Supply Chain Glossary


AOM :

Advanced Order Management

APS :

Advanced Planning and Scheduling

NSA :

Network & Systems Administration

ASP :

Application services provider

ATEC :

Acteos technology center

DESADV :

Despatch Advice

BBD :

Best Before Date

DRP :

Distribution resource planning

EAI :

Enterprise Application Integration

EDI :

Electronic data interchange

ERP :

Enterprise Resource Planning

ETL :

Extraction, Transformation & Load

FIFO :

First in, First out

IFP :

Integrated forecasting & procurement

JIT :

Just In time

KPI :

Key Performance Indicator

DRP :

Disaster Recovery Plan

PLM :

Product lifecycle management

POS :

Point of sales

PPOS :

Procurement for point of sale

QOS :

Quality of service

RMR :

Retail Management replenishment

RFID :

Radio Frequency Identification

SaaS :

Software as a service

SCE :

Supply Chain Execution

SCEM :

Supply Chain Event Management

SCM :

Supply chain Management

SOA :

Services Oriented Architecture

SSCC :

Serial Shipping Container Code

TMS :

Transport management system

WCS :

Warehouse Control System

WMS :

Warehouse Management System

YMS :

Yard Management System