Quality:
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AQL: Acceptable Quality Limit
IQC: Incoming Quality Control
IPQC: In-production Quality Control
OQC: Outgoing Quality Control
OBA : Out of Box Audit
PSI: Pre-shipment Inspection
SI: Source Inspection
PPAP : Production part approval process
CPK : Process capability
CLCA : Close loop corrective action
CQI : Continuous quality improvement
FMEA : Failure mode effect analysis
GR & R: Gauge repeatability and reproducibility
HALT: Highly accelerated life test
HASA : Highly accelerated stress audits
Roles:
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GSM: Global Supply Manager
SQE: Supplier Quality Engineer
SQM: Supplier Quality Manager
TPM: Technical Program Manager
NPI: New Product Introduction
NPO: New Product Operations
DPM : Development Program Manager
Manufacturing:
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IM: Injection Molding
PCB: Printed Circuit Board
PCBA: Printed Circuit Board Assembly
SMT: Surface Mounted Technology (ex. put chips on a PCB)
FATP: Final Assembly Test & Pack
ICT : Integrated Circuit Test
MVA : Manufacturing Value Added
BOM : Bill Of Material
CTB: Clear to Build
COS : Continuous of supply
ODM : Original design manufacturer
OEM : Original equipment manufacturer
DFM/DFT : Design for manufacturing/Design for test
DOE : Design of effect
FAI : First article inspection
Raw Materials:
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PET: Polyethylene terephthalate (plastic)
ABS: Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (plastic)
PEG: Polyethylene glycol
TPU: Thermoplastic polyurethane (plastic)
PC: Polycarbonate (plastic)
PC/GF: Polycarbonate glass-fiber (plastic+glass-fiber)
PMP: Polymethylpentene (plastic)
PP: Polypropylene (plastic)
SBS: Styrene Butadiene Styrene (rubber)
TPE: Thermoplastic elastomers (plastic+rubber)
SUS : Stain steel
PMMA: Methyl Methacrylate (acrylic)
Certification
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ISO: International Organization for Standardization
ISO 9000
Contract documents
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NDA: Non Disclosure Agreement
MSA: Master Service Agreement
SLA: Service Level Agreement
MDSA: Master Development Supplier Agreement
RPA: Restricted Product Agreement
Incoterms: International Commercial Terms
EXW: Ex Works
FCA: Free Carrier
FAS: Free Alongside Ship
FOB: Free on Board
CPT: Carriage Paid To
CFR: Cost and Freight
CIF: Cost, Insurance & Freight
CIP: Carriage and Insurance Paid to
DAT: Delivered At Terminal
DAP: Delivered At Place
DDP: Delivered Duty Paid
Project phases:
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NPI: New Product Introduction
“Pre-Proto”
“Proto”
EVT: Engineering Validation & Testing
DVT: Design Validation & Testing
“Design Lock”
PVT: Production Validation & Testing
MP: Mass Production
PO: Purchase Order
BPO: Blanket Purchase Order
Other
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3PL (or TPL): Third-Party Logistics
DC: Distribution Center
Technology
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EDI: Electronic Data Interchange
ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning
PLM: Product Lifecycle Management
SRM: Supplier Relationship Management
P2P: Procure to Pay