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A research proposal is a document proposing a research project, generally in the sciences or academia, and generally constitutes a request for sponsorship of that research. [ 1] Proposals are evaluated on the cost and potential impact of the proposed research, and on the soundness of the proposed plan for carrying it out. [ 2]
Bid and proposal. In procurement of goods or services, the bid and proposal ( B&P) are a firm's plan ( proposal) and proposed cost ( bid) for fulfilling the conditions outlined in a request for proposal or other information gathering or supplier contact activity. [ 1] The development of a bid and proposal takes place early in the procurement ...
A straw-man (or straw-dog) proposal is a brainstormed simple draft proposal intended to generate discussion of its disadvantages and to spur the generation of new and better proposals. [ 1] The term is considered American business jargon, [ 2] but it is also encountered in engineering office culture. Often, a straw man document will be prepared ...
Unit 731 (Japanese: 731部隊, Hepburn: Nana-san-ichi Butai), [note 1] short for Manchu Detachment 731 and also known as the Kamo Detachment [3]: 198 and the Ishii Unit, [5] was a covert biological and chemical warfare research and development unit of the Imperial Japanese Army that engaged in lethal human experimentation and biological weapons manufacturing during the Second Sino-Japanese War ...
Tom Cruise filmography. Tom Cruise is an American actor and producer who made his film debut with a minor role in the 1981 romantic drama Endless Love. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Two years later, he made his breakthrough by starring in the romantic comedy Risky Business (1983), [ 3 ][ 4 ] which garnered his first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best ...
A proposal puts the buyer's requirements in a context that favors the seller's products and services, and educates the buyer about the seller's capability to satisfy their needs. [2] There are three distinct categories of business proposals: formally solicited, informally solicited, unsolicited.
A simple flowchart representing a process for dealing with a non-functioning lamp. A flowchart is a type of diagram that represents a workflow or process. A flowchart can also be defined as a diagrammatic representation of an algorithm, a step-by-step approach to solving a task. The flowchart shows the steps as boxes of various kinds, and their ...
Request for proposal. A request for proposal ( RFP) is a form of reverse auction that solicits a business proposal by an organisation interested in the procurement of a service or product from potential suppliers. [ 1] It is usually part of a complex sales process, and made through a bidding process. [citation needed]