Useful Acronyms for Supply Chain Management
Acronym Reference Guide: Logistics & Supply Chain Management | ||
Acronyms | Elaboration | |
3PL | Third-Party (3rd) Logistics Provider | |
A/P or AP | Accounts Payable | |
A/R or AR | Accounts Receivable | |
ABC | Activity-based Costing | |
ABI | Automated Broker Interface | |
ABM | Activity-based Management | |
ABP | Activity-based Planning | |
ABS | Automated Batch Screening | |
ACAS | Air Cargo Advanced Screening | |
ACE | Automated Commercial Environment | |
ACH | Automated Clearinghouse | |
ACI | Advance Commercial Information (Canada) | |
ACROSS | Accelerated Commercial Release Operations Support System (Canada) | |
ACS | Automated Commercial System | |
AD | Anti-dumping | |
ADD | Anti-dumping Duties | |
AEI | Advance Electronic Information | |
AEO | Authorized Economic Operator | |
AES | Automated Export System | |
AFIP | Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos | |
AFR | Advance Filing Rules | |
AIES | Automated Information Exchange | |
AII | Automated Invoice Interface | |
AMS | Automated Manifest System | |
AMWF | Army Most Wanted Fugitives | |
ANSI | American National Standards Institute | |
AOBRD | Automatic On-board Recording Device | |
APEC | Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation | |
APHIS | Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service | |
API | Application Program Interface | |
APS | Advanced Planning and Scheduling | |
ARL | Accounts Receivable Ledger | |
ARMAB | Agency Revenue Management Advisory Board | |
ASN | Advance Shipment Notice | |
ATA | Air Transport Association | |
ATA | American Trucking Association | |
ATAC | Air Transport of Canada | |
ATD | Advance Trade Data | |
ATF | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms | |
ATS | Automated Targeting System | |
AVL | Automated Vehicle Locator | |
AWB | Air Waybill | |
BoE | Bill of Entry | |
BoE | Bill of Exchange | |
BOM | Bill of Materials | |
B/L or BOL | Bill of Lading | |
B2B | Business-to-Business | |
B2C | Business-to-Consumer | |
BI | Business Intelligence | |
BIS | Bureau of Industry and Security | |
BPM | Business Process Management | |
BPR | Business Process Reengineering | |
BSC | Balanced Scorecard | |
C/I or CI | Commercial Invoice | |
C/O or COO | Certificate of Origin | |
CAAC | Civil Aviation Administration of China | |
CAATSA | Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act | |
CADEX | Customs Automated Data Exchange | |
CAED | Canadian Automated Export Declaration | |
CAFTA | Central American Free Trade Agreement | |
CAGR | Compound Annual Growth Rate | |
CARM | CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management | |
CBP | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | |
CBSA | Canada Border Services Agency | |
CCN | Cargo Control Number | |
CETA | Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement | |
CFIA | Canadian Food Inspection Agency | |
CFR | Code of Federal Regulations | |
CFR or C&F | Cost and Freight | |
CFS | Container Freight Station | |
CGCVP | Coast Guard List of Vessels Prohibited | |
CHB | Customs House Brokerage | |
CLN | Collaborative Logistics Network | |
CMV | Commercial Motor Vehicle | |
COD | Collect on Delivery or Cash on Delivery | |
COFC | Container on Flat Car | |
COGS | Cost of Goods Sold | |
CPG | Consumer Packaged Goods | |
CPSC | Consumer Protection & Safety Commission | |
CRM | Customer Relationship Management | |
CSA | Compliance, Safety, Accountability | |
CSA | Customs Self Assessment | |
CSA | Canadian Standards Association | |
CSCMP | Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals | |
CSR | Customer Service Representative | |
C-TPAT | Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism | |
CVD | Countervailing Duties | |
CWT | Hundredweight | |
DAN | Documents Arraival Notice | |
DC | Distribution Center | |
DDTC | Directorate of Defense Trade Controls | |
DFATD | Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development | |
DFO | Department of Fisheries and Oceans | |
DFRL | Design for Reverse Logistics | |
DFZ | Duty Free Zone | |
DG | Dangerous Goods | |
DHS | U.S. Department of Homeland Security | |
DIF | Document Image Functionality | |
DimWt | Dimensional Weight | |
DIS | Document Image System | |
DN | Daily Notice | |
DNL | Do Not Load | |
DOA | U.S. Department of Agriculture | |
DOC | U.S. Department of Commerce | |
DOD | U.S. Department of Defense | |
DOE | U.S. Department of Energy | |
DOSCU | Department of State Cuba | |
DOT | U.S. Department of Transportation | |
DP | Demand Planning | |
DPL | Denied Persons List (formerly Denied Parties List) | |
DSL | Dynamic Screening List | |
DSD | Direct-to-Store Delivery | |
DVIR | Driver's Vehicle Inspection Report | |
