| ACRONYMS INDEX |
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| Acronyms: A Listing |
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| A |
Air |
| A |
Ampere |
| A |
Assembly |
| A&SP |
Advertising and Sales Promotion |
| A/C |
Air Conditioning |
| A/C Div |
Caterpillar Aircraft Division |
| A/F |
Asbestos Free |
| A/F |
Air Fuel Ratio |
| A/P |
Accounts Payable |
| A/T |
After Treatment |
| A/T Device |
Completed assembly, DPF unit, filter section, sensor box assembly including sensors and tubing, inlet and outlets |
| AA |
Arithmetic Average |
| AAC |
Air After Cooling (Water) |
| AAO |
Acid Alkaline Oil Drain |
| AAT |
Ambient Air Temperature |
| AB |
Administration Building |
| ABC |
Accelerated Basic Courses |
| ABC |
Activity Based Costing |
| ABC |
Automatic Blade Control |
| ABLO |
Auto Bleed Leak Off |
| ABM |
Assistant Business Manager |
| ABMR |
Activity Based Management Reporting |
| ABP |
Annual Business Plan |
| ABRS |
Abrasion |
| AR |
Abrasion Resistant |
| ABS |
Anti-lock Braking System |
| ABS |
Automatic Braking System |
| ABS |
American Bureau of Shipping |
| AC |
Alternating Current |
| ACC |
Accessory |
| ACCEL |
Acceleration |
| ACCLRM |
Accelerometer |
| ACCUM |
Accumulator |
| ACLTR |
Accelerator |
| ACE |
Advanced Composition Explorer |
| ACD |
Auxilliary Cooling Device |
| ACE |
Advanced Computing Environments |
| ACE |
Adverse Channel Enhancements |
| ACE |
Agricultural Communicators in Education |
| ACE |
American Council (on) Education |
| ACE |
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme |
| ACE |
Antarctic Current Experiment |
| ACE |
Attitude Control Electronics |
| ACE |
Australian College of Educators |
| ACE |
Automatic Calibration and Equalization |
| ACE |
Automatic Calling Equipment |
| ACE |
Automatic Computing Engine |
| ACERT |
Advanced Combustion Emissions Reduction Technology |
| ACF2 |
Access Control Facility |
| ACK |
Accounting Control Key |
| ACK |
Acknowledgements |
| ACL |
Access Control List |
| ACL |
Adept Command Language |
| ACL |
Air Cleaner |
| ACL |
Analyst Call List |
| ACR |
Assembly Conformance Reporting |
| ACRONY |
Alphabetically Contrived Reduction Of Nouns Yielding Mnemonics |
| ACS |
Access |
| ACS |
Application Check Sheet |
| ACT |
Advance Cold Test |
| ACT |
Advance Concept Team |
| ACT |
Active |
| ACT |
Actuation |
| ACTL |
Actual |
| ACTR |
Actuator |
| ADA |
Americans with Disability Act |
| ADC |
Analogue to Digital Converter |
| ADCO |
Advance Design Change Order |
| ADD |
Addendum |
| ADDL |
Additional |
| ADE |
Application Development Environment |
| ADEI |
Application Development Environment Implementation |
| ADEM |
Advanced Diesel Engine Management |
| ADF |
Peterborough Information Screen |
| ADJ |
Adjust |
| ADJ |
Adjuster |
| ADJ |
Adjustable |
| ADJ |
Adjustment |
| ADJG |
Adjusting |
| ADT |
Adjacent |
| ADTR |
Articulated Dump Truck |
| ADPTR |
Adapter |
| AE/DM |
Authoring Environment Domain Model |
| AEC |
Automatic Engine Speed Control |
| AECD |
Auxiliary Emissions Control Device |
| AEIS |
Automatic Ether Injection System |
| AEM |
Association of Equipment Manufacturers |
| AEM |
Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturer |
| AERA |
Additional Early Retirement Allowance |
| AESC |
Automatic Engine Speed Control |
| AESOP |
Approved Employee Share Option Plan |
| AET |
Applications of Engineering Technology |
| AETA |
Automatic Electronic Traction Aid |
| AFA |
Applied Failure Analysis |
| AFNOR |
Association Francaise De Normalisation |
| AFR |
Air Fuel Ratio |
| AFRC |
Air Fuel Ratio Control |
| AFTCLR |
Aftercooler |
| AGGR |
Aggregate |
| AGR |
Agriculture |
| AHC |
Agricultural Hitch Control |
| AHS |
Autonomous Haulage System |
| AI |
Accommodation Invoice |
| AI |
Artificial Intelligence |
| AI |
Additional Instructions |
| AI |
Application Implementation |
| AIAG |
Automotive Industry Action Group |
| AIF |
Auxiliary Information File |
| AIH |
Air Inlet Heater |
| AIM |
Administration Instruction |
| AIM |
Availability & Inventory Management |
| AIMS |
A (cluster) – Information Management System |
| AIS |
Assembly Inf. System, Advance Inf. System |
| AISI |
American Iron and Steel Institute |
| AIT |
Air Inlet Temperature |
| AJS |
Automated Job Scheduler |
| ALC |
Alcohol |
| ALF |
Aft Looking Forward |
| ALG |
Angling |
| ALIGNT |
Alignment |
| ALLOW |
Allowance |
| ALM |
Alarm Module |
| ALT |
Assembly and Logistics Technology |
| ALT |
Alternator |
| ALT |
Altitude |
| ALTN |
Alternate |
| AM |
Amplitude Modulation |
| AMB |
Ambient |
| AMD |
Authorised Marine Dealer |
| AMM |
Ammeter |
| AMOCS |
Advanced Modular Cooling System (Radiator) |
| AMP |
Ampere |
| AMPL |
Amplifier |
| AMS |
Assembly Material Status |
| AMT |
Advanced Materials Technology |
| AMT |
Automated Machine Translations |
| AMT |
Automated Manufacturing Technology |
| AMT |
Autonomous Mining Truck |
| AM Tool |
Application Management Tool |
| AMV |
After Market View |
| AN/C |
Advanced Notification/Communication |
| ANC |
Active Noise Control |
| ANC |
Advance Notification of Change |
| ANLG |
Analog |
| ANN |
Annunciator |
| ANOVA |
Analysis of Variance |
| ANS |
Advance Shipping Notices |
| ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
| ANT |
Antenna |
| ANTARE |
Parts ordering System |
| ANTIFRZ |
Antifreeze |
| AOA |
Advance Order Action |
| AOALT |
Advance on Altitude |
| AOC |
Assembly Operation Card |
| AOCT |
Advance on Coolant Temperature |
| AODC |
Area Operating Decision Cost |
| AOE |
Area Of Excellence |
| AOQ |
Abnormal Order Quantity |
| AOSS |
Advance on Steady State |
| AP |
Accounts Payable |
| APA |
After Paint Assembly |
| APAC |
Asia Pacific Region |
| APD |
Asia Pacific Division |
| APG |
Arizona Proving Ground |
| API |
American Petroleum Institute |
| API |
All Parts International |
| API |
Antares Parts Invoicing |
| API |
Application Programming Interface |
| APIC |
American Inventory Control Authority |
| APL |
Asia Pacific Learning |
| APM |
Asia Pacific Marketing |
| APN |
Alternate Part Name |
| APO |
Antares Parts Ordering System |
| APO |
Asia Pacific Operations |
| APPD |
Approved |
| APPL |
Advance Production Parts List |
| APPL |
Application |
| APPROX |
Approximate |
| APQP |
Advanced Product Quality Planning |
| APR |
April |
| APS |
Advanced Product Services |
| APS |
Advanced Planning System |
| APU |
Auxiliary Power Unit |
| AQA |
Advanced Quality Action |
| AQA |
Assembly Quality Analysis |
| AQI |
Annual Quality Improvement |
| AQL |
Acceptable Quality Level |
| AQP |
Advance Quality Planning |
| AQR |
Assembly Quality Report |
| AR |
Arrangement |
| ARC |
Automatic Retarder Control |
| ARD |
Auxiliary Regeneration Device |
| ARES |
Advanced Reciprocating Engines Systems |
| ARF |
Auto Reverse Fan |
| ARIZ |
Algorithm for Inventive Problem-Solving |
| ARM |
Armature |
| ART |
Articulated |
| ARTWK |
Artwork |
| ARS |
Action Request System |
| AS |
Assembly |
| AS |
Assignment Sheet |
| AS |
Application System |
| ASA |
Application Severity Analysis (Software) |
| ASAE |
American Society of Agricutural Engineers |
| ASAP |
Alternative Supplier Approval Procedures |
| ASAP |
As Soon As Possible |
| ASC |
Applicaton Support Center |
| ASCII |
Amercian Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| ASD |
Advaced Systems Division |
| ASI |
Assembly and Shipping Instructions |
| ASIMCO |
Asian Strategic Investments Corporation |
| ASM |
Automated Storage Management |
| ASM |
Area Sales Manager |
| ASME |
American Society for Mechanical Engineers |
| ASN |
Advance shipping Notices |
| ASOS |
Air Shut Off Solenoid |
| ASPAC |
Asia Pacific |
| ASPH |
Asphalt |
| ASQ |
American Society for Quality |
| ASR |
Air Shutoff Relay |
| ASR |
Anti-Slip Regulation |
| ASRS |
Automatic Storage Retrieval System |
| ASSC |
Authorized Sales & Service Centres |
| ASSY |
Assembly |
| AST |
Asynchronous System Traps |
| ASTM |
American Society for Testing Materials |
| ASWC |
Air Shielded Water Cooled |
| ATA |
American Trucking Association |
| ATA |
After Tests Attachments |
| ATAAC |
Air to Air After Cooled |
| ATB |
AC Transformer Box |
| ATC |
All-Terrain Crane |
| ATCH |
Attachment |
| ATD |
Analysis Tool Development |
| ATDC |
After Top Dead Centre |
| ATI |
Arbor Text Inc |
| ATL |
Asia Trak (Tianjin) Limited |
| ATM |
Agricultural Tractor Monitor |
| ATM |
Atmosphere |
| ATP |
Available to Promise |
| ATS |
Advance Technical Systems (after Test) |
| ATS |
After Test Assembly |
| ATS |
Assembly Tracking System |
| ATS |
Automatic Tracking System – Used in Accugrade (Grade Control) |
| ATS |
Automatic Transfer Switch |
| ATSO |
A-Time Share Option |
| ATTN |
Attention |
| AUG |
August |
| AUTO |
Automatic |
| AUX |
Auxiliary |
| AVC |
Additional Voluntary Contributions |
| AVG |
Average |
| AVID |
Added Value in Design |
| AVR |
Automatic Voltage Regulator |
| AWCS |
Automated Warehouse Control System |
| AWD |
All Wheel Drive |
| AWG |
American Wire Gage |
| AWS |
All Wheel Steer |
| AWS |
American Welding Society |
| AZD |
Achieving Zero Defects |
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| Acronyms: B Listing |
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| B |
– |
| B |
Bytes (B, kB, MB, GB) |
| B – |
Ground |
| B/C |
Budget Centre |
| B/D |
Bull Dozer |
| B/L |
Bill of Lading |
| B/M |
Bill of Material |
| B+ |
A positive source of battery power |
| BAB |
Babbitt |
| BACT |
Best Available Current Technology |
| BAEB |
Bituminous & Aggregate Equipment Bureau |
| BAFF |
Baffle |
| BAG |
Bookbuild Autmated Generation |
| BAL |
Balance |
| BAO |
Base Art Object |
| BAR |
Unit for measuring pressure |
| BAT |
Belted Ag Tractor |
| BATT |
Battery |
| BATNEEC |
Best Available Technique Not Entailing Excessive Cost |
| BB |
Black Belt |
| BBDC |
Before Bottom Dead Center |
| BBR |
Battery-backed RAM |
| BBRam |
Battery-backed RAM |
| BBS |
Bulletin Board System |
| BBSDM |
Building Blocks Standard Data Mask |
| BCC |
Backwards Curved Centrifugal |
| BCL |
Building Customer Loyalty |
| BCP |
Building and Construction Products |
| BCPD |
Building Construction Products Division |
| BCY |
Banked Cubic Yard |
| BDC |
Bottom Dead Centre |
| BDE |
British Department of Environment |
| BDI |
Battery Discharge Indicator |
| BDM |
Business Development Manager |
| BDS |
Business Development Services |
| BDY |
Boundry |
| BE |
Both Ends |
| BE |
Business Excellence |
| BE SAP |
Business Excellence Strategic Action Plan |
| BEA |
Boundary Element Analysis |
| BETW |
Between |
| BEV |
Bevel |
| BHD |
Bulkhead |
| BHL |
Backhoe Loader |
| BHN |
Brinell Hardness Number |
| BHP |
Brake Horsepower |
| BIC |
Best In Class |
| BIC |
Business Information Centre |
| BIG |
Business Intelligence Group |
| BIMS |
Information Management System |
| BIG |
Business Intelligence Group |
| BIS |
Business Information System |
| BITS |
Basic Inventory Time Solver |
| BJA |
Bolted Joint Analysis |
| BK |
Brake |
| BK |
Black |
| BK AIR PR |
Brake Air Pressure |
| BK OIL PR |
Brake Oil Pressure |
| BK OIL TEMP |
Brake Oil Temperature |
| BKDN |
Breakdown |
| BKHO |
Backhoe |
| BKO |
Breakout |
| BKRST |
Backrest |
| BKSVR |
Brakesaver |
| BKT |
Bucket |
| BKUP |
Backup |
| BKWD |
Backward |
| BKW |
Brake Kilo Watt (Engine output) |
| BL |
Blast |
| BL |
Blower |
| BLK |
Block |
| BLD |
Blade |
| BLD |
Build |
| BLDG |
Building |
| BLU |
Blue |
| BM |
Boom |
| BM |
Business Manger |
| BMCM |
Bill of Material Consist and Prices |
| BMDB |
Bill of Material Database |
| BMEP |
Brake Mean Effective Pressure |
| BMMN |
Bill of Material Indicative Database |
| BMNO |
Bill of Material Notes |
| BMPR |
Bumper |
| BAR |
Business Management Report |
| BMR |
Build Material Request |
| BMS |
Business Management System |
| BND |
Bonded |
| BNR |
Billed Not Received |
| BNR |
Burner |
| BO |
Blow Off |
| BOC |
Building Operations Centre |
| BOD |
Bill Of Distribution |
| BOF |
Bought Out Finished |
| BOL |
Bowl |
| BOL |
Bill of Lading |
