Some Importent Acronyms used for Supply Chain Management

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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