Categories: Pages needing attention | Corporation stubs Data management comprises all the disciplines related to managing data as a valuable resource. ... Traditionally, marketing has been a term applied to the process or act of bringing together buyers and sellers. ... Sales, or the activity of selling, forms an integral part of commercial activity. ... Manufacturing is the transformation of raw materials into finished goods for sale, or intermediate processes involving the production or finishing of semi-manufactures. ... Outsourcing (or contracting out) is often defined as the delegation of non-core operations or jobs from internal production to an external entity (such as a subcontractor) that specializes in that operation. ...