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  • Acceptance Sampling (Acceptance Testing)

    A quality control technique used to evaluate the overall condition of a given lot by physically inspecting a portion or sample of the lot.

    See Also: Acceptable Quality Level (AQL)

  • Access to Information Act

    CANADA The Access to Information Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. A-1) gives every Canadian citizen, permanent resident, individual, or corporation in Canada, the right to request access to records that are under the control of federal government institutions, regardless of their format. (Canada, CSIS, 2016)

  • Access to Information Office

    CANADIAN A facility within Canadian governments for information regarding Contract Awards.

  • Access to Information Program (ATIP)

    CANADIAN Mandated by the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act, this program gives any person in Canada the right to access information held in government records, subject to certain exceptions and limitations.

  • Accessorial Transportation Charges

    The costs that a carrier may charge in addition to the actual freight transportation charge such as inside delivery, interim storage, and redelivery charges. (ISM Glossary, 2000)

  • Account

    A list or enumeration of monetary transactions between parties to a contract showing purchases, payments, and credits for goods or services.

  • Accountability

    The principle that employees who accept an assignment and the authority to carry it out are answerable to a superior or a higher authority for the outcome. (Business, 2002)

    See Also: Accountable

  • Accountable

    The concept that a person is obliged to give a reckoning or explanation for one’s actions; responsible. Also see Accountability.

    See Also: Accountability

  • Accountable Advance

    CANADIAN The advance of funds provided for a specific purpose and chargeable to a specific appropriation.

  • Accountable Item

    CANADIAN Any item of equipment separately accounted for upon acquisition, removal, transfer, sale, demolition, abandonment, or write-off.