EAM | Enterprise Asset Management | |
EAR | Export Administration Regulations | |
EC | European Community | |
ECCN | Export Control Classification Number | |
ECCRD | Electronic Commerce Client Requirements Document | |
ECS | Export Control System | |
eCSD | Electronic Consignment Security Declaration | |
EDI | Electronic Data Interchange | |
EDIFACT | Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce, and Transport | |
EEC | European Economic Community | |
EEI | Electronic Export Information | |
EFT | Electronic Funds Transfer | |
EFTA | European Free Trade Association | |
EIN | Exporter Identification Number | |
ELD | Electronic Logging Device | |
EMEA | Europe, Middle East, Africa | |
ENS | Entry Summary Declaration (EU) | |
EOBR | Electronic On-Board Recorder | |
EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | |
EPCSA | European Port Community Systems Association | |
EPZ | Export Processing Zone | |
ERP | Enterprise Resource Planning | |
ETA | Estimated Time of Arrival | |
EU | European Union | |
EUMWF | Europe’s Most Wanted Fugitives | |
EUS | European Union Sanctions | |
EXS | Exit Summary Declaration (EU) | |
FAA | Federal Aviation Administration | |
FAST | Fast and Secure Trade | |
FBL | Freight Forwarder Bill of Lading | |
FCC | Federal Communications Commission | |
FCL | Full-Container Load | |
FCPA | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | |
FDA | U.S. Food & Drug Administration | |
FDAWL | Food and Drug Administration Warning Letter | |
FedEx | Federal Express | |
FEI | FDA Establishment Identifier | |
FEU | Forty-foot Equivalent Unit | |
FF | Freight Forwarder | |
FIATA | International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations | |
FIRMS | Facilities Information and Resources Management System | |
FMC | Federal Maritime Commission | |
FMCSA | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | |
FOB | Free on Board | |
FPA | Free of Particular Average | |
FROB | Freight Remain On Board | |
FSIS | Food Safety Inspection Service | |
FSR | Freight Status Request | |
FSVP | Foreign Supplier Verification Programs | |
FTA | Free Trade Agreement | |
FTC | Federal Trade Commission | |
FTZ | Free Trade Zone and Foreign Trade Zone | |
FWS | Fish and Wildlife Service | |
GAAP | Generally Accepted Accounting Principles | |
GAGI | Government Agency Goods Item | |
GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade | |
GB/L | Government Bill of Lading | |
GDP | Gross Domestic Product | |
GIS | Geographic Information System | |
GoC | Government of Canada | |
GPS | Global Positioning System | |
GRI | General Rules for the Interpretation | |
GST | Goods and Services Tax (Canada) | |
GTIM | Global Tariffs and International Mapping | |
GTM | Global Trade Management | |
HACCP | Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point | |
HAWB | House Air Waybill | |
HazMat | Hazardous Materials | |
HMRC | Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs | |
HOS | Hours of Service | |
HS | Harmonized System/Harmonized Schedule | |
HST | Harmonized Sales Tax (Canada) | |
HTS | Harmonized Tariff Schedule | |
HVS | High-value Shipment | |
IATA | International Air Transport Association | |
ICC | Interstate Commerce Commission | |
ICS | Import Control System | |
IFTA | International Fuel Tax Agreement | |
IFTA | Israel Free Trade Agreement | |
IID | Integrated Import Declaration | |
IMDG | International Maritime Dangerous Goods | |
IMO | International Maritime Organization | |
Incoterms | International Commercial Terms | |
ISF | Importer Security Filing | |
ISO | International Standards Organization | |
ITA | International Trade Administration | |
ITC | International Trade Commission | |
ITMR | International Trade Management Revision | |
ITN | Internal Transaction Number | |
IVR | Interactive Voice Response | |
IVRS | Interactive Voice Response System | |
JCPOA | Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action | |
JIT | Just in Time | |
JOC | Journal of Commerce | |
KC | Known Consignor | |
KPI | Key Performance Indicator | |
L/C or LOC | Letter of Credit | |
LCL | Less-than-Container Load | |
LPCO | Licenses, Permits, Certificates and Others | |
LR | Lorry Receipt | |
LSP | Logistics Service Provider | |
LTL | Less-than Truckload | |
LVC | Logistics Visibility and Control | |
LVS | Low-value Shipment | |
MASP | Multi-Annual Strategic Plan (Europe) | |
MAWB | Master Air Waybill | |
MFCFR | Monetary and Financial Code France | |
MID | Manufacturer Identification Code | |
MOT | Modes of Transportation | |
MOP | Measure(s) Of Performance | |
MOU | Memorandum of Understanding | |
MPF | Merchandise Processing Fee | |
MRM | Mobile Resource Management | |
MRN | Movement Reference Number (EU) | |