| BOM |
Bill of Materials |
| BOMCN |
Bill of Material Chance NOte |
| BOR |
Bought Out Rough |
| BOT |
Bottom |
| BOY |
Balance of Year |
| BP |
Business Process |
| BPIC |
British Inventory Control Authority |
| BPP |
Beyound Perkins Parts |
| BPSC |
Business Process Security Controls |
| BPSI |
Business Process Simplification and Improvement |
| BPT |
Business Plan Tracking |
| BR |
Brinell |
| BR |
Brown |
| BRC |
Brace |
| BRC |
Business Resource Centre |
| BRDG |
Bridge |
| BRG |
Bearing |
| BRM |
Business Risk Managment |
| BRKR |
Breaker |
| BRKT |
Bracket |
| BRP |
Business Resumption Planning |
| BRPS |
Business Resumption Plan Status |
| BRT |
BAG Reporting Tool |
| BRTHR |
Breather |
| BRZ |
Bronze |
| BS |
Balance Sheet |
| BS |
British Standard |
| BS |
Brown Sharp Gauge |
| BSAU |
British Standards Automobile Series |
| BSC |
Basic |
| BSC |
Balanced Scorecard |
| BSFC |
Brake Specific Fuel Consumption |
| BSHG |
Bushing |
| BSI |
British Standards Institute |
| BSOC |
Brake Specific Oil Consumption |
| BSOC |
Business Strategy, Objectives and Constraints |
| BSP |
British Standard Pipe Thread |
| BSSB |
Building Services Standby |
| BSSB |
Before Shipping Stand By |
| BST |
Booster |
| BTC |
Before Top Centre |
| BTDC |
Before Top Dead Centre |
| BTM |
Brushless Torque Motor |
| BTRT |
Bottom of Top Ring Travel |
| BTRY |
Battery |
| BTSO |
B-Time Share Option |
| BTU |
British Thermal Unit |
| BU |
Bargaining Unit |
| BU |
Business Unit |
| BUC |
Business Unit Council |
| BUCR |
Business Unit Constraints Review |
| BV |
Bureau Veritas |
| BVMS |
Business Value Management Services |
| BW |
Birmingham Wire |
| BWG |
Birmingham Wire Gage |
| BWI |
Brush Wear Indicator |
| BX |
Building Xcessory |
| BYP |
Bypass |
| BYPC |
Bypass Closed |
| BYPO |
Bypass Open |
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| C |
Programming Language |
| C |
Co |
| C-TO-C |
Centre to Centre |
| C++ |
An extension to C Programming Language |
| C&TS |
Computer and Technical Services |
| C/F |
Case to Frame |
| C/R |
Camfer/Radius of Compression Ratio |
| C2C |
Cat to the Core |
| CA |
Competitive Allowance |
| CA |
Cost Allowance |
| CA |
Competitive Advantage |
| CA Team |
Competitive Advantage Team |
| CAI |
Communication Adapter 1 |
| CAII |
Communication Adapter 2 |
| CAAP |
Crusader Alternate Allison Powerpack |
| CAC |
Charge Air Cooler |
| CACD |
Corporate Audit & Compliance Division |
| CACL |
Caterpillar Attachments Canada Ltd. |
| CACO |
Cat America Co. |
| CAD |
Computer Aided Design |
| CAE |
Computer Aided Engineering |
| CAES |
Computer Aided Earthmoving System |
| CAF |
Core Acceptance Family |
| CAFE |
Computer Aided Facility Engineering |
| CAFE |
Corporate Average Fuel Economy |
| CAGR |
Compound Annual Growth Rate |
| CAL |
Caterpillar Asia Limited |
| CAL |
Calibrate |
| CALC |
Calculate |
| CALS |
Continuous Acquisition and Lifecycle Support |
| CAM |
Computer Aided Manufacturing |
| CAM |
Camshaft |
| CAMDR |
Camdrive |
| CAMP |
Camshaft Position Sensor |
| CAMPAR |
Computer Aided Marketing PAR |
| CAMSH |
Camshaft |
| CAMU |
Concurrent Assembly Mock Up |
| CAN |
Canopy |
| CAN |
Contract Amendment Note |
| CAN |
Controller Area Network |
| CANC |
Canceled |
| CANMET |
Canada Center for Mineral and Energy Technology |
| CAP |
Capacity |
| CAP |
Cost Avoidance Potential |
| CAP |
Caterpillar Agricultural Products Inc. |
| CAP |
Customer Alliance Program Cost Avoidance Potential |
| CAPL |
Caterpillar Asia Pte. Ltd. |
| CAPP |
Corp. Accounts Parts Purchases |
| CAPP+ |
Computer Aided Process Planning |
| CaPS |
Casting Process Simulator |
| CAPS |
Caterpillar Attachment Products and Services |
| CAPS |
Corp. Account Payable System |
| CAPT |
Computer Programs for Design |
| CAPT |
Computer Aided Product Technology |
| CAR |
Corrective Action Report |
| CAR |
Corrective Action Request |
| CARB |
California Air Regulation Board |
| CARB |
California Air Resources Board |
| CARB |
California Emission Regulations |
| CARB |
Carburetor |
| CARBZ |
Carburize |
| CARP |
Crusader Alternate Rank Powerpack |
| CARR |
Carriage |
| CARS |
Caterpillar Account Registration System |
| CAT |
Caterpillar Inc |
| CAT ET |
Caterpillar Electronic Technician |
| CAT PAC |
Caterpillar Employee Political Action Committee |
| CAT PC |
Caterpillar Engine Power Connection |
| CATS |
Cost Activity Tracking System |
| CB |
Centre Ball |
| CB |
Circuit Breaker |
| CB |
Citizen Band |
| CB |
Counter Balance |
| CBC |
Customer Business Centre |
| CBE |
Corporate Brand Equity Division |
| CBHT |
Centre Ball Hydraulic Tilt |
| CBL |
Caterpillar Brazil Ltd. |
| CBL |
Cable |
| CBM |
Critical Business Measures |
| CBMT |
Centre Ball Manual Tilt |
| CBORE |
Counterbore |
| CBP |
CAT Branded Products |
| CBR |
Critical Business Requirements |
| CBR |
Case Based Reasoning |
| CBRAT |
Case Based Reasoning Authoring Tool |
| CBS |
Corporate Business System |
| CBSA |
Caterpillar Brazil South America |
| CBSA |
Caterpillar Belgium S.A. |
| CBT |
Computer Based Training |
| CBT |
Critical To Business |
| CBU |
Completely Built Up |
| CC |
Cable Control |
| CC |
Contamination Control |
| CC |
Critical Characteristics |
| CCA |
Cat – Claas America |
| CCA |
Cold Cranking Amps |
| CCAC |
Combine Circuit Aftercooler |
| CCB |
Closed Circuit Breather |
| CCC |
Customer Communication Component |
| CCC |
Customer Competency Centre |
| CCCA |
Corporate Customer Code Administration |
| CCE |
Cat – Claas Europe |
| CCE |
Claas Caterpillar Europe |
| CCE |
Compact Construction Equipment |
| CCG |
Canadian Coast Guard |
| CCI |
Caterpillar (China) Investment Co. Ltd. |
| CCII |
Newsgroup cat.comp.intranet.issues |
| CCL |
Caterpillar China Ltd. |
| CCM |
Customer Communication Module |
| CCO |
Customer Care Officer |
| CCP |
Can Calibration Protocol |
| CCR |
Critical Customer Requirements |
| CCR |
Caterpillar Certified Rebuild |
| CCR |
Compact Common Rail |
| CCRT |
Catalytic Continuously Regenerated Trap (DOC & Catalysed PM Trap) |
| CCS |
China Classification Society |
| CCS |
Command Control Steering |
| CCS |
Customised (Customized) Coverage System |
| CCV |
Closed Crankcase Ventilation |
| CCW |
Counter Clock Wise |
| CCY |
Compacted Cubic Yard |
| CD |
Caterpillar Defence |
| CD |
Common Drawn |
| CD |
Compact Disk |
| CD ROM |
Compact Disk Read Only Memory |
| CDA |
Content Display Application |
| CDA |
Caterpillar Diagnostic Advisor |
| CDE |
Customised Data Entry |
| CDF |
Cumulative Density Function |
| CDI |
Contract Distribution Incorporated |
| CDID |
Customer Dealer Indicative Data System |
| CDIM |
Corporate Disciplined Issue management |
| CDIS |
Cat. Dlr. Information System |
| CDL |
CAT Data Link |
| CDL |
Commercial Drivers License |
| CDM |
Construction & Design Management |
| CDM |
Cool Database Manager |
| CDMS |
Conversion Data Management System |
| CDP |
Career Development Process |
| CDP |
Caterpillar Defence Products |
| CDPF |
Catalyzed Diesel Particulate Filter |
| CDOP |
Caterpillar Defence Operating Procedure |
| CDRILL |
Counterdrill |
| CDSA-PC |
Common Data Standards Assembly PC |
| CDSW-PC |
Common Data Standards Weld PC |
| CDSw-V |
Common Data Standards Weld VAX |
| CDVR |
Caterpillar Digital Voltage Regulator |
| CE |
Caterpillar Environment |
| CE |
Certified European |
| CEAP |
Caterpillar Educational Assistance Program. |
| CEBIS |
Combine Electronic Board Information System |
| CEC |
Commission of the European Communities |
| CECE |
Committee for European Construction Equipment |
| CECR |
Combine Electronic Board Information System |
| CEI |
Clean Exhaust Induction |
| CEL |
Call and Event Logging |
| CEMC |
Caterpillar Employees Motorsports Club |
| CEMS |
Continuous Monitoring System |
| CEMS |
Corporate Enterprise Mailbox System |
| CENG |
Control Engineer |
| CENT |
Central |
| CENTFG |
Centrifuge |
| CENN |
Caterpillar Employee News Network |
| CEOPS |
Corporate Engine Orders Processing System |
| CEOS |
Configuration Electronic Options Sign Off |
| CEP |
CAT Electric Power |
| CEP |
CAT Expanded Products |
| CEPL |
Caterpillar Elphinstone Pty. Ltd. |
| CEPR |
Chief Engineer Program Review |
| CER |
Capital Expenditure Request |
| CER |
Certified Engine Rebuild |
| CERT |
Certification |
| CES |
Caterpillar Export Services |
| CET |
Caterpillar Environment Technology |
| CET |
Customer Equipment Training |
| CF |
Cold Finished |
| CFA |
Consolidated Financial Analysis |
| CFAL |
Caterpillar Financial Australia Limited |
| CFB |
Carbon Free Depth |
| CFD |
Computational Fluid Dynamics |
| CFEL |
Cat. Far East Limited |
| CFL |
Custom Finishing List |
| CFLG |
Center Flange |
| CFM |
Code Fragment Manager |
| CFPI-SL |
Caterpillar Forest Products Incorporated – Sweden |
| CFRC |
Caterpillar Financial Receivables Corp. |
| CFS |
Caterpillar Financial Service |
| CFS |
Cold Finished Surface |
| CFS |
Corporate Financial Services |
| CFSA |
Caterpillar France S.A. |
| CFSC |
Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation |
| CFSK |
Caterpillar Financial Services Korea Ltd. |
| CFSL |
Caterpillar Financial Services Limited |
| CG |
Compacted Graphite |
| CG+S |
Customer Growth and Satisfaction |
| CGCM |
Caterpillar Global Change Model |
| CGD |
Caterpillar Guided Diagnostics |
| CGDS |
Caterpillar Global Directory Service |
| CGI |
Clean Gas Induction |
| CGI |
Compacted Graphite Iron |
| CGI |
Core & Growth Industries |
| CGI |
Cooled Gas Induction (emissions reduction system) |
| CGM |
Computer Graphics Metafile |
| CGS |
Corporate Gauge System |
| CGT |
College Graduate Trainee |
| CHAM |
Chamfer |
| CHAMB |
Chamber |
| CHAR |
Character |
| CHAS |
Chassis |
| CHG |
Change |
| CHGD |
Changed |
| CHL |
Caterpillar Hungary Limited |
| CHK |
Check |
| CHP |
Combined Heat & Power |
| CHRG |
Charging |
| CHUK |
Chuck |
| CI |
Calibration Instruction |
| CI |
Compression Ignition |
| CI |
Continuous Improvement |
| CID |
Component Identifier / Identification |
| CIDB |
Customer Information Database |
| CIDS |
Critical Item Definition Specification |
| CIF |
Contractors Indemnity Form |
| CIF |
Cost Insurance and Freight |
| CIF |
Customs Insurance and Freight |
| CII |
Caterpillar Industrial Inc. |
| CIM |
Chartered Institute of Marketing |
| CIM |
Customer Interface Module |
| CIMA |
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants |
| CIMA |
Construction Industry Manufacturers Association |
| CIML |
Caterpillar Investment Management Ltd. |
| CIN |
Customer Information Network |
| CIP |
Cost and Insurance to Port |
| CIP |
Carriage and Insurance to Port |
| CIPD |
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development |
| CIPI |
Caterpillar Industrial Products Inc. |
| CIPL |
Caterpillar Impact Products Ltd. |
| CIPL |
Caterpillar India Private Limited |
| CIRC |
Circle |
| CIRC |
Circular |
| CIRT |
Corporate Issue and Resolution Tracking |
| CIS |
Commonwealth of Independent states |
| CIS |
Corporate Information Services |
| CIS |
Cost Information Services |
| CIS |
Cost Information Systems |
| CITA |
Caterpillar Information Technology Architecture |
| CKD |
Complete Knock Down |
| CKP |
Crankshaft Position |
| CKT |
Circuit |
| CL |
Class |
| CL |
Clutch |
| CLC |
China Learning Center |
| CLD |
Corporate Literature Distribution |
| CLEC |
Centralised Legal Entity Control |
| CLG |
Cooling |
| CLIBD |
Corporate Logistics Information Data Base |
| CLIRS |
Corporate Logistics Information Reporting System |
| CLMS |
Caterpillar Learning Management System |
| CLMSH |
Clam Shell |
| CLNR |
Cleaner |
| CLNR |
Clearance |
| CLS |
Caterpillar Logistics Services |
| CLS |
Coolant Level Sensor |
| CLR |
Cooler |
| CLUES |
Caterpillar Look Up Everyone System |
| CM |
Centimeter |
| CMA |
Content Management Application |
| CMA |
Complete Machine Arrangement |
| CMB |
Centre Mounted Balancer |
| CMB |
Combination |
| CMB |
Combiner |
| CMC |
Caterpillar Moldboard Control |
| CMDS |
Caterpillar Machine Diagnostic System |
