FIV Transmission in Cats. The FIV virus was first identified in 1986. Cats usually pick up FIV via bites from infected felines, so outdoor cats are at highest risk. Since tom cats fight with each other the most, they're at an even greater risk. Once infected, symptoms might not appear for quite some time -- even years.
Save. Certified in Production and Inventory Management, commonly referred to as CPIM, is a program operated by The Association for Operations Management through its APICS (Advancing Productivity, Innovation, and Competitive Success) program. Candidates earn certification by passing all five modules of a test.
(Parts per million) Click here for print version. PPM (Parts per million) is a measurement used today by many customers to measure quality performance. Definition: One PPM means one (defect or event) in a million or 1/1,000,000. There was a time when you were considered a pretty good supplier when your defect rate was less than 1%, (10,000 PPM), then the expectation was increased to 0.1% or 1,000 PPM.