| Supply Chain Acronyms |
| AIDC |
Automated Id Data Capture |
| ASN |
Advanced Ship Notice (e.g. 856 ASN) defines the EDI format used to send an electronic message
regarding what products, quantity of products,etc. will be sent by a manufacturer or a distribution
center to the retail client and linked to a specific invoice. |
| Bar Codes |
Bar Codes are a physical representation of numbers by using a smybology based on a series of
lines of varying width and height |
| CRM |
Customer Relationship Management |
| DC |
Distribution Center is a location where multiple products from multiple maufacturers are aggregated to
be warehoused, inventoried and utimately shipped to retail sites(stores) |
| EDI |
Electronic data Interchange (EDI transaction current set #850 – new EDI 856) |
| EPC |
Electronic Product Code |
| ERP |
Enterprise Resource Planning refers to software packages that support key inventory management
functions for a retailer, these functions include purchase order processing,invoicing and tracking instockitems,
shipment schedules. There is considereable overlap in funtions supported by and ERP system and a WMS
so that frequently the terms can be used interchangeably. |
| PO |
Purchase Order |
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| RFID |
Radio Frequency ID |
| SKU |
Stock Keeping Unit (internal number) |
SOAP |
Simple Object Access Protocol |
| SSCC |
Serial Shipping Container Code |
| UPC |
Universal Product Code (external number) |
| WMS |
Warehouse Management System |
| Organizational Acronyms |
| AIM |
Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility |
| AutoID |
MIT Research Organization on RFID |
| EAN |
European (controls UPCs in Europe) |
EPCglobal |
UCC and EAN joint management of EPC |
| IBCA |
Integrated Business Communications Alliance -The Integrated Business Communications Alliance (IBCA)
is an organization of associations who are interested in bringing the benefits of bar code,
electronic commerce and other related technologies to their members. IBCA has involved
30 different associations since it was founded in 1985. Many of IBCA's former and current
members are also members of National Association of Wholesaler/distributors (NAW). |
| ISO |
International Standards Organization |
| UCC |
Uniform code council (controls UPCs in North America) |