EVA - Business and Economics

Business and Economics

  • Earned Value Analysis, a measurement of project progress
  • Economic value added, the value of an activity that is left over after subtracting from it the cost of executing that activity, including the opportunity cost of capital
  • EVA Air, a Taiwan-based airline
  • English Volleyball Association, the former name of the controlling body for volleyball in England
  • Electronic Voice Alert, a Voice Synthesizer made by the Chrysler Corporation for automobiles in the mid eighties.

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