| CMI |
Component Module Identifier |
| CMIPS |
Corporate Miscellaneous Invoice Processing System |
| CMIS |
Core Management Information System |
| CMLS |
Corp. Mail List System |
| CMLS |
Caterpillar Learning Management System |
| CMM |
Capability Maturity Model |
| CMM |
Coordinate Measuring Machine |
| CMM |
Customised Maintenance Management |
| CMM |
Customized Maintenance Management/ Coordinate Measuring Machine |
| CMMI |
CITIC Machinery Manufacturing Inc |
| CMMS |
Component Manufacturing & Marketing Services |
| CMO |
Cast Metals Organisation |
| CMOPS |
Corporate Machine Orders Processing System |
| CMP |
Camshaft Position |
| CMP |
Custom Machine Product |
| CMPN |
Companion |
| CMPNT |
Component |
| CMR |
Caterpillar Materials Routiers S. A. |
| CMS |
Computerised Monitoring System |
| CMS |
Capital Management System |
| CMS |
Certificate in Management Studies |
| CMS |
Corporate Mailbox System |
| CMS |
Cost Management System |
| CMSII |
Computerised Monitoring System II |
| CMT |
Centre for Machine Translations |
| CMT |
Construction Mining Trucks |
| CMTB |
Caterpillar Mec-Track |
| CNC |
Computer Numeric Code |
| CNG |
Credit Note |
| CNG |
Compressed Natural Gas |
| CNTFGL |
Centrifugal |
| CNU |
Canceled Never Used |
| Co-Op |
Student Trainee Program |
| CO |
Carbon Monoxide |
| CO |
Company |
| COB |
Close of Business |
| COD |
Cash on Delivery |
| COD |
Court Ordered Deduction |
| CODAG |
Combined Diesel and Gas |
| COE |
Common Operating Environment |
| CoPQ |
Cost of Poor Quality |
| CofA |
Caterpillar of Australia |
| CofO |
Certificate of Origin |
| COL |
Column |
| COLA |
Cost of Living Adjustment |
| COLA |
Cost of Living Awards |
| COLL |
Collecter |
| COM |
Commercial |
| COM |
Comnmunication |
| COM |
Component Object Model |
| COM |
Component Option Model |
| COMB |
Combustion |
| COML |
Commercial |
| COMP |
Compensating |
| COMP |
Compensator |
| COMP |
Compression |
| COMP |
Compressor |
| COMP |
Customer Ordered Manufacturing Plan |
| COMP |
Complete |
| COMPSN |
Composition |
| COMPR |
Compressor |
| COMPREX |
Air Injection System (Compression) |
| COMPT |
Compactor |
| COMPT |
Compartment |
| CONC |
Concentric |
| COND |
Condensor |
| CONDR |
Conditioner |
| CONF |
Conformance |
| CONFIG |
Configuration |
| CONL |
Concial |
| CONN |
Connection |
| CONN |
Connecting |
| CONN |
Connector |
| CONT |
Control |
| CONT |
Continue |
| CONT |
Continuous |
| ConTraSt |
Concern Tracking System |
| CONV |
Conversion |
| CONV |
Converter |
| COOL |
Coolant |
| COOL.FLOW |
Coolant Flow |
| COOL.TEMP |
Coolant Termperature |
| COOL-1 |
Cooling Package Sizing Tool |
| COPPS |
Corporate Order Processing and Pricing System |
| COPS |
Company Operating Procedures |
| COPY |
Copyright |
| CoQ |
Cost of Quality |
| CORE-EX |
Core Exchange Report |
| CORR |
Correction |
| CORP |
Corporation |
| CORP |
Corporate |
| COSCOR |
Corporate Office Services |
| COSA |
Caterpillar Overseas SA |
| COSHH |
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health |
| COT |
Cat Operator Training |
| COTS |
Commercial off the Shelf Software Package |
| COSHH |
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health |
| CP |
Candle Power |
| CP |
Cold Planer |
| CP |
Circular Pitch |
| CP&CS |
Component Products & Control Systems |
| CPA |
Corporate Public Affairs |
| CPAC |
Cabs Platforms and Controls |
| CPBU |
Chemical Products Business Unit |
| CPC |
Computerised Profiler Control |
| CPC |
Constant Pressure Combustion |
| CPD |
Component Products Division |
| CPH |
Cost Per Hour |
| CPI |
Continuous Process Improvement |
| CPI |
Core Processing Instructions |
| CPK |
Process Capability |
| CPL |
Caterpillar Peterlee Ltd |
| CPL |
Corporate Price List |
| CPL |
Crack-n-Peel Labels |
| CPLG |
Coupling |
| CPLR |
Coupler |
| CPLS |
Caterpillar Product Link System |
| CPO |
Central Parts Operations |
| CPO |
Commercial Power Organisation |
| CPPD |
Concurrent Product and Process Development |
| CPPE |
Caterpillar Paving Products Europe |
| CPPI |
Caterpillar Paving Products |
| CPPM |
Concurrent Product and Process Management |
| CPMPS |
Corporate Production Material Processing System |
| CPN |
Customer Part Name |
| CPR |
Competitive Parts Reports |
| CPRSN |
Compression |
| CPS |
Caterpillar Precision Seals |
| CPS |
Caterpillar Production Systems |
| CPS |
Corporate Price System |
| CPS |
Corporate Pricing System |
| CPS |
Critical Path Scheduling |
| CPS |
Cycles Per Second |
| CPSD |
Compact Power Systems Division |
| CPSE |
Corporate Planning Sales Estimate |
| CPSI |
Caterpillar Power Systems Inc. |
| CPT |
Carriage Paid To |
| CPT |
Certified Power Train |
| CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
| CPU |
Cost Per Unit |
| CQD |
Customer Quality Department |
| CQR |
Custom Quote Request |
| CQS |
Custom Quote System |
| CR |
Change Request |
| CR |
Creation |
| CR |
Credit |
| CR |
Cold Rolled |
| CR |
Compression Ratio |
| CR |
Controlled Radius |
| CRB |
Cancelled Replaced By |
| CRC |
Camera Ready Copy |
| CRC |
CAT Rental College |
| CRC |
Component Repair Center |
| CRCLT |
Circulate |
| CRF |
Customer Response Form |
| CRG |
Carraige |
| CRKC |
Crankcase |
| CRM |
Corporate Records Management |
| CRM |
Customer Relationship Management |
| CRMP |
Corporate Records Mgmt. Program |
| CRIPTIC |
Cost Reduction Implementation Programme |
| CRS |
Caterpillar Regeneration System (CATs ARD) |
| CRS |
CAT Rental Store |
| CRS |
Croatian Register of Shipping |
| CRSI |
Cat Redistribution Services Inc. |
| CRT |
Component Release Timing |
| CRT |
Continuously Regenerated Trap (DOC & uncatalysed PM Trap) |
| CRTG |
Cartridge |
| CS |
Civil Society |
| CSA |
Canadian Standards Authority |
| CSA |
Customer Supplier Agreement |
| CSA |
Customer Support Agreement |
| CSARL |
Caterpillar Societe Anonymique avec Responsabilite Limited |
| CSC |
Convention for Sale Containers |
| CSCS |
Corporate Standard Cost System |
| CSD |
Cool System Design |
| CSD |
Corporate Services Division |
| CSF |
Critical Success Factor |
| CSFC |
Calculated/Corrected Specific Fuel Consumption |
| CSG |
Control System Group |
| CSHIFT |
Centershift |
| CSI |
Customer Satisfaction Index |
| CSI |
Caterpillar Servizi Italia srl (Bitelli – located in Minerbio, Italy) |
| CSIC |
Customer Service Improvement Committee |
| CSL |
Caterpillar Services Limited |
| CSL |
Caterpillar Stockton Ltd |
| CSM |
Customer Service Manager |
| CSM |
Caterpillar Shin-Mitsubishi |
| CSM |
Custom Shop Modification |
| CSN |
Caterpillar Scheduling Network |
| CSO |
Customer Support/Serivce Officer |
| CSP |
Customer Satisfaction Program |
| CSPC |
Corporate Security PC |
| CSPD |
Control Systems Product Division |
| CSPI |
Consolidated Product Information |
| CSS |
Corporate Security Services |
| CSS |
Customer Satisfaction Survey |
| CSSI |
Customer Service Satisfaction Index |
| CSSP |
Caterpillar Strategic Systems Plan |
| CSt |
CentiStoke – unit of viscosity |
| CST |
Counter Shaft Transmission |
| CSTG |
Caterpillar Service Technology Group |
| CSTG |
Casting |
| CT |
Corporate Translations |
| CTAES |
Component Test and Experimental Stress |
| CTC |
Coolant Temperature Compensation |
| CTC |
Caterpillar Technician Certification |
| CTC |
Caterpillar Tool Centre |
| CTC |
Caterpillar Track Components |
| CTC |
Consistent to Configuration |
| CTCo |
Caterpillar Tractor Company |
| CTCT |
Caterpillar Trimble Control Technology |
| CTD |
Coated |
| CTE |
Caterpillar Technical English |
| CTE/LE |
Caterpillar Technical English / Language Editor |
| CTEMS |
Caterpillar Television & Electronic Media Solutions |
| CTF |
Cat Transmissions France |
| CTI |
Caterpillar Training Institute |
| CTL |
Cut to Length |
| CTO |
Core Technology Organisation |
| CTP |
Critical to The Process |
| CTPS |
Corporate Transfer Pricing System |
| CTR |
Centre |
| CTR |
Crank Terminate Relay |
| CTR |
Competitive Test Report |
| CTRSUNK |
Countersunk |
| Ctrl |
Control |
| CTRS |
Component Timing Release Schedule |
| CTS |
Controlled Throttle Shift |
| CTS |
Coolant Temperature Compensation |
| CTS |
Custom Track Service |
| CTSE |
Component Test & Stress Engineer |
| CTSO |
C-Time Share Option |
| CTTG |
Computer Technology Training Group |
| CTWT |
Counterweight |
| CV1 |
Single Cylinder Engine |
| CVRC |
Caterpillar VR Centre |
| CVSP |
Customer Value Survey Program |
| CVT |
Continuous Variable Transmission |
| CW |
Cold Weather |
| CW |
Clock Wise |
| CWL |
Compact Wheel Loader |
| CWOI |
Crank without Injection |
| CWPG |
Corporate Waste Products Group |
| CWS |
Corporate Web Security |
| CWTC |
Caterpillar World Trading Corporation |
| CWTS |
Caterpillar Work Tools & Services – Europe |
| CWTS – AAP |
Caterpillar Work Tools & Services – Americas Asia Pacific |
| CXL |
Caterpillar Xuzhou Ltd |
| CY |
Cycle |
| – |
– |
| Acronyms: D Listing |
– |
| D/N |
Dealer Net |
| D&A |
Disassembly & Assembly |
| DA |
Diagnostic Advisor |
| DAR |
Disposal of Assets Request |
| DAR |
Drawing Approval Record |
| DARPA |
Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| DART |
Direct And Rapid Response |
| DASD |
Direct Access Storage Device |
| DAT |
Diagnostic Authorising Tool |
| DATK |
Data Analysis Tool Kit |
| DB |
Defined Benefits (Employee Pension Plan) |
| DBAM |
Database Attribute Management |
| DBR |
Dyno Build Request |
| DBS |
Dealer Business System |
| DBSI |
Dealer Business System (Integration) |
| DC |
Deployment Champion |
| DC |
Design Change |
| DC |
Direct Control |
| DC |
Direct Current |
| DC |
Distribution Centre |
| DC |
Ditch Cleaning |
| DC |
Defined Contribution (Employee Pension Plan) |
| DCAL |
Dealer Cost Acceptance Level |
| DCAL |
Dealer Customer Acceptance Level |
| DCC |
Design Collaboration Centre |
| DCCP |
Dynamic Customer Chargeback Process |
| DCD |
Dealer Capability Department |
| DCDD |
Data Communication Directory for Dealer |
| DCE |
Distributed Communications Environment |
| DCE |
Distributed Computing Environment |
| DCF |
Discounted Cash Flow |
| DCF |
Deliverables Completion Form |
| DCI |
Design Change Information |
| DCO |
Design Change Order |
| DCO |
Document Content Outline |
| DCOST |
Decision Cost |
| DCP |
Design Change Proposal |
| DCR |
Drawing Change Request |
| DCS |
Dealer Channel System |
| DCS |
Desktop Computer Services |
| DCSG |
Dealer Channel Systems Group |
| DCTB |
Discount Pricing Table |
| DD |
Direct Drive |
| DDE |
Dynamic Data Exchange |
| DDMS |
Dealer Demand Management System |
| DDP |
Delivered Duty Paid |
| DDP |
DBSi Deployment Portal |
| DDS |
Dealer Data System |
| DDS |
Delphi Diesel Systems |
| DDT |
Digital Diagnostic Tool |
| DE |
Diesel Engine |
| DE |
Design Engineer |
| DE |
Dual Element |
| DEA |
Discrete Element Analysis |
| DEC |
Digital Workstation |
| DECL |
Decelerator |
| Def Ops |
Defence Operations |
| DEFCONs |
UK MOD Index of Defence Contracts |
| DEG |
Degree |
| DEI |
Dealer Equipment Inventory |
| DEO |
Diesel Engine Oil |
| DERA |
Defence Evaluation Research Agency |
| DF |
Deterioration Factor |
| DFA |
Design for Assembly |
| DFCO |
Declaration Fuel Cut-off |
| DFE |
Design for the Environment |
| DFLG |
Double Flange |
| DFM |
Design for Manufacturing |
| DFMA |
Design for Manufacture and Assembly |
| DFP |
Defence and Federal Products |
| DFP |
Diesel Particulate Filter |
| DFT |
Dealer Forecast Tracking |
| DFSS |
Design for Six Sigma |
| DG |
Diagnostic Guide |
| DI |
Direct Injection |
| DIA |
Diameter |
| DIAG |
Diagonal |
| DIFF |
Differential |
| DIFN |
Direct Injector Fuel Nozzle |
| DIN |
Deutsche Institute fur Normug (German equivalent of BS) |
| DIN |
European Industry Standards |
| DIN |
German Standards and Specifications |
| DIOR |
Daily Inspection Output Records |
| DIS |
Dynamic Inclination Sensor |
| DISC |
Discounted |
| DISPOS |
Disposal |
| DIST |
Distributors |
| DISTA |
Direct Injection Series Turbo Aftercooled |
| DIT |
Direct Injection Turbochargers |
| DITA |
Direct Injection Turbocharged Aftercooler |
