| 4S: Arrangement, Organization, Cleanliness, Act of cleaning |
| 5M : manpower, machine, method, material and measurement – sources of variation |
| 5S : seiri (sort), seiton (straighten), seiso (shine), seiketsu (standardize) and shitsuke (sustain) |
| 5W2H: Who, What, When, Where, Why & How and How Many (root cause analysis) |
| 8D: Eight Discipline Problem Solving Method and Report |
| ABAP: Advanced Business Application Programming |
| ABB: Activity Based Budgeting |
| ABC: Activity Based Costing |
| ABM: Activity Based Management |
| ABS: Anti-lock Braking System |
| ADC: Automated Data Collection |
| ADE: Automated Data Entry |
| ADP: Automatic Data Processing |
| AFV: Alternative Fuel Vehicle |
| AIA: Aerospace Industries Association |
| AIAG: Automotive Industry Action Group |
| AIM: Application Integration Middleware |
| AMH: Automated Material Handling |
| ANX: Automotive Network Exchange |
| AOQ: Average Outgoing Quality |
| APEC: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| API: Application Program Interface |
| APO: Advanced Planning and Optimization |
| APQP: Advanced Product Quality Planning |
| APS: Advanced Planning & Scheduling |
| ASN: Advanced Shipping Notice |
| ASP: Application Service Provider |
| ASRS: Automated Storage Retrieval Systems |
| ATE: Automated Test Equipment |
| ATO: Assemble To Order |
| ATP: Advanced Technology Program |
| AV: Audio Visual |
| AVL: Approved Vendor List |
| B2B: Business to Business |
| B2C: Business to Consumer |
| BAPI: Business Application Programming Interface |
| BB: Black Belt |
| BBC: Black Belt Champion (or Council) |
| BBS: Business Balanced Scorecard |
| BMP: Best Manufacturing Practices |
| BOM: Bill of Materials |
| BPR: Business Process Reengineering |
| BTO: Built to Order |
| BTS: Build To Stock |
| CAD: Computer-Aided Design |
| CAE: Computer-Aided Engineering |
| CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
| CAM: Computer-Aided Manufacturing |
| CAPOSS: Capacity Planning and Operation Sequence Scheduling |
| CASE: Computer-Aided System Engineering |
| CBSA: Component Based Solution Assembly |
| CEMS: Contract Electronic Manufacturing Services |
| CFM: Continuous Flow Manufacturing |
| CLM: Council For Logistics Management |
| CM: Change Management |
| CMRP: Capacitated Material Requirements Planning |
| COA: Continuous Ordering Agreement |
| COGS: Cost of Goods Sold |
| CQA: Certified Quality Auditor |
| CQE: Certified Quality Engineer |
| CRM: Customer Relationship Management |
| CRP: Capacity Requirements Planning |
| CRP: Continuous Replenishment Program |
| CTQ: Critical to Quality |
| CTR: Cycle Time Reduction |
| DC: Distribution Centre |
| DFA: Design for Assembly |
| DFAA: Design for Automated Assembly |
| DFD: Design for Disassembly |
| DFE: Design For Environment |
| DFL: Demand Flow Leadership |
| DFM: Demand Flow Management |
| DFSC: Design for Supply Chain |
| DRP: Distribution Requirements Planning |
| DSRP: Demand Solutions Requirements Planning |
| DW: Data Warehousing |
| EC: Electronic Commerce |
| ECC: Error Correction Code |
| ECM: Engineering Change Management |
| EDI: Electronic Data Interchange |
| EDM: Electronic Data Management |
| EDMS: Engineering Document Management Systems |
| EES: Engineering Execution Systems |
| EFI: Electronic Freight Invoice |
| EFT: Electronic Funds Transfer |
| EFTA: European Free Trade Association |
| ELV: End of Life Vehicle |
| EMAS: Eco-Management and Audit Scheme |
| EMI: Electronic Magnetic Interference |
| EMS: Environmental Management System |
| ERA: Electronic Remittance Advice |
| ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning |
| ESD: Electrostatic Discharge |
| ETO: Engineer To Order |
| ETP: Enterprise Transportation Planning |
| EU: European Union |
| EV: Electric Vehicle |
| EVA: Economic Value Added |
| FA: Flexible Automation |
| FAS: Final Assembly Schedule |
| FCEV: Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle |
| FCS: Finite Capacity Scheduling |
| FG: Finished Goods |
| FGI: Finished Goods Inventory |
| FIFO: First In First Out |
| FIP: Factory Information Protocol |
| FIS: Factory Information System |
| FLC: Standard Automotive Industry Container available from Linpac Allibert |
| FM: Frequency Modulation |
| FMEA: Failure Mode and Effect Analysis |
| FMS: Flexible Manufacturing System |
| FP: Finite Planning |
| FPA: Focal Plane Array |
| FTP: File Transfer Protocol |
| GDP: Gross Domestic Product |
| GEC: Global Economic Commerce |
| GEM: Generic Equipment Model |
| GPS: Global Positioning System |
| HEC: Hybrid Electric Vehicle |
| HOV: High Occupancy Vehicle |
| HPPS: High Performance Product Sector |
| HPV: High Production Volume |
| HUD: Heads Up Display |
| I/O: Input Output |
| IC: Integrated Circuit |
| ICE: Internal Combustion Engine |
| IFO: Income From Operations |