MRP | Material Requirements Planning | |
MYCFT | Malaysia Countering Financing of Terrorism | |
NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement | |
NAICS | North American Industry Classification System | |
NCTS | New Computerized Transit System (EU) | |
NDA | Non-Disclosure Agreement | |
NACCS | Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidated System | |
NHTSA | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | |
NMFC | National Motor Freight Classification | |
NMFS | National Marine Fisheries Service | |
NNTL | Netherlands National Terrorism List | |
NORBL | Norwegian Black List | |
NRA | Negotiated Rate Arrangement | |
NRP | Narcotics Rewards Program | |
NSA | NVOCC Service Arrangement | |
NVOCC | Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier | |
NZWA | New Zealand Wanted to Arrest List | |
OBL | Ocean Bill of Lading | |
OCR | Optical Character Recognition | |
OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer | |
OFAC | Office of Foreign Assets Control | |
OGA | Other Government Agency | |
OMC | Office of Marine Conservation | |
OMS | Order Management System | |
ORM | Other Regulated Material | |
OS&D | Over, Short and Damaged | |
PACT | Pre-Load Air Cargo Targeting | |
PAPS | Pre-Arrival Processing System | |
PARS | Pre-Arrival Review System (Canada) | |
PCS | Port Community Systems (EU) | |
PEP | Politically Exposed Persons | |
PGA | Participating Government Agency | |
PHAC | Public Health Agency of Canada | |
PI | Pro-forma Invoice | |
PL | Packing List | |
PLACI | Preloading Advance Cargo Information | |
PN | Prior Notice | |
PO | Purchase Order | |
POD | Proof of Delivery | |
POE | Port of Entry | |
POM | Purchase Order Management | |
POP | Point of Purchase | |
POS | Point of Sale | |
PPD | Prepaid | |
PRECISE | Preloading consignment information for secure entry | |
PST | Provincial Sales Tax (Canada) | |
QA | Quality Assurance | |
QC | Quality Control | |
QM | Quality Management | |
QMS | Quality Management System | |
RA | Regulated Agent | |
RFI | Request for Information | |
RFID | Radio Frequency Identification | |
RFP | Request for Proposal | |
RFQ | Request for Quotation | |
RLF | Remote Location Filing | |
RMD | Release on Minimum Documentation | |
RNS | Release Notification System | |
RODS | Records of Duty Status | |
ROI | Return on Investment | |
ROO | Rules of Origin | |
SaaS | Software as a Service | |
SCAC | Standard Carrier Alpha Code | |
SCE | Supply Chain Execution | |
SCM | Supply Chain Management | |
SED | Shipper's Export Declaration | |
SEM | Strategic Enterprise Management | |
SIC | Standard Industrial Classification | |
SIMP | Seafood Import Monitoring Program | |
SKU | Stock Keeping Unit | |
SLA | Service Level Agreement | |
SLI | Shipper's Letter of Instruction | |
SME | Small and Medium Enterprises | |
SOA | Statement of Account | |
SOLAS | Safety of Life at Sea | |
SOP | Standard Operating Procedure | |
SOW | Statement of Work | |
SOX | Sarbanes Oxley Act | |
SPI | Special Program Indicator | |
SPL | Sanctioned Party List | |
SRM | Supplier Relationship Management | |
SSCC | Serial Shipping Container Code | |
SSE | Shanghai Shipping Exchange | |
STB | Single Transaction Bonds | |
SWI | Single Window Initiative | |
T's & C's | Terms and Conditions | |
TCCU | Technical Commercial Client Unit | |
TEU | Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit | |
TFTEA | Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act | |
TIB | Temporary Importation under Bond | |
TL | Truckload | |
TM | Transportation Management | |
TMS | Transportaton Management System | |
TOFC | Trailer on Flat Car | |
TQM | Total Quality Management | |
TRCAN | Transport Canada | |
TRWTL | Turkey’s Most Wanted Terrorist List | |
TSA | Transportation Security Administration | |
TSCA | Toxic Substances Control Act | |
T-TIP | Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership | |
TTB | Tax and Trade Bureau | |
UCC | Uniform Commercial Code | |
UCC | Union Customs Code (Europe) | |
UCR | Unique Consignment Reference | |
UKPTG | United Kingdom Proscribed Terrorist Groups | |
UNSC | United Nations Security Council | |
UPC | Uniform Product Code | |
UPS | United Parcel Service | |
USDA | U.S. Department of Agriculture | |
USPS | United States Post Office | |
VAN | Value-Added Network | |
VAR | Value-Added Reseller | |
VAT | Value-Added Tax | |
VGM | Verified Gross Mass | |
VM | Virtual Machine | |
VPN | Virtual Private Network | |
WCO | World Customs Organization | |
WM | Warehouse Management | |
WMS | Warehouse Management System | |
WTO | World Trade Organization | |
XML | eXtensible Markup Language | |
YM | Yard Management | |
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