| DITAAAAC |
Direct Injection, Turbo Charged, Air to Air Aftercooled |
| DITCAR |
Direct Inventory Transaction Costing and Reporting |
| DITTA |
Direct Injection Twin Turbo Charged Aftercooled |
| DITTCA |
Direct Injection Twin Turbo Charged Aftercooled |
| DIV |
Division |
| DLCM |
Data Link Converter Module |
| DLMS |
Dealer Learning Management System |
| DLRTSO |
Dealer Time Share Option |
| DLRUSER |
Caterpillar Dealers User Network Services |
| DLV |
Deflection Limiting Volume |
| DM |
Decimeter |
| DMAIC |
Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve and Control |
| DMC |
Detonation Mixing Control |
| DMCE |
Direct Material Cost Effectiveness |
| DMCE |
Direct Material Cost Estimate |
| DMEDI |
Define, Measure, Explore, Develop, Implement |
| DMM |
Digital Multimeter |
| DMR |
Defective Material Report |
| DMS |
Dipolma in Management Studies |
| DMS |
Drawing Management System |
| DMS |
Document Management System |
| DMT |
During Machine Time |
| DN |
Despatch Note |
| DNC |
Direct Numerical Control |
| DNV |
Det Norske Veritas |
| DOC |
Diesel Oxidation Catalyst |
| DOC |
Department Of Commerce |
| DOE |
Department of Energy |
| DOE |
Design Of Experiments |
| DOI |
Dealer Order Inquiry (Dealer Orders Report) |
| DOLRS |
Dealer on Line Registration System |
| DOM |
Drawing Office Manual |
| DOP |
Degree Option Program |
| DOS |
Disc Operating System |
| DP |
Data Processing |
| DP/DPA/DPS |
Distribution Pump (Fuel) |
| DPF |
Diesel particular filter |
| DPMO |
Defects per Million Opportunities |
| DPN |
Dummy Parts Number |
| DPN |
Defective Part Number (s) |
| DPO |
Defects per Opportunity |
| DPO |
Dealer Parts Orders |
| DPORS |
Dealer Parts Orders Reporting System |
| DPP |
Diversified Power Products |
| DPSID |
Delivery Product Structure Identification |
| DPSO |
Data Process Service Order |
| DPSO |
Delivery Product Structure Outline |
| DPSR |
Data Processing Service Request |
| DPTS |
Declared Peak Torque Speed |
| DPW |
Demand Planner Workbench |
| DR |
Dead Reckoning |
| DR |
Draft |
| DR |
Drive |
| DRC |
Deutsch Rectangular Connector |
| DRF |
Dealer Repair Frequency |
| DROI% |
Direct Return on Investment |
| DRS |
Direct Reports |
| DRM |
Data Resource Management |
| DRP |
Distribution Requirements Planning |
| DRS |
Diagonal Retention System |
| DS |
Diesel Safe |
| DS |
Double Strength |
| DSDB |
Discount Standards Database |
| DSEL |
Destination-Specific Emissions Labeling |
| DSF |
Dealer Store Front |
| DSIA |
Dealer Sales/Inventory Analysis |
| DSIM |
Dealer Sales and Inventory Maintenance |
| DSN |
Dealer Solution Network |
| DSOEM |
Dealer Supporting Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| DST |
Detonation Sensitive Timing |
| DSTAB |
Dealer Service Training Advisory Board |
| DSU |
Data Sending Unit |
| DSUO |
Dealer Solicited User Order |
| DSUP |
Design Support |
| DT |
Deutsch Transportation |
| DT |
Type of Deutsch Rectangular Connector |
| DTAB |
Dealer Training Advisory Board |
| DTD |
Desk Top Design |
| DTD |
Document Type Definition |
| DTF |
Division Topic Failure |
| DTI |
Department of Trade and Industry |
| DTR |
Dealer Transaction Reporting |
| DTS |
Dealer Terminal System |
| DTSO |
D-Time Sharing Option |
| DUES |
Dealer Used Equipment System |
| DUT |
Device Under Test |
| DVC |
Direct Variable Cost |
| DVD |
Digital Video/Versatile Disk |
| DVM |
Digital Volt Meter |
| DVOM |
Digital Volt-Ohm Meter |
| DVP |
Direct Variable Profit |
| DVP&R |
Design Verification Plan and Report |
| DVR |
Digital Voltage Regulator |
| DWI |
Design Work Instruction |
| DWR |
Deep Worldwide Recession |
| DYNASTY |
Dynamic Analysis of Systems |
| – |
– |
| Acronyms: E Listing |
– |
| E |
Voltage |
| E&E |
Electrical & Electronic |
| E&ES |
Electronic & Electrical Systems |
| E&E Eng |
Electric and Electronic Engineering |
| E/H |
Electro-hydraulic Implement Systems |
| E/O |
End Out – Exhausts |
| E/ROPS |
Enclosed Roll Over Protection System |
| EA |
Enterprise Architecture (Caterpillar standards) |
| EAC |
Engine Arrangement Complete |
| EAC |
Environmental Advisory Committee |
| EAF |
Enquiry Action Form |
| EAME |
Europe, Africa and Middle East |
| EAS |
Engine Acceptance Schedule |
| EAS |
Engine Audit Schedule |
| EAU |
Estimated Annual Usage |
| EBI |
Engine Build Instructions |
| EBP |
Exhaust Back Pressure |
| EBR |
Engine Build Request |
| EC |
Electronic Test Procedure |
| EC&SE |
Electrical Components & Standard Engineering |
| ECAP |
Electronic Control Analyser And Programmer |
| ECAP |
Engine Controller Analyzer Programmer |
| ECB |
Electronic Clutch Brake |
| ECC |
Emergency Cover Contract |
| ECC |
Engineering Change Co-ordinator |
| ECC |
Enterprise Component Capacity Program |
| ECDS |
Employee Compensation Distribution System |
| ECE |
Economic Commission for Europe |
| ECI |
Event Category Indicator |
| ECL |
Engine Coolant Level |
| ECIM |
Engine Commercial Issue Manager |
| ECM |
Electronic Control Model |
| ECM |
Electronic Control Module |
| ECM |
Engine Control Module |
| ECM |
European Common Market |
| ECN |
Electronic Communicator Newsletter |
| ECN |
Engineering Change Notice |
| ECO |
Engineering Change Order |
| ECPC |
Electronic Clutch Pressure Control |
| ECR |
Engineering Change Request |
| ECS |
Electric Cable Shovel |
| ECS |
Electronic Control System |
| ECS |
Engine Control Switch |
| ECS |
Estimate Cost System |
| ECT |
Engine Coolant Temperature |
| ECU |
Electronic Control Unit |
| ED |
Engine Division |
| EDAG |
Engine Division Administrative Group Procedure |
| EDB |
Engineering as a Dimension of Business |
| EDB |
Engineering Development Block Number |
| EDC |
European Design Centre |
| EDD |
Excavator Design Centre |
| EDD |
Execution Driven Demand |
| EDE |
Engine Division Engineering |
| EDF |
Engineering Directive Form (as used by PSEL) |
| EDF |
Equipment Detail Form (as used by PEPL) |
| EDH |
Engineering Development Head Number |
| EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
| EDIS |
Engine Division Information Services |
| EDM |
Electronic Data Management |
| EDMS |
Electronic Document Management System |
| EDN |
Engineering data notification |
| EDNS |
Engineering Data Notification System |
| EDP |
Employee Development Process |
| EDR |
Electronic Data Routing |
| EDR |
Engineering Design Requirements |
| EDS |
Electronic Data System |
| EDS |
Engineering Data System |
| EDSE |
Engine Division Service Engineering |
| EDSM |
Engine Division Supplier Management |
| EDT |
Engineering Data Transmittal |
| EDT |
Entering Differential Temperature |
| EE |
Enterprise Employee |
| EEBU |
Electrical Electronic Business Unit |
| EEC |
European Economic Community |
| EEF |
Engine End Frame |
| EEO |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
| EEPROM |
Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory |
| EER |
Energy Efficiency Ratio |
| EERD |
Electrical and Electronic Research and Development |
| EFIT |
Electronics Fitter |
| EFT |
Electronic Funds Transfer |
| EG-3C |
Electric Governor – 31 LB. Ft. Compensated |
| EG-3P |
Electric Governor – 31 LB. Ft. Proportional |
| EGC |
Electronic Governor Control |
| EGO |
External Graphic Object |
| EGR |
Exhaust Gas Restrictor |
| EGR |
Exhaust Gas Recirculation |
| EHSSC |
Environmental Health & Safety Steering Committee |
| EIA |
Engine Investment Analysis |
| EICS |
Electronic Implement Control System |
| EID |
Event Identifier |
| EIMS |
Engine Information Management System |
| EIP |
Employee Investment Plan |
| EIS |
Electronic Ignition System |
| EIS |
Engine Information System |
| EISD |
Enterprise Information Service Delivery |
| EISP |
Equipment Investment Special Price |
| EIU |
Electrical Interface Unit |
| EKW |
Electrical Kilo Watt (Generator output) |
| ELC |
Entity Level Controls |
| ELC |
Extended Life Coolant |
| ELEC |
Electronics Engineer |
| ELEC |
Electric |
| ELECTSG |
Electric Starting |
| ELPS |
Enterprise Label Print System |
| EM |
Equipment Management |
| EMA |
Engineering Manufacturing Authorisation |
| EMC |
Electro Magnetic Compatibility |
| EMCC |
Engineering Manufacturing Change Control |
| EMCP |
Electronic Modular Control Panel |
| EMD |
Electronic Media Development |
| EMD |
Engineering & Manufacturing Development |
| EMDI |
Electronic Media Development Interface |
| EMC |
Electronic Media Centre |
| EMF |
Earthmoving Fundamentals Software |
| EMI |
Electro Magnetic Interference |
| EMI |
Equipment Manufacturers Institute |
| EMIS |
Emissions Engineer |
| EMP |
Engine/Machine/lift Truck Population |
| EMR |
Electromagnetic Radiation |
| EMS |
Electronic Monitoring System |
| EMS |
Engine Monitoring System |
| EMS |
Environmental Management System |
| EMS |
Equipment Management System |
| EMT |
Engine Mounted Tachometer |
| EMTF |
Electronic Machine Tool Folder |
| EN |
Engine |
| EN |
Engine News |
| EN |
European Norm |
| EN |
European Standards and Specifications |
| ENFLEX |
Environmental Compliance System |
| Eng_No |
Engine Number |
| ENONO |
Electronic Notification of New Order |
| ENTRAC |
Engine Tracking |
| EO |
Engineering Order |
| EOC |
End of Current |
| EOC |
Engine Order Complete |
| EOC |
Equal Opportunities Commission |
| EOCS |
Engine Order Communication System |
| EOD |
Engine Order Division |
| EOI |
End of Injection |
| EOL |
End of Line |
| EOMP |
Engine Order Management Programme |
| EOP |
Engine Oil Pressure |
| EOQ |
Economic Order Quantity |
| EOR |
Executive Office Review |
| EOS |
Employee Opinion Survey |
| EOT |
End of Test |
| EOT |
Engine Oil Temperature |
| EP |
Electric Power |
| EP Eng. |
East Peoria Engineering |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPD |
Engine Product Division |
| EPE |
Every Part Every Day |
| EPG |
Electric Power Generation |
| EPI |
Eagle-Picher Industries |
| EPIC |
Employee Profile Information Control |
| EPL |
Electronic Price List |
| EPP |
Engineering Product Program |
| EPP |
Environmental Protection Programme |
| EPP |
Equipment Protection Plan |
| EPP |
Executive Product Program |
| EPR |
Exhaust Pressure Regulator |
| EPROM |
Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory |
| EPS |
Earnings Per Share |
| EPS |
Encapsulated PostScript |
| EPSR |
Engine Product Support Rep |
| EPTC |
Electronic Programmable Transmission Control |
| EPTC II |
Electronic Programmable Transmission Control (Second Generation) |
| EQFD |
Enhanced Quality Function Development |
| EQM |
Effective Quality Management |
| EQM |
European Quality Model |
| EQUAL |
Equalizer |
| EQUIP |
Equipment |
| E/ROPS |
Enclosed Rollover Protection System |
| ER |
Engine Release |
| ERD |
Engineering Rotational Development |
| ERF |
Engine Radiator Fan |
| ERG |
Exhaust Recirculation Gases |
| ERI |
Engine Rig Instructions |
| ERIK |
Engine Repair Indicator Kit |
| ERLG |
Equipment Repair & Labour Guidelines |
| ERM |
Engine Reference Manual |
| ERP |
Enterprise Resource Planning |
| ERS |
Equipment Reporting System |
| ES |
Electric Set |
| ES |
Engineering Services |
| ES |
Emergency Stop |
| ES |
Extreme Service Undercarriage |
| ESB |
Engine System Builder |
| ESC |
Extended Service Coverage |
| ESD |
Electrostatic Discharge |
| ESD |
Electronic Support Department |
| ESI |
Early Supplier Involvement |
| ESI |
Electrostatic Interference |
| ESIT |
Employee Satisfaction Initiative Team (GTO) |
| ESL |
Electronic Speed Limiter |
| ESM |
Engine Specification Manual |
| ESO |
Engine Shipping Order |
| ESOP |
Employee Stock Ownership Plan |
| ESOS |
Electronic Shut Off Solenoid |
| ESP |
Employee Satisfaction Process |
| ESPB |
E-Stop Push Button |
| ESR |
Electrostatic Radiation |
| ESRS |
Engine Specification Reporting System |
| ESS |
Electronic Speed Switch |
| ESS |
Electronic Service Support |
| ESS |
Engineering Support Services |
| EST |
Electronic Service Tool |
| EST |
Electrostatic Service Tool |
| ESy |
Engineering Systems |
| ET |
Engine Test |
| ET |
Electronic Technician |
