and original schedule of a given
project to determine variances from planned
profiles. Its purpose is to allow for the
prediction—with some degree of certainty—
of actual cost and schedule status at the
completion of a project, given cost and
progress at certain intervals of contract
performance.
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Earnest Money
Something of value paid as a
pledge to bind an agreement or contract,
typically money paid by a seller to a buyer.
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eAuction
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eBusiness
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eCommerce
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Economic Growth
The increase of a country's
production of goods and services, compared
from one set time period to another.
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Economic Indicator
Economic data used to
interpret current or future investment
opportunities, often for the purpose of judging
the overall health of a country's economy.
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Economic Interregnum
1. A gap in economic continuity, the outcome of
which cannot be predicted.
2. A discontinuity in the global economy, thereby
making future predictions uncertain.
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Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)
An inventory
calculation used to determine a stock-level
reorder point. The calculation is based on
costs of acquisition, storage, handling, and
inventory investment to determine the most
cost-effective time and quantity to reorder.
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Economically Disadvantaged Individual
An
individual whose ability to compete in the free
enterprise system has been impaired due to
diminished capital and credit opportunities
(U.S. SBA 2021). See also: Historically
Underutilized Business (HUB), Minority-Owned
Business Enterprise (MBE), Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned
Business Enterprise (WBE).
