THE PUZZLE ROOM - SET C

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Across
  1. 4. The process of transferring business activities to an external organization. (11 letters, no spaces)
  2. 7. The process of predicting future customer demand for products or services. . (11 letters)
  3. 10. The operational queueing law stating that average number of items in a stable system equals their flow rate multiplied by average waiting time. (10 letters,no spaces)
  4. 14. A proposed explanation or assumption that can be tested using evidence. (10 letters)
  5. 15. Grouping similar data points together without predefined labels (10 letters)
  6. 17. The strategy of selling the same product in multiple countries. (13 letters)
  7. 18. Search engine giant whose parent company is Alphabet (6 letters)
  8. 19. The economic principle that explains why producing one additional unit becomes more expensive when at least one input is fixed and capacity is constrained. (18 letters, no spaces)
Down
  1. 1. Accounting term for the value of a company’s reputation and customer relationships (8 letters)
  2. 2. Funding from investors for early-stage startups with high growth potential (two words joined) (14 letters)
  3. 3. A strategic framework used to analyse the competitive pressures within an industry, including the threat of new entrants and substitute products. (17 letters, no spaces)
  4. 5. The difference between a company's current assets and current liabilities. (14 letters,no spaces)
  5. 6. The NSE’s benchmark index of 50 companies (5 letters)
  6. 8. A company that facilitates payments through cards and other electronic payment services; also a major global card network. (4 letters)
  7. 9. The use of AI to analyse large datasets and help consultants make data-driven business decisions. (19 letters,no spaces)
  8. 11. Anyone affected by or able to influence a business decision (11 letters,no spaces)
  9. 12. The process of selling government-owned enterprises to private entities . (13 letters)
  10. 13. The statistical visualization curve tracking the distribution of values, characterized by symmetrical standard deviation dispersion. (9 letters,no space)
  11. 16. Quality method aiming for near-zero defects, made famous at Motorola (two words joined) (8 letters)
  12. 20. Money already spent that cannot be recovered and should not affect future decisions (two words joined) (8)