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Abbreviation
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Definition
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Agile PC
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Agile Product Collaboration
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Agile PE
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Agile Program Execution
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AIM
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Assembly Instruction Manual
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ALARP
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As Low As Reasonably Practical
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ALT
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Accelerated Life Test
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AM
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Account Manager
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AML
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Approved Manufacturer List (Also
called AVL - Approved Vendor List)
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AMT
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Advanced Manufacturing Technology
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ANSI / EIA
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American National Standards Institute /
Electronic Industries Alliance
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AOI
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Automated Optical Inspection
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AP
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Accounts Payable
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AR
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Accounts Receivable
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ASIC
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Application-Specific Integrated
Circuit
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ATG
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Advanced Technology Group
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ATP
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Available to Promise
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AVL
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Approved Vendor List (Also called
AML - Approved Manufacturer List)
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B / S
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Balance Sheet
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B2B
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Business to Business
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BaaN
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A Materials Requirements Planning (MRP)
/ Enterprise Resourse Planning (ERP) Software System
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BD
BDM
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Business Development
Business Development Manager
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PMBP
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Program Management Best Practice
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PMQA
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Procured Material Quality Assurance
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PMQE
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Procured Material Quality Engineer
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PMQI
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Procured Material Quality Insurance
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PN
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Part Number
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PO
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Purchase Order
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PP & E
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Property, Plants and Equipment
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PPAP
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Production Parts Approval Process
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PPD
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Production Process Development
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PPO
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Production to Phase-Out (FPLC gate)
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PPS
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Production Process Specification
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PPV
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Purchase Price Variance
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PQS
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Project Quality Specification
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PR
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Product Release, or Product / Process
Release (FPLC gate)
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PS
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Prototype Sample also known as: Project
Strategy
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PSA
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Electrical Parts Stress Analysis
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PSS
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Procurement / Supply Chain
Specification
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PTD
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Production Test Development
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PTH
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Pin-Through-Hole (as in printed circuit
board)
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PTH
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Plated-Through-Hole (as in printed
circuit board)
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PTR
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Product Test Report
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PTS
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Production Test Specification
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PV
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Process Validation
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QA
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Quality Assurance
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QBR
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Quarterly Business Review
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QC
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Quoted Cost
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QMS
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Quality Management System
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R & D
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Research and Development
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R & R
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Repeatability and Reproducibility
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RASCI
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A guide to project ownership showing
who is Responsible, Accountable, Supportive, Consulted and Informed.
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RBD
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Reliability Block Diagrams
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RD
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Reliability Demonstration
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RDT
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Reliability Demonstration Tests
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Rep
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Representative
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RF
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Radio Frequency
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RFA
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Request for Action
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RFI
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Radio Frequency Interference
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RFP
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Request for Proposal
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RFQ
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Request for Quotation
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RM
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Raw Material
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RMA
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Return Material Authorization
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RO
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Resource Owner
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RoHS
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Restriction Of Hazardous Substances (in
electrical and electronic equipment)
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ROI
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Return on Investment
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ROIC
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Return on Invested Capital
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ROITC
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Return on Invested Tangible Capital
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RPN
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Risk Priority Number
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RS
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Receiving Site
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RS-PM
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Receiving Site Program Manager
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RSO
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Return Sales Order
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RTL
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Readiness to Launch
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RTS
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Retail Technical Services (business
unit), or Return to Supplier
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RTV
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Return to Vendor
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SA
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Supply Approval
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SBLC
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Standby Letter of Credit
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SBS
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Special Business Solutions (business
unit)
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SDS
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Software Design Specification
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SFDC
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Salesforce.com
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SG & A
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Sales, General and Administration (Cost
of doing business)
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SIP
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Supply Implementation Plan
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SLA
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Sterolithography Aparatus also known
as: Software License Agreement
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SLS
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Selective Laser Sintering
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SME
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Subject Matter Expert
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SMI
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Supplier Managed Inventory
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SMT
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Surface Mount Technology
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SOC
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System on Chip
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SOD
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Sales Order Deliveries
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SOP
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Standard Operating Procedure
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SOR
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Start of Ramp
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SOW
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Statement of Work
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SOX
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act / compliance program
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SP
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Stable Production (FPLC gate)
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SPC
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Statistical Process Control
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SPJM
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Sub-Project Manager
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SPVR
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Serial Production Validation Run
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SQA
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Supplier Quality Audit
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SQAP
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Supplier Quality Assurance Plan
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SRS
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Software Requirements Specification
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SSA
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Specific Supply Agreement
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SSCM
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Strategic Supply Chain Manager
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SW
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Software Development
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TIM
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Test Inspection Manual
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TIP
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Test Implementation Proposal
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TL
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Technical Lead
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TL9000
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ISO 9000 Standard specific to the
telecommunications sector
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TM
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Trademark
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TPI
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Test Process Instructions
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TPI
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Transfer Product Introduction
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TQC
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Total Quality Control
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TR
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Tooling Release
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TTC
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Time To Customer
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TTM
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Time To Market
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UL
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Underwriters Laboratories (A
certification agency in the United States)
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UTL
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Upper Tolerance Limit
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VA
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Value Add
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VAM
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Value Added Margin
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VAT
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Value Added Tax
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VI
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Vertical Integration
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VP
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Vice President
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VSM
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Value Stream Map
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WBS
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Work Breakdown Structure
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WebGMT
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Gate Management Tool (FPLC), also
called GMT
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WEEE
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Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment
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WIP
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Work in Process
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