Calaca, Hedjara M.

AE 17 – Management Science
November 8, 2022

B. Define the following terms: (5 pts.)

     1. Network
- describes patterns of flow in a connected system, where the flow might involve
material, people, or funds.

     2. Nodes
- used to help build up the structure of an Environment Manager configuration.
They provide containers which house conditions and actions within triggers.

     3. Branches
-  A branch of a business or other organization is one of the offices, shops, or
groups which belong to it and which are located in different places.

     4. Shortest route

-  to find the shortest distance from one location to another. In a network, this
often involves determining the shortest route from one node to each of the other
nodes. The shortest-route technique minimizes the distance through a network.

     5. Permanent set

-  the amount by which a material stressed beyond its elastic limit fails to return
to its original size or shape when the load is removed.