| ILEV: Inherently Low Emission Vehicle |
| IMCS: Inventory Management and Control System |
| IP: Intellectual Property |
| IPPD: Integrated Product and Process Development |
| IPR: Intellectual Property Rights |
| IPT: Integrated Product Team |
| IQR: Inventory Quality Ratio |
| IR: Infrared |
| IRM: Integrated Resource Management |
| IS: Information System |
| ISO: International Standards Organization |
| IT: Information Technology |
| ITS: Intelligent Transportation System |
| JIS : Just in Sequence |
| JIT: Just in Time |
| KBE: Knowledge-Based Engineering |
| KLT: Standard Automotive Industry Container available from Linpac Allibert |
| KPI: Key Performance Indicator |
| Kaizen: means continuous improvement by small changes |
| Kanban : is the authority to move or produce a part, based on its usage |
| Kansei: means sense engineering |
| LC: Low Cost |
| LCC: Life Cycle Cost |
| LCD: Liquid Crystal Display |
| LCPC: Life Cycle Product Cost |
| LEV: Low Emission Vehicle |
| LIFO: Last In First Out
LSP : Logistics Service Provider |
| LVS: Layout Verification Systems |
| M&S: Modelling and Simulation |
| MAP: Manufacturing Automation Protocol |
| MBB: Master Black Belt |
| MCS: Manufacturing Control System |
| MDS: Material Dominated Scheduling |
| MIS: Management Information Systems |
| MMS: Materials Management System |
| MPS: Master Production Schedule |
| MRP: Manufacturing Resource Planning |
| MSDS: Material Safety Data Sheet |
| MTS: Make To Stock |
| Muda: “Waste” in Japanese |
| NC: Numerical Control |
| NDC: National Distribution Centre |
| NGO: Non-Governmental Organization |
| NPI: New Product Introduction |
| NPV: Net Present Value |
| ODM: Original Design Manufacturer |
| OEE: Original Equipment Effectiveness |
| OEIC: Optoelectronic Integrated Circuit |
| OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| OLAP: Online Analytical Programs (or Processing) |
| OLTP: On Line Transaction Processing |
| OOP: Out Of Production |
| OPT: Optimized Production Technology |
| OTC: On-Time delivery to Commit date |
| OTCR: On-Time delivery performance to Customer Request Date |
| PA: Power Amplifier |
| PAC: Production Activity Control |
| PDCA: Plan Do Check Act |
| PDM: Product Data Management |
| PERT/CPM: Program Evaluation and Review Technique/Critical Path Method |
| PERT: Project Evaluation and Review Technique |
| PGU: Power Generation Unit |
| PIM: Product Information Management |
| PIP: Partner Integration Process |
| PLM: Product Lifecycle Management |
| POM: Production/Operations Management |
| POOGI: Process of Ongoing Improvement |
| POS: Point of Sale |
| PP&E: Property, Plant & Equipment |
| PPM: Parts Per Million |
| PR: Process Reengineering |
| PWA: Printed Wiring Assembly |
| PWB: Printed Wiring Board |
| QA: Quality Assurance |
| QC: Quality Control |
| QFD: Quality Function[al] Deployment |
| QR: Quick Response |
| R&D: Research and Development |
| RCCP: Rough Cut Capacity Planning |
| RDC: Regional Distribution Centre |
| RDT&E: Research, Development, Testing & Evaluation |
| ROA: Return on Assets |
| ROI: Return on Investment |
| ROIC: Return On Invested Capital |
| RONA: Return On Net Assets |
| ROP: Reorder Point |
| RPI: Raw Product Inventory (components) |
| RPM: Rapid Response Manufacturing |
| RTD: Research and Technical Development |
| SCC: Supply Chain Council |
| SCM: Supply Chain Management |
| SCOR: Supply Chain Operations Reference model |
| SCR: Synchronized Customer Response |
| SD or STD: Standard Deviation |
| SIG: Special Interest Group |
| SIV: Signal Integrity Verification |
| SKU: Stock Keeping Units |
| SMART: Specific/Measurable/Ambitious/Realizable/Time-Phased |
| SMT: Surface Mount Technology |
| SOP: Standard Operating Procedure |
| SOW: Statement of Work |
| SPC: Statistical Process Control |
| SPM: Standard Process Modules |
| SPS: Standard Procurement System |
| SRM: Standard Reference Material |
| SWIFT: Simulated Work Input and Flow Time |
| SWOT: Analysis: Strengths, Weakness, Opportunity and Threats Analysis |
| T&M: Tools and Methodology |
| TACT: Total Average Cycle Time |
| TCE: Temperature Coefficient of Expansion |
| TCM: Time Critical Manufacturing |
| TCM: Transportation Control Measures |
| TDC: Total Delivered Cost |
| TDM: Team Data Manager
TMS : Transport Management System |
| TPS: Toyota Production System |
| TQC: Total Quality Control |
| TQM: Total Quality Management |
| TVA: Throughput Value Added |
| UC: Unit Cost |
| USL: Upper Specification Limit |
| VAD: Value Added Distribution |
| VAN: Value Added Network |
| VE: Value Engineering |
| VMI: Vendor Managed Inventory |
| WBS: Work Breakdown Schedule |
| WCM: World Class Manufacturing |
| WIP: Work In Process |
| WMS: Warehouse Management System |
| ZEV: Zero Emissions Vehicle |
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