GLOBAL STRATEGY. Global strategy on the micro level pertains to the allocation of a company's resources in a manner that will take advantage of profit opportunities outside of domestic markets. In its broadest interpretation, that definition encompasses activities such as overseas manufacturing, foreign investing, and importing.
Shaping is when the router manages traffic to ensure that the average rate of transmission, over time, does not exceed a specified value. The main application of shaping is when you have a circuit whose speed is less than the clock speed of the interface that circuit is delivered on. A common example might be a 10Mbps circuit delivered on a Fast Ethernet interface.
Circuit training involves performing a series of strength training exercises with less than the normal amount of rest. The rest between sets is purposefully not enough for complete recovery. There are many ways to design a circuit. You could pick ten exercises and do one set of each with no rest. You could go several times through a circuit with no rest. You could do a series of exercises with work intervals and rest intervals.