byssinosis in Medicine. byssinosis bysÂ·siÂ·noÂ·sis (bÄ­s'Ä­-nÅ'sÄ­s) n. A form of pneumoconiosis that affects cotton, flax, and hemp workers and is characterized by symptoms, such as wheezing, that are most severe at the beginning of each work week. Also called brown lung disease.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Material take off (MTO) is a term used in engineering and construction, and refers to a list of materials with quantities and types (such as specific grades of steel) that are required to build a designed structure or item.
The narrower term offshoring clearly refers to this process where a company relocates one or more of business processes to a company in a foreign country. Contracting. Contracting is a special type of outsourcing where the buying party owns the complete infrastructure. This means that the company has a stake in the outsourcing company but decides to purchase services or products by giving out contracts.