| ETA |
Electronic Timing Advance |
| ETAC |
Electronic Traction Aid Control |
| ETDS |
Engine Technical Data Sheet |
| ETDS |
Engine Technical Data System |
| ETE |
Engine Test Evaluation |
| ETG |
Environmental Technologies Group (ILS Company) |
| ETI |
Engineering Technical Instructions |
| ETR |
Energized To Run |
| ETRS |
Engine Tracking Sheet (as used by PEPL) |
| ETRS |
Engineering Tracking Release Schedule (as used by Ptech) |
| ETS |
Engine Tank System |
| ETS |
Engine Test Schedule |
| ETS |
Energised To Shutdown |
| EUI |
Electronic Unit Injector |
| Euro 1 |
Automotive 1st stage emissions legislation |
| Euro 2 |
Automotive 2nd stage emissions legislation |
| Euro 3 |
Automotive 3rd stage emissions legislation |
| Euro 4 |
Automotive 4th stage emissions legislation |
| EVA |
Economic Value Added |
| EVA |
Exhaust Valve Actuation |
| EVO |
Exhaust Valve Opening |
| EWC |
Extended Warranty Cover |
| EWEP |
E Web Edit Pro (Wed Editing Tool) |
| EWGC |
Electronic Waste Gate Control |
| EX |
Experimental Drawing |
| EXC |
Excavator |
| EXCH |
Exchanger |
| EXH |
Exhaust |
| EXP |
Expansion |
| EXPAT |
Ex-patriot |
| EXT |
Extension |
| EXW |
Ex Works |
| – |
– |
| Acronyms: F Listing |
– |
| F/P |
Fuel Pump |
| F/U/W |
For Use With |
| FAB |
Features, Advantages and Benefits |
| FACL |
Facilities Engineer |
| FACM |
Factoring Pricing Table |
| FAQ |
Frequently Asked Questions |
| FARC |
Fuel Air Ration Control |
| FAS |
Free Acceleration Smoke |
| FAS |
Free Alongside Ship |
| FASIP |
Fabrication of Advanced Structures using Intelligent and Synergistic Processing |
| FATT |
First Article Type Test |
| FBC |
Feature Based Configurator |
| FC |
Flash Code |
| FCC |
Front Cable Control |
| FCC |
Forward Curved Centrifugal |
| FCO |
Fuel Cut Off |
| FCR |
Fuel Control Relay |
| FCS |
Future Combat System |
| FCTB |
Financially Cleared to Build |
| FDD |
Forecast Driven Demand |
| FDO |
Future Dated Order |
| FDR |
Flexible Data Recorder |
| FDS |
Financial Distribution System |
| FEA |
Finite Element Analysis |
| FEAD |
Front End Accessory Drive |
| FEL |
Family Emission Limit |
| FELA |
Fatigue Equivalent Load Analysis (a calculated value to indicate stress on Off Highway Trucks) |
| FENG |
Field Test Engineer |
| FEUTA |
Federal Unemployment Tax Act |
| FF |
Fill Factor |
| FF |
Flat Face (on Flywheel) |
| FF |
Freight Forwarder |
| FFF |
Fit Form Function |
| FFL |
Full free lift |
| FFH |
Free Fork Height |
| FFTL |
Full Free Tiple Lift |
| FFS |
Flash File Search |
| FGM |
Functional Gradient Materials |
| FGW |
FG Wilson |
| FH |
Flat Head |
| FHP |
Flywheel Horsepower |
| FICHE |
Microfiche |
| FID |
Fuel Injection Department |
| FIE |
Fuel Injection Equipment |
| FIED |
Fuel Injector Fitter |
| FIFO |
First In, First Out |
| FIND |
For Information, News & Documents |
| FIL |
Filter |
| FILHD |
Fillister Head |
| FIND-SIRS |
FIND Service Information Retrieval System |
| FIO |
Factory Information Only |
| FIO |
Factory Installation Only |
| FIP |
Fuel Injection Pump |
| FIS |
Fleet Information System |
| FIT |
Federal Income Tax |
| FIT |
Feature Integration Team |
| FITT |
Fitter |
| FL |
Facility Logistics |
| FL |
Flange Cooled (liner) |
| FL |
Floor |
| FLACS |
Full Load After Cold Start |
| FLASH |
Bulk electrically erasable programmable read only memory |
| FLC |
Fuzzy Logic Controller |
| FLEX |
Flexible Scheduling System |
| FLG |
Flange |
| FLGANN |
Fuzzy Logic Genetic Algorithm Neural Network |
| FLRS |
Full Load Rated Speed |
| FLS |
Full Load Setting |
| FLS |
Full Load Static Fuel Setting |
| FLS/FTS |
Full Load Setting/Full Torque Setting |
| FLY |
Flywheel |
| FLYCL |
Flywheel Clutch |
| FM |
Fleet Manager |
| FM |
Federal Mogul |
| FMEA |
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |
| FMECA |
Failure Mode Effects & Critical Analysis |
| FMI |
Failure Mode Identification / Indicator / Identifier |
| FMI |
For More Information |
| FMR |
Facilities Material Request |
| FMRG |
Financial Management Reporting Guide |
| FMRS |
Financial Management Reporting System |
| FMS |
File Management System |
| FMS |
Flexible Manufacturing System |
| FMS |
Flash Memory System |
| FN |
Form Number |
| FNL |
Factory Notification List |
| FOB |
Free on Board |
| FOC |
Free of Charge |
| FOE |
Facility Operating Engineer |
| FOG |
Falling Object Guard |
| FOGAP |
Facility Oriented General Accounting Package |
| FON |
Fleet Owners Net |
| FOPS |
Falling Object Protective Structure |
| FOSI |
Formatting Output Specification Instance |
| FP |
Fixed Price |
| FP |
Factory Planner |
| FPC |
Finish Protected Components |
| FPD |
Financial Products Division |
| FPG |
Finishing Product Group |
| FPG |
Forest Products Group |
| FPI |
Finishing Process Instructions |
| FPS |
Factory Password System |
| FPO |
Fleet Productivity Optimization |
| FPVS |
First Production Validation Sign-off |
| FR |
Frame |
| FR |
Facilities Request |
| FRACS |
Factory Reporting And Accounting System |
| FRC |
Fuel Ratio Control (Rack Limiter) |
| FRC |
Fuel Ration Control (previously known as FARC or AFRC) |
| FRD |
Functional Requirements Document |
| FREP |
Financial Representative |
| FRES |
Future Rapid Effects System |
| FRS |
Financial Reporting System |
| FRS |
Functional Requirement Specification |
| FRT |
Front |
| FS |
Fuel System |
| FS |
Front Shovel |
| FSA |
Facility Storage Availability |
| FSA |
Financially Significant Application |
| FSC |
Forecast & Stock Control |
| FSC |
Foreign Sales Corporation |
| FSOS |
Fuel Shut Off Solenoid |
| FSR |
Field Service Report |
| FST |
Fuel Systems Test |
| FT |
Feet |
| FT |
File Transfer |
| FT |
Foot |
| FTA |
Failure Test Analysis |
| FTC |
Finger Tip Control |
| FTE |
Full Time Equivalence |
| FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
| FTP |
First Test Pass |
| FTP |
Fully Tapered and Polished |
| FTRS |
Front Track Roller Frame |
| FTS |
Full Torque Setting |
| FTS |
Full Torque Static Fuel Setting |
| FtS |
Full Load Static Fuel Setting |
| FTST |
Field Test Fitter |
| FUW |
Follow up with |
| FWD |
Foward |
| FWIW |
For What It’s Worth |
| FYI |
For Your Information |
| – |
– |
| Acronyms: G Listing |
– |
| G&D |
Shipping Company |
| GA |
Gauge |
| GA |
General Arrangement |
| GA |
Genetic Algorithms |
| GAPS |
Group and Assembly Pricing System |
| GAV |
Gas Admission Valve |
| GB |
Green Belt |
| GBP |
Great British Pounds |
| GD |
Guard |
| GD&T |
Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing |
| GDC |
Grimbergen Distribution Center |
| GDLS |
General Dynamics Land System |
| GEC |
Greenville Engine Centre |
| GECM |
Gas Engine Control Module |
| GED |
Global Engine Development |
| GEIM |
Graphics and Engineering Information Management Division |
| GEMS |
Greenville Engine Management System |
| GEN |
Generator |
| GESM |
Global Engine Supply Management |
| GET |
Ground Engaging Tools |
| GHRMS |
Global Human Resource Management Systems |
| GIM |
General Installation Manual |
| GL |
Germanischer Lloyd |
| GLS |
General Ledger System |
| GLT |
Grease Lubricated Track |
| GM |
General Manager |
| GMM |
General Management Meeting |
| GMO |
Geographic Marketing Organisation |
| GO |
General Office |
| GOPACS |
Goal Oriented Planning And Control System |
| GOV |
Governor |
| GP-E |
Global Purchase – Engines |
| GPM |
Gallons Per Minute |
| GPO |
Global Process Optimization |
| GPO |
Gross Profit Margin |
| GPP |
Global Product Profitability |
| GPP |
Global Parts Protection |
| GPS |
lobal Positioning System |
| GR |
Gear |
| GR |
Grouser |
| GRAD |
Graduate |
| GREDI |
Graphical Editor |
| GRI |
Gas Research Institute |
| GRIPS |
Goals, Roles, Interactions, Process, Style |
| GRN |
Goods Receiving Note |
| GRPTS |
Guidelines for Reusable Parts |
| GS |
Gas Safe |
| GSC |
Global Supply Chain |
| GSC |
Generator Set Control |
| GSG |
Global Support Group |
| GSLPD |
Global Service Learning & Performance Division |
| GST |
Goods and Services Tax |
| GTO |
Global Technology Organisation |
| GTR |
Global Travel Reporting |
| GTS |
Global Technical Services |
| GUCG |
Graphic Users Communicator Group |
| GUI |
Graphical User Interface |
| GW |
Gateway |
| – |
– |
| Acronyms: H Listing |
– |
| H/W |
Hardware |
| H&S |
Health and Safety |
| HALB |
In House Assembled Semi Finished Component |
| HASAW |
Health and Safety at Work |
| HCCI |
Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition |
| HCLA |
Heated Chemiluminescence’s Analyser |
| HCP |
Health Care Premium |
| HCP |
Health Care Provider |
| HD10 |
Type of Deutsch connector (round) |
| HE |
Heat Exchanger |
| HEDC |
Hydraulic Excavator Design Control |
| HEPL |
Hydraulic Electronic Pump & Line |
| HESS |
Hall Effect Speed Sensor |
| HEUI |
Hydraulic Actuated Electronically Controlled Unit Injection |
| HEUI |
Hydraulic Electronic Unit Injector |
| HEX |
Hydraulic Excavator |
| HEX |
Heat Exchanger |
| HEX |
Hexagon |
| HD |
Head |
| HD |
Heavy Duty |
| HFBU |
Hydraulics Fabrications Business Unit |
| HFID |
Heated Flame Ionisation Detector |
| HH |
Head — Harvester |
| HHDE |
Heavy Heavy Duty Engine |
| HI |
High Idle |
| HI |
Hydraulic Injector |
| HID |
High Intensity Gas Discharge (HID) lights |
| HIP |
Hydraulic Injection Product |
| HIS |
Hydraulic Information System |
| HMI |
Hydraulic Machine Inspection |
| HML |
Hindustan Motors Ltd. |
| HMSO |
Hydro mechanical Shut Off |
| HP |
Head Processor |
| HP |
Hewlett-Packard |
| HP |
High Pressure |
| HP |
Horse Power |
| HPAC |
High performance Aftercooler |
| HPCU |
Hystat Power Control Units |
| HPG |
Hydraulic Pressure Governor |
| HPIT |
Governor |
| HPL |
Hindustan Powerplus Ltd. |
| HPP |
High Pressure Pump |
| HPR |
High Performance Rubber |
| HPRG |
High Performance Rubber Group |
| HR |
Heat Rejection |
| HR |
Human Resources |
| HRBIS |
Human Resource Benefits Information System |
| HRI |
Human Resource Information |
| HRSS |
Human Resources Self-Service |
| HSE |
Health & Safety Executive |
| HSLA |
High Strength Low Alloy |
| HSG |
Housing |
| HSGE |
High Speed Gas Engines |
| HT |
Heat |
| HT |
High Tower |
| HTC |
Hydraulic Truck Crane |
| HTEXCH |
Heat Exchanger |
| HTIS |
Heat Treat Instruction Sheet |
| HTML |
Hypertext Mark-up Language |
| HTS CODE |
Harmonized Tariff Schedule Code |
| HTTP |
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol |
| HTTPD |
Hyper Text Transport Protocol Daemon |
| HTTR |
Heat Treated |
| HV |
High Velocity |
| HVAC |
Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning |
| HVC |
High Velocity Caterpillar |
| HVM |
High Velocity Machine |
| HW |
HardWare |
| HYD |
Hydraulic |
| HYDO |
Hydraulic Oil |
| HYDRA-MECH |
Hydra Mechanical Governor |
| HYDRO |
Hydrostatic |
| HYDRTD |
Hydrotarder |
| Hz |
Hertz (CPS) |
| – |
– |
| Acronyms: I Listing |
– |
| I/C |
Intercompany |
| I/O |
Input / Output |
| IA |
Installation Appraisal |
| IAD |
Interaxle Differential Lock |
| IAPCV |
Injection Action Pressure Control Valve |
| IAT |
Intake Air Temperature |
| IBC |
Integrated Brake Control |
| IBS |
Integrated Braking System |
| IC |
Integrated Circuit |
| ICA |
Interim Corrective Action |
| ICAP |
Individual Career Advancement Process |
| ICD |
Interface Control Document |
| IE |
Information Element |
| ICEMC |
Image Centre’s Electronic Media Centre |
| ICM |
Individual Clutch Modulation (a type of transmission used on Off-Highway trucks and other products) |
| ICP |
Injection Control Pressure |
| ICP |
Internal Cylinder Pressure |
| ICP |
Internal Company Policy |
| ICP |
Incentive Compensation Plan |
| ICSM |
Integrated Combustion Sensing Module |
| ICTB |
Intercompany Pricing Factors for Subsidiaries |
| ICTC |
Impeller Clutch Torque Converter |
| ID |
Inside Diameter |
| IDENT |
Identification |
| IDI |
Indirect Injection |
| IDP |
Interdepartmental Procedure |
| IE |
Information Element |
| IE |
Internet Explorer |
| IEC |
Internal Electronic Commission |
| IEC |
International Electro-Technical Commission |
| IEID |
