They are the most visible piece of the supply chain. But just as important are information flows. Information flows allow the various supply chain partners to coordinate their long-term plans, and to control the day-to-day flow of goods and material up and down the supply chain.
Affordable Care Act Definition of Full-Time Employment With the introduction of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), a definition of a full-time employee has been prescribed as a worker who spends an average of 30 or more hours per week on the job.
full-time equivalent. A calculation used by an enterprise (e.g., free-standing health clinics, hospitals) to determine its labour needs, defined as the total hours worked (usually understood to mean by workers in non-managerial roles) divided by the average annual hours worked in full-time jobs.