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able-titlelabel">Table 11.2: </span>Sample Subject Area List</span><br><p xmlns=
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<i>Data Modeling Made Simple: A Practical Guide for Business and IT Professional
s, Second Edition<br/>
</i>By Steve Hoberman, Copyright Steve Hoberman 2009, Publisher: Technics Publi
cations</p>
</caption>
<thead>
<tr valign="top">
<th class="th" scope="col" align="left" valign="bottom">
<p class="table-para" id="417-2"><b class="bold">Name</b></p>
</th>
<th class="th" scope="col" align="left" valign="bottom">
<p class="table-para" id="417-3"><b class="bold">Synonyms</b></p>
</th>
<th class="th" scope="col" align="left" valign="bottom">
<p class="table-para" id="417-4"><b class="bold">Definition</b></p>
</th>
<th class="th" scope="col" align="left" valign="bottom">
<p class="table-para" id="417-5"><b class="bold">Questions</b></p>
</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td class="td" align="left">
<p class="table-para" id="417-6">Asset</p>
</td>
<td class="td" align="left">
<p class="table-para" id="417-7">Machine, Part, Capital, Stock, Wealth, Supplies
</p>
</td>
<td class="td" align="left">
<p class="table-para" id="417-8">Something our company owns that is considered t
o be valuable.</p>
</td>
<td class="td" align="left">
<p class="table-para" id="417-9">Does this also include purchases we plan on mak
ing for the upcoming year?</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td class="td" align="left">
<p class="table-para" id="417-10">Carrier</p>
</td>
<td class="td" align="left">
<p class="table-para" id="417-11">Trucking Company, Distributor, Transporter</p>
</td>
<td class="td" align="left">
<p class="table-para" id="417-12">A company that physically moves our products f
rom one site to another site.</p>
</td>
<td class="td" align="left">
<p class="table-para" id="417-13">Does carrier include both company-owned carrie
rs and externally-owned? Or just our own carriers?</p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="top">
<td class="td" align="left">
<p class="table-para" id="417-14">Company</p>
</td>
<td class="td" align="left">
<p class="table-para" id="417-15">Corporation, Firm, Organization, Partnership</
p>
</td>
<td class="td" align="left">
<p class="table-para" id="417-16">A business enterprise that serves a purpose to
society and the economy.</p>
</td>
<td class="td" align="left">
<p class="table-para" id="417-17">Are our business units or subsidiaries conside
red separate companies within a larger company, or do we just have one company?<
/p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td class="td" align="left">
<p class="table-para" id="417-18">Contract</p>
</td>
<td class="td" align="left">
<p class="table-para" id="417-19">Order, Promotion, Agreement, Invoice, Bill of
Lading, Bill of Materials, Purchase Order, Policy, Statement</p>
</td>
<td class="td" align="left">
<p class="table-para" id="417-20">A document containing the terms and conditions
around the purchase or creation of product.</p>
</td>
<td class="td" align="left">
<p class="table-para" id="417-21">What is the difference between a transaction a
nd a contract? Which happens first?</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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