OSIC: Open Supplier Integration Center OSTP: Office of Science and Technology Policy OTC: On-Time delivery to Commit date
OTCR: On-Time delivery performance to Customer Request Date OTDM: Optical Time Division Multiplexing OXC: Optical Cross Connect PA: Power Amplifier
PAC: Production Activity Control
PAL: Europe's television standard committee PBA: Printed Board Assembly PBC: Plated and Bonded Copper PBJA: Plastic Ball Grid Array
PBT: Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic PC: Personal Computer PCB: Printed Circuit Board PCD: Poly Crystalline Diamond PCM: Phase Change Material PCS: Personal Communication Service PCVC: Personal Computer Video Conference PDA: Personal Digital Assistant PDC: Personal Digital Cordless phone PDP: Plasma Display Panel PDF: Portable Document Format PDM: Product Data Management
PECVD: Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition PEM: Proton Exchange Membranes
PERT: Project Evaluation and Review Technique
PERT/CPM: Program Evaluation and Review Technique/Critical Path Method PGA: Pin Grid Array PGP: Pretty Good Privacy PGU: Power Generation Unit PI: Principal Investigator
PID Problem Identification Document PIM: Product Information Management PIP: Partner Integration Process PIRG: Public Interest Research Group PLCC: Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier PLM: Product Lifecycle Management PM: Particulate Matter
PMA: Power Marketing Administrations
PMD: Polarization Mode Dispersion
PMLCD: Passive Matrix Liquid Crystal Display PMLOED: Passive Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode PMT: Passenger Miles Traveled
PNGV: Partnership For A New Generation of Vehicles POF: Plastic Optical Fiber
POM: Production/Operations Management PON: Passive Optical Network
POOGI: Process of Ongoing Improvement POS: Point of Sale
POTS: Plain Old Telephone Service PP&E: Property, Plant & Equipment PR: Process Reengineering
PRONet: Procurement Marketing and Access Network PRT: Pre-requisite Tree
PTAC: Procurement Technical Assistance Center PTFE: Polytetrafluoroethylene PTH: Plated Through Hole PTO: Patent and Trademark Office PWA: Printed Wiring Assembly PWB: Printed Wiring Board QA: Quality Assurance QB: Quality Breakdown QC: Quality Control
QDR: Quadrennial Defense Review QFD: Quality Function[al] Deployment QE: Quantum Efficiency QFP: Quad Flat Package QR: Quick Response
RAP: Revenue Acquisition Process RBSU: Really Big Screw Up
RCRA: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act R&D: Research and Development RDF: Resource Description Framework
RDT&E: Research, Development, Testing & Evaluation RF: Radio Frequency
RFDC: Radio Frequency Data Communications RF / IF: Radio Frequency / Intermediate Frequency RFM: Recency, Frequency and Monetary RGB: Red Green Blue
RISC: Reduced Instruction Set Computer
RMA: Return Material (or Merchandise) Authorization ROI: Return On Investment ROIC: Return On Invested Capital RONA: Return On Net Assets ROP: Reorder Point
ROU: Record Of Understanding RPM: Rapid Response Manufacturing RSC: Retail Service Center
RTD: Research and Technical Development RTM: Read The Manual
SADC; Southern African Development Community SBA: Small Business Administration SBDC: Small Business Development Center SBIC: Small Business Investment Company SBIR: Small Business Innovation Research SBM: Standard Base Modules
SCADA: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition SCC: Standards Council of Canada SCC: Supply Chain Council SCM: Single Chip Module SCM: Supply Chain Management
SCOR: Supply Chain Operations Reference model SCP: Single Chip Package
SCR: Synchronized Customer Response SEC: Securities and Exchange Commission SES: Senior Executive Service SDH: Synchronous Digital Hierarchy SDWA: Safe Drinking Water Act
SECS: Semiconductor Equipment Communications Standard SEMI: Semiconductor Equipment Materials International SFA: Sales Force Automation
SGA: Selling, General and Administrative expenses SGML: Standard Generalized Markup Language SIA: Semiconductor Industry Association SIG: Special Interest Group SIV: Signal Integrity Verification SKU: Stock Keeping Units SLA: StereoLithography Apparatus SLICE: Simple Low-Cost Innovative Engine
SLS: Selective Laser Sintering
