The advantages generally lie with either the seller of buyer, but not with both. B2C web sites are one-way networks.
Online: A computer term which describes activities performed using computer systems.
On-Line receiving: A system in which computer terminals are available at each receiving bay and operators enter items into the system as they are unloaded.
Open Policy: See Marine Cargo Insurance
Operating Differential Subsidy (ODS): A payment to an American-flag carrier by the U.S. government to offset the difference in operating costs between U.S. and foreign vessels.
Operating Ratio: A measure of operating efficiency defined as Operating expenses divided by the Operating revenues x 100.
Operational Performance Measurements:
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In traditional management, performance measurements related to machine worker, or department efficiency or utilization. These performance measurements are usually poorly correlated with organizational performance.
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In theory of contraints, performance measurements that link causally to organizational performance measurements. Throughput, inventory, and operating expense are examples. Also see: Performance Measures.

This definition is in context to Supply Chain. See more contextual defintions for One-Way Networks.