Glossary

Preventive maintenance means taking measures in advance, before corrective action is needed with regard to the functioning of the equipment. Productive maintenance is when the result [Read More]

The program evaluation review technique (PERT) and critical path method (CPM) are tools useful in planning, scheduling, and managing complex projects. PERT/CPM (sometimes referred to as [Read More]

Project cycle management (PCM), originating from ZOPP (the German abbreviation of objective-oriented project planning), consists of three steps: participatory planning; appraisal; and monitoring and evaluation. These [Read More]

Protected agriculture (PA) refers to the use of technology to modify the natural environment (temperature, rainfall, humidity, wind, etc.) that surrounds a crop to harvest higher [Read More]

Purchasing power parities (PPPs) are currency converters, i.e., the rates of currency conversion to equalize the purchasing power of different currencies by eliminating the differences in [Read More]