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Biopolymer - Compound of high
molecular weight synthesized by living organisms.
Carrageenan - Red algal
galactan biopolymers produced by genera such as Kappaphycus,
Eucheuma, Betaphycus, Gigartina, Chondrus and others.
DES - Dried Eucheuma Seaplants
Enterprise - a business entity
that possesses resources and is recognized as having the legal
capacity to undertake business transactions.
Core resources - the basis of
an enterprise's competitive advantage. They comprise the unique
“inelastic” component of resources that enable the enterprise to
operate beyond the dictates of simple supply-demand dynamics in the
market environment.
Firm resources - support
business functions of an enterprise They are so designated in the
sense that they are “solid” and are necessary for the effective
functioning of an enterprise.
Governance - systems and
mechanisms by which enterprises and transaction systems are directed
and controlled.
IT – Information Technology
Liquid resources - media of
exchange that can be used by business organizations as they undertake
transactions.
Metamediary – an enterprise
that provides multi-vendor, multi-product, multi-user tools and
solutions to value chain participants. These can be offered directly
by the metamediary or through the metamediary by alliance network
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