SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS Definition

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SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS are fixed income investments that mature in less than one year.

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VENDOR MANAGED INVENTORY (VMI) is a process in which a supplier generates orders for its distributor based on demand information sent by the distributor. Vendor Managed Inventory was first applied to the grocery industry, between companies like Procter & Gamble (supplier) and Wal-Mart (distributor). But increasingly, Vendor Managed Inventory is providing the benefits of smoother demand, increased sales, lower inventories and reduced costs to other industries.

GARNISH is to take a debtors wages under a legal order, e.g. for child support or an IRS tax liability.

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