The tau rank correlation is based on Kendall's tau, which is a distance measure between two rank orders based on how many pairwise "flips" of adjacent numbers are necessary to turn one rank order into another.
You can then make bigger orders based on what sells.
Both Cardinal and McKesson said they were limiting orders based on historical patterns of demand.
Stores can track consumers' purchase habits over a month, and adjust their orders based on those behaviors.
Buyers make orders based on what they see at the shows and the showrooms, and those orders are transmitted to the factories that produce the clothes.
The report also expressed concern at the idea of using banning orders based on civil law to clamp down on perceived extremism.
Many firms have computers that are programmed to automatically place buy or sell orders based on a variety of things that happen in the markets.
Like other bridal companies, Bari Jay sells a sample dress to its stores, which then place orders based on the sample.
Before 1932 they were further subdivided into four orders based on the imperfectly known larval development and formation of the shell around the pedicle opening.
In those deals the network committed to substantial episode orders based on the shows' ratings success, and Debmar-Mercury said it believed Mr. Ferrell and Mr. McKay could make a similar arrangement at Comedy Central.
Despite the falling dollar, EADS said the value of new orders — based on published list prices — ballooned last year to nearly 137 billion euros ($210.5 billion), double the 69 billion euros ($106 billion) reported in 2006.