SMART: Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SME: Society of Manufacturing Engineers SMT: Surface Mount Technology SMTP: Standard Mail Transport Protocol SMWT: Self Managed Work Teams SOA: Semiconductor Optical Amplifier SOC: System on a Chip SOI: Silicon On Insulator
SOAP: Simple Object Access Protocol SONET: Synchronous Optical Network SOP: Sales and Operations Planning SOP: Standard Operating Procedure SOP: System On a Package SO2: Sulfur Dioxide SOW: Statement of Work SPC: Statistical Process Control SPM: Standard Process Modules SPS: Standard Procurement System SRAM: Static Random Access Memory SRM: Standard Reference Material
SRM: Standard SQL: Sequential Query Language SSA: Social Security Administration SSI: Supplemental Security Income SSL: Secure Socket Layer
STARS: Standard Accounting and Reporting System STEP: Standard for the Exchange of Product model data SVF: Simple Vector Format
SVGA; Super Video Graphics Adapter SWAG: Scientific Wild-Ass Guess
SWIFT: Simulated Work Input and Flow Time
SWOT: Analysis: Strengths, Weakness, Opportunity and Threats Analysis TAA: Trade Adjustment Assistance TAB: Tape Automated Bonding TACT: Total Average Cycle Time Tb: Terabyte
TCE: Temperature Coefficient of Expansion TCM: Time Critical Manufacturing TCM: Transportation Control Measures
TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TCR: Temperature Coefficient of Resistance TDC: Total Delivered Cost TDM: Team Data Manager TDM: Time Division Multiplexing TDMA: Time Division Multiple Access TEC: Thermoelectric Cooler
TEP: Transatlantic Economic Partnership
TEWE: Technology for Enterprise-Wide Engineering TFT: Thin Film Transistor TIA: Trans-Impedance Amplifier TIFF: Tag Image File Format
TIG: Technology Implementation Group TIM: Test Inspection Measurement TLA: Three Letter Acronym T&M: Tools and Methodology TOC: Theory of Constraints
TOPS: Team Oriented Problem Solving TPA: Technology and Product Assurance TPI: Total Profit Improvement TPM: Total Productive Maintenance TPN: Trading Process (or Partner) Network TPOP: Time-Phased Order Point TPS: Toyota Production System TQC: Total Quality Control TQM: Total Quality Management T/R: Transmit / Receive TRI: Toxic Release Inventory TRT: Transition Tree
TSCA: Toxic Substances Control Act TVA: Throughput Value Added TWG: Technology Working Group UC: Unit Cost
UDDI: Universal Description, Discovery Interface UHC: Unburned Hydrocarbons UL: Underwriters Laboratories
UNESCO: United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization UPT: Ultrafine Pitch Technology URAA: Uruguay Round Agreements Act URL: Uniform Resource Locator
USABC: United States Advanced Battery Consortium
USAID: United States Agency for International Development USDA: United States Department of Agriculture USDC: United States Display Consortium USEC: United States Enrichment Corp.
USITC: United States International Trade Commission UV: Ultraviolet
VAD: Value Added Distribution VAN: Value Added Network VAR: Value Added Reseller
VCCD; Vertical Charge Coupled Device
VDSL: Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line 超高速数码用户线路 VE: Value Engineering 工程经济学
VESA: Video Electronics Standards Association 视频电子标准协会 VESEL: Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser VFD: Vacuum Fluorescent Display 真空荧光显示器
VFIIP: Virtual Factory Information Interchange Project 虚拟工厂信息交换计划 VGA: Video Graphics Adapter 视频图形适配器 VHDL: Very High Density Logic
VLSI: Very Large Scale Integration 超大规模集成 VMI: Vendor Managed Inventory 供应商管理库存 VOC: Volatile Organic Compound 挥发性有机化合物 VPDM: Virtual Product Data Management VPM: Virtual Product Model
VRML: Virtual Reality Modeling Language 虚拟现实模块语言 WAN: Wide Area Network 广域网
WARN: Workers' Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act WBS: Work Breakdown Schedule 工作分解安排
WCDMA: Wideband Code Division Multiple Access 宽带码多地址移动通信系统 WCM: World Class Manufacturing 世界级制造生产 WDM: Wavelength Division Multiplexing WIMP: Woefully Inept Manufacturing Process WIP: Work in Process 在制品
WLL: Wireless Local Loop 无线区域环路
WMS: Warehouse Management System 仓储管理系统 WTO: World Trade Organization
W3C: World Wide Web Consortium 万维网联盟，万维网联合会 XGA: Extended Graphics Adapter 增强型图形适配器 XML: Extensible Markup Language 可扩展标记语言 ZEV: Zero Emissions Vehicle 零排放交通工具
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