Information Element Identifier |
| IFP |
Innas Free Piston Engine |
| IFRN |
Inter-factory Reject Note |
| IGBT |
Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor |
| IGES |
Initial Graphics Exchange Sequence |
| IGEAF |
Intra-Group Enquiry Action Form |
| IGN |
Ignition |
| IGP |
Intra Group Proposal |
| IHS |
Information Handling Service |
| II |
Inspection Instruction |
| ILC |
Inbound Logistics Centre |
| ILC |
Indirect Logistics Control |
| ILI |
Infonorm London Information |
| ILS |
Integrated Logistics Support |
| ILSC |
In-line Super Charging |
| IM&E |
Indirect materials and expenses |
| IMAP |
Identity Management & Account Provisioning |
| IMC |
Information Management Consultant |
| IMCE |
Indirect Materials Cost Effectiveness |
| IMechE |
Institute of Mechanical Engineers |
| IMG |
Implementation Guide (SAP) |
| IMH |
Inlet Manifold Heater |
| IMO |
International Maritime Organisation |
| IMO |
In My Opinion |
| IMP |
Implement |
| IMPCO |
Imperial Co., Carburettor |
| IMR |
Internal Material Requisition |
| IMR |
Individuals Moving Range |
| IMRF |
Item Master Request Form |
| IMRM |
Improved Multi-Row Module (Radiator) |
| IMRRM |
Individual Multi-row Radiator Module or IMRM |
| IMS |
Information Management System |
| IMT |
Inlet Manifold Temperature |
| IMV |
Independent Metering Valve |
| IN |
Inch |
| IN |
Internal Report |
| IND |
Indefinite |
| IND |
Industrial |
| INJ |
Injection |
| INL |
Inlet |
| INS |
Inertial Navigation System |
| INS |
Unique identification given to equipment |
| INSP |
Inspection |
| INSTL |
Installation |
| INSTR |
Instruction |
| INSTR |
Instrument |
| INT |
Intake |
| INT |
Interim |
| IO |
Internal Operations |
| IO |
Industrial Organisation |
| IOPU |
Industrial Open Power Unit |
| IOUS |
Index of Unreliability Severity |
| IP |
Ingress Protection |
| IPBU |
Industrial Power Business Unit |
| IPD |
Initial Professional Development |
| IPG |
Information Protection Guidelines |
| IPI |
Integrated Product Information |
| IPL |
Individual Project Log |
| IPL |
Illustrated Parts List |
| IPL |
Interplant packing list |
| IPP |
Independent Power Producers |
| IPR |
Injector Pressure Regulator |
| IPR |
Intellectual Property Right |
| IPSD |
Industrial Power Systems Division |
| IPSS |
Integrated Power Systems Solutions |
| IPV |
In Process Validation |
| IQI |
Internal Quality Initiative |
| IR |
Infrared |
| IRF |
Injector Return Flow |
| IRM |
Information Release Memo |
| IROI |
Initial Rate of Injection (mm cubed) |
| IRR |
Internal Rate of Return |
| IRS |
Internal Revenue Services |
| IRU |
Inertial Reference Unit |
| IS |
Improvement Suggestion |
| IS |
Information Services |
| ISA |
Internet Sales Application (Quoting & ordering tool) |
| ISB |
Information System Builder |
| ISD |
Infrastructure Services Division |
| ISDB |
Invoicing Standard Database |
| ISDN |
Integrated Services Digital Network |
| ISE |
International Service Executive |
| ISE |
International Service Employee |
| ISIR |
Initial Sample Inspection Report |
| ISM |
Ishikawajima-Shibaura Machinery Company Limited |
| ISMD |
Industrial Site Maintenance Division |
| ISO |
International Organisation for Standardisation |
| ISO |
International Standards Organisation |
| ISO |
International Switchgear Organisation |
| ISPF |
Interactive System Productivity Facility |
| ISS |
East Peoria Interplant Shipping System |
| ISS |
Information Security Services |
| ISS |
Interplant Shipping Systems |
| IT |
Information Technology |
| IT |
Integrated Tool carriers |
| ITI |
International to International |
| ITSM |
Integrated Temperature Sensing Module |
| IVA |
Intake Valve Actuation |
| IVA |
Inlet Valve Actuation |
| IVC |
Inlet Valve Closing |
| IVDB |
Invoicing Database |
| IVR |
Interactive Voice Response |
| – |
– |
| Acronyms: J Listing |
– |
| J1 |
Job 1 |
| JAD |
Joint Application Development |
| JAF |
Job Authorisation Form |
| JAMS |
Joliet Assembly Material System |
| JAS |
Job Authorisation Sheet |
| JAVA |
Sun Microsystems proprietary network programming language |
| JCL |
Job Control Language |
| JCL |
Johnson Controls Limited |
| JEGRPS |
Journal Entry/Interplant Group Status Detail Screen |
| JEIES |
Journal Entry/ Interplant Status Detail Screen |
| JENO |
Global table containing valid journal entries for a facility |
| JES |
Job Entry Subsystem |
| JET |
Joint Electronics Team |
| JIC |
Joint Industrial Council |
| JIS |
Job Instruction Sheet |
| JIS |
Japanese Standards and Specifications |
| JIT |
Just-in-Time |
| JITD |
Just-in-Time Delivery |
| JMI |
Job Method Information |
| JOS |
Job Objective Sheet |
| JPEG |
Joint Photographic Experts Group (picture file) |
| JRC |
Job Related Characteristics |
| JTS |
Job Termination Sheet |
| JV |
Joint Venture |
| JVL |
Joint Venture Licensee |
| JW |
Jacket Water |
| JWAC |
Jacket Water After Cooler |
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– |
| Acronyms: K Listing |
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| KANBAN |
A signal for production or withdrawal of parts in a pull system |
| KBA |
Key Business Activity |
| KBL |
Knowledge-Based Language |
| KBO |
Key Business Opportunity |
| KC |
Key Characteristic |
| KCC |
Key Control Characteristic |
| KE |
Kenworth, Kilowatt |
| KEC |
Kiel Engine Centre |
| KG |
Kilogram |
| KISS |
Keep It Short and Simple |
| KM |
Knowledge Management |
| KMATS |
Configurable Sales Order Specific Materials |
| KN |
Knowledge Network |
| KPa |
Kilopascal |
| KPI |
Key Performance Indicator |
| KPO |
Kaizen Promotions Office |
| KRS |
Korean Register of Shipping |
| KS |
Kolbenschmidt |
| KTL |
Kenny Transport Limited |
| KVa |
Kilovolt Amps |
| KW |
Kilowatt |
| – |
– |
| Acronyms: L Listing |
– |
| L |
Long Undercarriage |
| LAN |
Local Area Network |
| LAO |
London Area Office |
| LAR |
Latin America Region |
| LAS |
Linkage Analysis Software |
| LB |
Lower |
| LB |
Pound |
| LC |
Letter of Credit |
| LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display |
| LCP |
Life Cycle Planner |
| LCV |
Low Crevice Volume (Piston) |
| LCY |
Loose Cubic Yard |
| LD&P |
Logging, Diagnostics & Prognostics |
| LD |
Lifting Device |
| LDAP |
Lightweight Directory Access Control |
| LDC |
Lesser Developed Country |
| LDIS |
Logistics Division Information Services |
| LDPO |
Lift Truck Dealer Parts Order |
| LDS |
Lucas Diesel Systems |
| LDW |
Last Day Worked |
| LE |
Low Emissions |
| LEC |
Lafayette Engine Centre |
| LED |
Light Emitting Diode |
| LEUI |
Linear EUI (Linear Electronic Unit Injector) |
| LGP |
Low Ground Pressure |
| LGFCR |
Large Ground Floor Conference Room |
| LH |
Left Hand |
| LHD |
Load Haul Dump (Elphinstone) |
| LHEX |
Large Hydraulic Excavator |
| LHPU |
Labour Hours Per Unit |
| LHV |
Lower Heating Value |
| LI |
Low Idle |
| LL |
Line to Line |
| LLC |
Life Cycle Costing |
| LLESS |
Logistics Lot Size Evaluation Support System |
| LLSC |
Lafayette Logistics Service Centre |
| LLW |
Low Level Warning |
| LMP |
Large Mining Products |
| LMS |
Location Management System |
| LMST |
Series of Morton screens that provide information about modules |
| LMT |
Large Mining Trucks |
| LN |
Line to Neutral |
| LOA |
Leave of Absence |
| LOGS |
Logistics Staff |
| LOHT |
Large Off-Highway Truck |
| LOS |
Line Of Sight |
| LP |
Liquid Petroleum |
| LP |
Low Pressure |
| LPC |
Larne Packaging Centre |
| LPL |
Low Pressure Loop |
| LPP |
Lower Power train Products |
| LPS |
Liquid Petroleum Safe |
| LPSD |
Large Power Systems Division |
| LPWD |
Logistics Planner Workbench |
| LR |
Long Reach |
| LR |
Lloyd’s Register |
| LRC |
Less Regulated Countries |
| LRIP |
Low Rate Initial Production |
| LRS |
Lab Reporting System |
| LR |
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping |
| LRQA |
Lloyds Register Quality Assurance |
| LRU |
Line Replacement Unit |
| LSA |
Location Storage Availability |
| LSC |
Logistics Service Centre |
| LSD |
Legal Services Division |
| LSD-RG |
Legal Services Division – Regulatory Division |
| LSD |
Low Sulphur Diesel |
| LSO |
Literature Shipping Order |
| LSQ |
Location Storage Quantity |
| LST |
Library Search Tool |
| LT2 |
Lower Tier 2 |
| LTCD |
Light Truck Clean Diesel |
| LTCFR |
Lost Time Case Frequency Rate |
| LTD |
Long Term Disability |
| LTF |
Leland Transmission Facility |
| LTG |
Lighting |
| LTL |
Loose Top Land (piston) |
| LTP |
Long Term Planning |
| LTTT |
Large Track-Type Tractor |
| LUB |
Lubrication, Lubricating |
| LUC |
Lockup Clutch |
| LVC |
Lock-up Torque Converter |
| LWI |
Local Work Instructions |
| LWL |
Large Wheel Loaders |
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| Acronyms: M Listing |
– |
| M3PC |
Medium Priority Proportional Pressure Compensation Valve |
| M/C |
Machine Control |
| M/U |
Mark-up |
| M&PS |
Materials & Procurement Services |
| MA |
Milli Amps |
| MAA |
Mechanically Attached Adapter System for Buckets |
| MAC |
Maximum Ambient Capability |
| MACH |
Machinist |
| MAF |
Mass Air Flow |
| MAK |
MaK Motoren GmbH & Co. KG |
| MAMM |
Manufacturing and Material Management/td> |
| MANR |
Manager |
| MAO |
Made as Ordered |
| MAP |
Merchandise Assist Program |
| MAPS |
Manufacturing and Production Structures |
| MARC |
Maintenance and Repair Contract |
| MARC |
Multiple Application Reduced Cost elastomeric engine/cab mounts |
| MAS |
Manufacturing Acceptance Standards |
| MASH |
Machine Sales History |
| MAT LAB |
Materials Laboratory |
| MATCON |
Material Concession |
| MAWPS |
Mechanically Attached Wear plate System |
| MAX |
Maximum |
| MBM |
Manufacturing Bill of Material |
| MBQ |
Minimum Batch Quantity |
| MBU |
Marketing Business Unit |
| MCBM |
Major Component Exchange |
| MCCOT |
Master Course Component Outline Template |
| MCE |
Manufacturing Configured Bill of Material |
| MCE |
Major Component Exchange |
| MCE |
Mining and Construction Equipment |
| MCG |
Machine Classification Guide |
| MCM |
Machine Control Module |
| MCP |
Major Component Price |
| MCP |
Master Control Plan |
| MCP |
Maximum Cylinder Pressure (as used on Crusader) |
| MCR |
Material Change Request |
| MCR |
Magneto Control Relay |
| MCS |
Maintenance Control System |
| MCS |
Manufacturing Control System |
| MCS |
Marine Classification Society |
| MCS |
Material Control System |
| MCS |
Monitoring and Control System |
| MD |
Monthly Disability |
| MD&A |
Management’s Discussion & Analysis |
| MDI |
Managing for Daily Improvements |
| MDR |
Material Data Resource |
| MDRF |
Means Dealer Repair Frequency |
| MDS |
Master Demand System |
| MDSSO |
Multi-Domain Single-Sign-On |
| MDT |
Manufacturing Development Team |
| MDTC |
Malaga Demonstration and Training Centre |
| MDW |
Marketing Data Warehouse |
| M&E |
Machinery and Engines |
| ME |
Manufacturing Engineer |
| ME |
Mass Excavator |
| ME |
Margin Enhancement |
| MEAS |
Microencapsulated Anaerobic Sealant |
| MEC |
Mossville Engine Centre |
| MEC |
Mechanism |
| MEGS |
Mining Edge Guard System for Excavator Mining Buckets |
| MENG |
Mechanical Engineer |
| MEP |
Mean Effective Pressure |
| MEPD |
Medium Engine Product Division |
| MEPM |
Model for Excellence in Process Management |
| MEPS |
Marine Engine Parts & Service |
| MER |
Mounted Equipment Resonance |
| MESH |
Motor Grader Electronic Shift Handle |
| MESO |
MEMO SHIPPING ORDER |
| METS |
Mining & Earthmoving Technology Systems |
| MEUI |
Mechanically Electronic Unit Injector |
| MEWS |
Mechanised Work Standard |
| MFD |
Microfarad |
| MFD |
Master File Directory |
| MFG |
Manufacturing |
| MFH |
Maximum Fork Height |
| MFP |
Material Flow Process |
| MFPI |
Manufacturing Facilities Protection Instruction |
| MG |
Motor Grade |
| MGM |
Machine Guidance Module |
| MHA |
Material Handling Arrangement |
| MHDE |
Medium Heavy Duty Engine |
| MHE |
Mini Hydraulic Excavator |
| MHI |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| MHP |
Marine Horse Power |
| MHz |
Mega Hertz (Clock Rate) |
| MGPP |
Multi- Generational Process Plan |
| MGPP |
Multi- Generational Product Plan |
| MI |
Manufacturing Instruction |
| MIC |
Machine Interface Connector |
| MID |
Message Identifier |
| MID |
Module Identification |
| MID |
Module Identifier |
| MIDS |
Machine Information Display System |
| MIM/SRM |
Multimedia Information Manager/Student Record Manager |
| MIN |
Minimum |
| MIP |
Mechanical Injection Products |
| MIS |
Management Information System |
| MIS |
Marketing Information System |
| MISC |
Miscellaneous |
| MISO |
Misc. Interplant Shipping Order |
| MIT |
Miscellaneous Interplant Transfer |
| ML&T |
Manufacturing Logistics and Transportation |
| MLAB |
Materials Laboratory |
| MLIT |
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport |
| MLRT |
Maximum Likelihood Ratio Test |
| MM |
Millimeter |
| MMA |
Material Master Administrator |
| MMDB |
Master Media Database |
| MMIS |
Machine Marketing Information |
| MMS |
Marine Monitoring System |
| MMS |
Mossville Management System |
| MOADS |
Corporate Metlab System |
| MOC |
Ministry of Construction |
| MOCS |
Machine Order Communication System |
| MOD |
Machine Order Division |
| MOD |
Ministry of Defence |
| MODIF |
Modification |
| MOL |
Medium Overlap (camshaft) |
| MOLDB |
Moldboard |
| MOPs |
Measures of Performance |
| MOS |
Management Operating System |
| MOT |
Ministry of Transportation |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MOV |
Metal Oxide Varistor |
| MPa |
Mega Pascal |
| MPC |
Marketing Profit Centre |
| MPC-10 |
Multi-purpose Electronic Control |
| MPCD |
Motion & Power Controls Division |
| MPDB |
Market Price Database |
| MPDP |
Manufacturing Professionals Development Program |
| MPDS |
Monitored Professional Development Scheme |
| MPEG |
A standard format for multi-media information |
| MPGM |
Multipurpose Molybdenum Grease |
| MPH |
Miles Per Hour |
| MPI |
Magnetic Particle Inspection |
| MPI |
Moulding Process Instructions |
| MPLT |
Master List/Net Price |
| MPNO |
Master Price Notes |
| MPP |
Machine Performance Panel |
| MPPS |
Multipoint Pressure Sensing |
| MPR |
Marine, Petroleum, Rail |
| MPRT |
Master Price Indicative Data |
| MPS |
Master Production Schedule |
| MPS |
Marine Power System |
| MPSA |
Motori Perkins SA (Perkins France) |
| MPSD |
Marketing & Product Support Division |
| MPSPA |
Motori Perkins SpA (Perkins Italy) |
| MPTS |
Machine Performance Trending System |
| MPU |
Electromagnetic Pick-up |
| MQ |
Manufacturing Quality |
| MQA |
Material Quality Analysis |
| MR |
Machine Research |
| MRB |
Materials Review Board |
| MRB |
Management Review Board |
| MRC |
Material replenishment Collaboration |
| MRDR |
Material Rejection Disposition Report |
| MRO |
Maintenance, Repairs and Operations |
| MRP |
Material Resource Planning |
| MRP |
Materials Requirement Planning |
| MRPII |
MAMM Replacement Program |
| MRPIII |
Manufacturing Resource Planning |
| MRQS |
Material Receipt Query Sheet |
| MRR |
Miscellaneous Receiving Report |
| MRU |
Machine Retrofit Upgrade Program |
| MS |
Machine Shop |
| MS |
Machine Shop Job Card |
| MSC |
Machine Specification Comparison |
| MSC |
My Supply Cabinet |
| MSD |
Measurement Systems Development |
| MSDS |
Material Safety Data Sheets |
| MSGE |
Medium Speed Gas Engines |
| MSHA |
Mine Safety & Health Administration |
| MSII |
Milestones |
| MSNETWRK |
Management Science Network Services |
| MSNUSER |
Management Science Network Services – User Network |
| MSO |
Machine Shipping Order |
| MSP |
Marketing Support Program |
| MSP |
Microsoft Project |
| MSQ |
Machine Sales Quote |
| MSS |
Machine Security System |
| MST |
Management Steering Team |
| MT2000 |
Medium Tractor 2000 |
| MTA |
Mechanical Timing Advance |
| MTBF |
Mean Time Between Failures |
| MTBF |
Mean Time Before Failures |
| MTBR |
Mean Time Between Repairs |
| MTD |
Mounted |
| MTG |
Mounting |
| MTO |
Multi-purpose Tractor Oil |
| MTS |
Material Tracking System |
| MTS |
Mobil-trac System |
| MUI |
Mechanical Unit Injector |
| MV |
Material Vision |
| MV |
Milli Volts |
| MVS |
Multiple Virtual Storage |
| MWaF |
Masters with a Future |
| MWL |
Medium Wheel Loader |
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| Acronyms: N Listing |
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| N |
Narrow Truck |
| N/F/U/W |
Not For Use With |
| NA |
Naturally Aspirated |
| NACD |
North American Commercial Division |
| NADS |
North American Dealer Sales |
| NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
| NARS |
Notification for Access Removal System |
| NAT GAS |
Natural Gas |
| NAV |
Navigation Module |
| NBR |
New Build Request |
| NBR0 |
Specification for quote |
| NBR1 |
Project Engine |
| NBR2 |
Production List |
| NC |
National Coarse |
| NC |
Normally Closed |
| NC |
Noise Control |
| NCC |
Network Control Centre |
| NCM |
Non-Conformance Management system |
| NCMR |
Non-Conformance Material Report |
| NCN |
Numerical Control Network |
| NCP |
Non-conformance penalties |
| NCR |
Non Compliance Report |
| NCT |
Negative Temperature Coefficient |
| NDA |
Non Disclosure Agreement |
| NDC |
Normal Distribution Curve |
| NDE |
Non-Destructive Evaluation |
| NDM |
Network Data Mover |
| NDRI |
Non Descriptive Infra-red Analyser |
| NDT |
Non Destructive Testing |
| NEEF |
Non Engine End Frame |
| NEMA |
National Electrical Manufacturers Association |
| NENG |
Noise Engineer |
| NEOP |
New Employee Orientation Program |
| NES |
New Electronics System |
| NF |
National Fine |
| NFF |
No Failure Found |
| NFND |
Not For New Design |
| NFPM |
Non-financial Performance Measure |
| NG |
New Generation |
| NGEO |
Natural Gas Engine Oils |
| NGMR |
Next Generation Modular Radiator |
| NGO |
Non Goverment Organisation |
| NHL |
Next Higher Level |
| NINA150 |
Competitor Analysis |
| NIA |
New Item Added |
| NIC |
National Insurance Contributions |
| NIR |
Not in RASTAR |
| NJSU |
New Job Start Up |
| NK |
Nippon Kajii Kyokai |
| NLA |
No Longer Available |
| NMHC |
Non Methane Hydro Carbons |
| NMOG |
Non Methane Organic Gases |
| NN |
Neural Network |
| NO |
Normally Open |
| NO |
Number |
| NOCHA |
New Order Critical Change Audit |
| NONO |
Notification of New Order |
| NOPS |
Non-Operational Product Status |
| NORF |
New Options Request Form |
| NOV |
Notice of Violations |
| NOx |
Nitrous Oxides (regulated emission) |
| NOx |
Nitric Oxides Emissions |
| NPC |
Normal Plant Cost |
| NPI |
New Product Introduction |
| NPPI |
New Product and Process Introduction |
| NPR |
Numerical Part Record |
| NPT |
National Pipe Thread |
| NPTF |
National Pipe Thread Fine |
| NPV |
Net Present Value |
| NRMM |
Non Road Mobile Machine |
| NRT |
NOx Reduction Technology |
| NRTC |
Nonroad Transient Cycle |
| NS |
National Special |
| NSEAF |
Non-saleable Enquiry Action Form |
| NSFS |
New Scroll Fuel System |
| NSI |
New Service Introduction |
| NSM |
Network Systems Management |
| NSN |
NATO Stock Number |
| NSPE |
National Society of Professional Engineers |
| NSPR |
Non-Standard Product Requirement |
| NSRM |
Not Stocked Rough Material |
| NSSN |
National Standards Systems Network |
| NTE |
Not to Exceed |
| NTF |
No Text Follows |
| NTSA |
National Transportation & Safety Administration |
| NUMD |
Non-Useable Material Disposition |
| NVH |
Noise Vibration Harshness |
| NVM |
Non-volatile Memory |
| NVQ |
National Vocational Qualification |
| – |
– |
| Acronyms: O Listing |
– |
| O/P |
Oil Pump |
| O/ROPS |
Open Roll Over Protection System |
| O&O |
Owning & Operating |
| OAC |
Office Area Certification |
| OAL |
Overall Lowered |
| OAR |
Order Absence Report |
| OASDI |
Old Age Survivor Disability Income |
| OBD |
On-Board Diagnostics |
| OBESE |
Octave Band Enclosure Sound Equation |
| OC |
October |
| OCB |
Open Circuit Breather |
| OCC |
Output Circuit Continuity |
| OCHS |
Other Chargeable Staff |
| OCM |
Organisational Change Management |
| OD |
Obstacle Detection |
| OD |
Outside Diameter |
| OD |
Outside Drawing |
| ODB |
Operations Data Base |
| ODBC |
Open Database Connectivity |
| ODI |
Oil Drain Interval |
| OE |
Operational Engineering |
| OEE |
Overall Equipment Effectiveness |
| OE&E |
Organisational effectiveness and engagement |
| OEM |
Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| OFAT |
One factor at a Time |
| OFEOD |
Order from Engine Order Division |
| OFFED |
Order from Frod Engine Division |
| OFIOD |
Order from Industrial Division |
| OFI |
Opportunity for Improvement |
| OFMHI |
Order from Mitsubishi Heavy Industry |
| OFMOD |
Order from Machine Order Division |
| OFPG |
Order from Perkins Dealer oif Grimbergen |
| OFPTI |
Order from Production Technology Inc. |
| OFRPC |
Order from Rome Plow Company |
| OFRPC |
Order from Tube-Loc Company |
| OFSSM |
Order from Swing Swift Manufacturing Company |
| OHT |
Off Highway Truck |
| OIL |
Office Information letter |
| OIS |
Office Information Services |
| OJT |
On the Job Training |
| OL |
Open Loop |
| OLE |
Overall Line Effectiveness |
| OLPL |
On-Line Price List |
| OMEGA |
Miscellaneous Indirect Material Purchasing System |
| OMG |
Overhaul Maintenance Guide |
| OMM |
Operation and Maintenance Manual. |
| OMT |
Outline Maintenance Tool |
| ONA |
Olympia North America |
| OO |
Object Oriented |
| OP |
Oil Pressure |
| OPE |
Overall Process Effectiveness |
| OPQ |
Overall Product Quality |
| OPS |
Oil Pressure Sensor |
| OPS |
Operator Protection Structure |
| OPT |
Option |
| OPT |
Overhaul Protection for trucks |
| ORFC |
Orifice Reverse Flow Check |
| ORFS |
O-Ring Face Seal |
| ORS |
Oil Renewal System |
| OS |
Operating System |
| OS |
Over Size |
| OS |
Over Speed |
| OSCILL |
Oscillating |
| OS&D |
Over Short and Damaged |
| OSEK |
Automotive Standard Operating System |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety & Health Administration |
| OSS |
Order Specific Sequence |
| OTG |
Output Transfer Gear |
| OTICS |
Opportunity To Improve Customer Satisfaction |
| OTO |
One-Time-Only |
| OTR |
Optical Test Rig |
| OTS |
Offer to Sell |
| OTW |
On the Water |
| OVERHD |
Overhead |
| OVIB |
One Voice In Britain |
| OVSA |
On-Vehicle Stress Analysis |
| OWS |
Oil Well Service |
| OZ |
Ounce |
| – |
– |
| Acronyms: P Listing |
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| P1 |
Perkins Financial Accounting – Period |
| P&B |
Plunger & Barrel |
| P&ID |
Piping and Instrumentation Diagram |
| P&L |
Profit & Losses |
| P&SS |
Parts & Service Support |
| P.O. |
Purchase Order |
| PA |
Pricing Arrangement |
| PA |
Production Associate |
| PA |
Prototype Alteration |
| PAAR |
Perkins Advice and Action Report |
| PABACS |
Parts Book Automated Compiling System |
| PAC2 |
Product And Component Planning And Costing |
| PAD |
Personal Achievement and Development |
| PAF |
Project Approval form |
| PAFP |
Parts Annual Forecast Project |
| PAL |
Perkins America Limited |
| PAM |
Product Approval Meeting |
| PAM |
Performance Award Methodology |
| PAN |
Product Activity Notice/Note |
| PAPL |
Perkins Asia Pacific Limited |
| PAR |
Performance Analysis Report |
| PAR |
Price Assistance Request |
| PAT |
Portable Appliance Test |
| PAT |
Power Angle Tilt |
| PAT |
Product Acceptance Test |
| PAT |
Production Analysis Team |
| PATS |
Peoria Area Telephone System |
| PAYE |
Pay As You Earn (Income Tax) |
| PB |
Product Bulletin |
| PBO |
Product Build Order |
| PBP |
Parts Business Plan |
| PBRR |
Planning Burden & Routing Record |
| PC |
Pre-Combustion Chamber |
| PC |
Personal Computer |
| PCA |
Permanent Corrective Action |
| PCA |
Price Change Analysis |
| PCB |
Parts Comparison Bulletin |
| PCB |
Printed Circuit Board |
| PCB |
Polychlorinated Biphenyls |
| PCC |
Pre-Combustion Chamber |
| PCC |
Product Change Control |
| PCC |
Produce Change Co-ordinator |
| PCD |
Price Check Discrepancies |
| PCFA |
Parent Company Financial Accounting |
| PCI |
Product Code Index |
| PCL |
Parts Coverage Listing |
| PCMCIA |
PC Memory Card International Association |
| PCN |
Product Change Notification |
| PCP |
Peak Cylinder Pressure |
| PCR |
Product Change Request |
| PCR |
Product Creation Rate |
| PCS |
Parts Commercial System |
| PCS |
Payload Control System |
| PCTA |
Pre-Combustion Turbo Aftercooled |
| PCV |
Product Crankcase Ventiliation |
| PCWP |
Product Committee Working Party |
| PD |
Prove Design |
| PD&S |
Process Development & Services |
| PD/DT |
GDLS Reference Number |
| PDA |
Personal Digital Assistant |
| PDC |
Problem Description Code |
| PDCA |
Plan Do Check Act |
| PDCC |
Power Demand Cruise Control |
| PDES |
Designer |
| PDET |
Detailer |
| PDF |
Portable Data Format |
| PDF |
Probability Density Function |
| PDI |
Pre-Delivery Inspection |
| PDL |
Perkins Data Link |
| PDL |
Product Decision Letter |
| PDL |
Product Development Lead-time |
| PDL |
Production Discrepancy Label |
| PDLMS |
Parts Distribution Location Management System |
| PDM |
Parametric Design Manager |
| PDM |
Product Data Management |
| PDM |
Project Data Manager |
| PDMS |
Product Data Management System |
| PDOD |
Product Development & Operations Division |
| PDP |
Participatory Discount Program |
| PDP |
Performance Development Process |
| PDP |
Project Development Phase |
| PDQ |
Pretty Damn Quick |
| PDRR |
Programme Definition Risk Reduction |
| PDS |
Post Design Services |
| PDS |
Product Development Service |
| PDS |
Project Definition System |
| PDUG |
Product Definitions Users Group |
| PE |
Paving Equipment |
| PE |
Product Engineering |
| PE(P)L |
Perkins Engines (Peterborough) Limited |
| PE(S)L |
Perkins Engines (Shrewsbury) Limited |
| PE(ST)L |
Perkins Engines (Stafford) Limited |
| PEC |
Peterborough Engine Centre |
| PECL |
Perkins Engines Company Limited |
| PEDRO |
Perkins Engineering Data Retrieval Organisation (microfiche) |
| PEEC |
Programmable Electronic Engine Control |
| PEG |
Product Evaluation Group |
| PEHL |
Pre-Production Engine History Log |
| PEM |
Product Engineering Manager |
| PEMM |
Project Engineering Management Meeting |
| PENG |
Performance Engineer |
| PEORM |
Product Engineering Operations Review Meeting |
| PEP |
Performance Engine Products |
| PEP |
Product Engineering Process |
| PEPD |
Performance Engine Product Division |
| PERG |
Prediction & Evaluation of Reliability Growth |
| PERG |
Product Evaluation Reliability Growth |
| PERL |
Practical Extraction and Report Language |
| PES |
Parts Exchange Service |
| PES |
Product Engineering Solutions |
| PET |
Parts Editing Tool |
| PET |
Product Evaluation Test |
| PEWA |
Perkins Europe and West Asia |
| PF |
Perkins Forms |
| PF |
Power Factor |
| PF |
Purchased Finished |
| PF12 |
Function Key 12 |
| PFEP |
Plan For Every Part |
| PFMEA |
Process Failure Mode and Effect Analysis |
| PFP |
Pay for Performance |
| PG |
Partsgram |
| PGI |
Post Goods Issue |
| Ph7 Heads |
Phase 7 Cylinder Heads |
| PHB |
Performance Handbook |
| PI |
Personal Involvement |
| PI |
People Involvement |
| PIC |
Price in Chassis |
| PID |
Parameter Identification |
| PID |
Proportional / Integral / Derivative |
| PID |
Proportional Integral and Derivative Controller |
| PIDS |
Prime Item Development Specification |
| PIL |
Perkins International Limited |
| PIL |
Product Investigation Letter |
| PIM |
Product Introduction Meeting |
| PIM |
Product Improvement Meeting |
| PIMS |
Product Information Management System Parts Marketing |
| PIMS |
Profit Impact of Market Strategy |
| PIN |
Product Identification Number |
| PINS |
Percentage of Industry Sales |
| PIP |
Product Improvement Program |
| PIQ |
Partners in Quality |
| PIR |
Product Improvement Request |
| PIR |
Product Information Report |
| PIR |
Product Information Request |
| PIS |
Product Information System |
| PIT |
Problem Identification Team |
| PITCH |
Total time needed to produce one container of part – TAKT time |
| PJM |
Production Job Management |
| PKG |
Package, Packing |
| PL |
Pipe Layers |
| PL |
Plunger |
| PL |
Product Letter |
| PL |
Price List |
| PL01 |
First list derived from a registered project |
| PL80 |
Costing List for a Registered Project |
| PL90 |
Advanced Production Parts list for a prototype engine build |
| PL95 |
Advanced Production Parts list for a Production engine build |
| PLC |
Programmable Logic Control |
| PLCN |
Price List Change Notification |
| PLIF |
Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence |
| PLM |
Product Lifecycle Management |
| PLP |
Product Line Profitability |
| PM |
Particulate Matter (regulated emission) |
| PM |
Permanent Magnet |
| PM |
Personality Module |
| PM |
Personal Manager; IBM Mainframe calendar |
| PM |
Powder Metal |
| PM |
Predictive Maintenance |
| PM |
Participative Management |
| PM |
Preventative Maintenance |
| PM |
Product Mover |
| PM |
Project Management |
| PMA |
Planned Method Audit |
| PMAN |
Project Manager |
| PMCM |
Product Margin and Cost Monitor |
| PMCM |
Profit Margin and Cost Monitor |
| PMCM |
Projected Manufacturing Costs & Margins (Verified Cost) |
| PME |
Permanent Magnet Excitation |
| PMG |
Permanent Magnet Generator |
| PMGMBH |
Perkins Motoren GmbH (Perkins Germany) |
| PMI |
Positive Management Initiatives |
| PMI |
Process Maturity Index |
| PMI |
Product Monitoring Information |
| PMIS |
Parts Marketing Information System |
| PMP |
Performance Management Process |
| PMP |
Preventive Maintenance Program |
| PMP |
Production Maintenance Process |
| PMPB |
Process Management Business Plan |
| PMPG |
Preventive Maintenance Products Group |
| PMS |
Perkins Material Standards |
| PMS |
Price Movement Sheet |
| PMS |
Problem Monitor System |
| PMTPS |
Pedal Mounted Throttle Position Sensor |
| PN |
Part Number |
| PNPI |
Part Number Price Inquiry |
| PO |
Production Order |
| PO |
Purchase Order |
| POC |
Product Outline Compatibility |
| POD |
Proof of Delivery |
| PODD |
Percentage Of Dealer Deliveries |
| POMS |
Pricing Orders Marketing Systems Division |
| POP |
Product Organisation Process |
| POPIMS |
Parts Order Processing Inventory Management Systems |
| POPL |
Product Outline / Price List |
| POPS |
Percent of Potential Sales |
| POPS |
Percent of Population Sales |
| POPS |
Percent of Parts Sales |
| PO’s |
Product Objectives |
| POT |
Potential (Average water Temperature. – entering air) |
| POU |
Point Of Use |
| PP |
Price List Rack Settings |
| PPA |
Parts Product Analyst |
| PPAP |
Production Parts Approval Process |
| PPC |
Parts Product Code |
| PPC |
Polution Prevention Control |
| PPCAR |
Prime Product Costing & Reporting System |
| PPCAR |
Prime Product Costing and Reporting |
| PPCAR |
Pre-production Corrective Action Request |
| PPD |
Power Products Division |
| PPDB |
Parts Pricing Database |
| PPDC |
Perkins Powerpart Distribution Centre |
| PPDC |
Planning Process Documentation & Compliance |
| PPE |
Personal Protection Equipment |
| PPE |
Production Problem Related Expense |
| PPF |
Prime Product Forecast System |
| PPG |
Peoria Proving Grounds |
| PPIDS |
Parts Pricing Information and Distribution Systems |
| PPG |
Machine Prime Product Information |
| PPL |
Priority Project List |
| PPL |
Perkins Parts Limited |
| PPL |
Plant Problem List |
| PPM |
Parts Per Million |
| PPM |
Prime Product Mover |
| PPM |
Product Problem Management |
| PPP |
Parts Projection Planner |
| PPP |
Perkins Product Promotion |
| PPP |
Power Protection Plan |
| PPP |
Power Protection Program |
| PPPC |
Proportional Priority Pressure Compensated |
| PPRA |
Prime Product Return Authorisation |
| PPRD |
Pre-Production Reliability Development |
| PPRE |
Product Problem Related Expense |
| PPS |
Profit Per Share |
| PPV |
Parallel Path Variable |
| PPV |
Purchase Price Variance |
| PQAR |
Product Quality Audit Report |
| PQDC |
People Quality Delivery Cost |
| PQI |
Product Quality Indicator |
| PQS |
Power Quotation System |
| PQVC |
People, Quality, Velocity, Cost |
| PR |
Purchase Requisition |
| PRC |
Production Readiness Criteria |
| PRCM |
Programmable Relay Control Module |
| PRDB |
Product Reference Database |
| PRDR |
Product Reference Database |
| PRECOMB |
Precombustion |
| PRED |
Predictive Engineer |
| PRESS |
Pressure |
| PRF |
Purchase Requisition Form |
| PRIDE |
Peers Recognising Individual’s Direct Efforts |
| PRIDE |
Product Reliability Improvement Definition Effort |
| PRIME |
Pre-Injection Metering |
| PRIMEs |
Primary |
| PRIP |
Product Reliability Improvement Potential |
| PRL |
Piston Ring Liner |
| PRM |
Product Reliability Monitoring |
| PROCMT |
Procure |
| PROCMT |
Procurement |
| PRO/E |
Pro/Engineer |
| PRO/PDM |
Parametric Design Manager |
| PROM |
Project Meeting |
| PROS |
Predictive Reliability Operations Services |
| PROSPECT |
Possibility of On-Site Power Economic Test |
| PROT |
Protective |
| PRR |
Product Return Request |
| PRS |
Polski Rejestr Statkow |
| PRV |
Pre Rotation Valve |
| PRWB |
Product Release Workbench |
| PS&EC |
Product Safety & Environmental Control |
| PS |
Postscript |
| PS |
Product Services |
| PSA |
Part Stock Authorisation |
| PSA |
Product Support Agreement |
| PSA |
Power Systems Associates |
| PSA |
Purchase Services Agreement |
| PSAP |
Product Support Activity Plan |
| PSC |
Post Sales Credits |
| PSD |
Power Spectral Density |
| PSD |
Power Systems Distributors |
| PSD |
Prevent Significant Deterioration |
| PSD |
Product Support Division |
| PSE |
Project Support Engineer |
| PSEL |
Perkins Shibaura Engines Limited |
| PSG |
Pressure Compensated Simple Gov. (Woodward) |
| PSI |
Pounds per Square Inch |
| PSIA |
Pounds Per Square Inch – Absolute |
| PSIA |
Absolute Pressure |
| PSID |
Parts and Service Information Division |
| PSID |
Pounds per Square Inch Difference |
| PSIG |
Pounds Per Square Inch – Gauge |
| PSM |
Product Structure Matrix |
| PSMD |
Power Systems Marketing Division |
| PSNA |
Power Systems North America |
| PSO |
Part Shipping Order |
| PSO |
Pension Schemes Office |
| PSO |
Power System Operation |
| PSOMS |
Product Support Opportunity Management System |
| PSOPS |
Product Supply Operations |
| PSORM |
Product Supply Operations Review Meeting |
| PSP |
Problem Solving Process |
| PSP |
Product Support Program |
| PSPD |
Product Source Planning Department |
| PSPS |
Program Software Programming System |
| PSPS |
Product Software Programming System |
| PSQ |
Product Support Quotation |
| PSR |
Parts Stock Recommendation |
| PSR |
Product Support Repository |
| PSS |
Project Scheduling System |
| PSSR |
Parts & Service Sales Representative |
| PSSR |
Product Support Service Representative |
| PSt |
Property Sheet Tool |
| PSTR |
Power Steering |
| PT |
Exhaust Particulates |
| PT |
Potential Transformer |
| PT |
Point |
| PT |
Pressure Time |
| PTA |
Product Test Analysis |
| PTC |
Parametric Technology Corporation |
| PTC |
Perkins Technology Consultancy |
| PTD |
Permanent Total Disability |
| PTE |
Purchasing Traffic Europe |
| PTeC |
Perkins Technology Consultancy |
| PTHD |
Pipe Thread |
| PTL |
Perkins Test Lab |
| PTMI |
Perkins Technical Marketing Information |
| PTNR |
P.T. Natra Raya; Manufacturing joint venture in Jakarta Indonesia |
| PTO |
Power Take Off Point |
| PTO |
Power Take Off |
| PTOP |
Product Engineering Operating Procedures (Perkins Technology) |
| PTOP |
Product Improvement Program |
| PTOPS |
Perkins Technology Operating Procedures |
| PTOS |
Product Tracking & Opportunity System |
| PTS |
Part Throttle Shifting |
| PTWO |
Perkins Technology Works Order |
| PUP |
Paste Up |
| PV |
Production Validation |
| PVR |
Product Variant Request |
| PWAF |
Plant With A Future. |
| PWM |
Pulse Width Modulated |
| PWO |
Parts Work Order |
| PWR |
Power |
| – |
– |
| Acronyms: Q Listing |
– |
| Q1 |
Perkins Financial Accounting – Quarter |
| Q&PMR |
Quality and Performance Management Review |
| Q&RGO |
Quality and Reliability General Offices |
| Q1 |
Quality is Job 1 |
| QA |
Quality Assurance |
| QAR |
Quality Alert Recommendation |
| QC |
Quality Control |
| QC NOTE |
Quality Control Reject Note |
| QCDP |
Quality, Cost, Delivery, People |
| QCIR |
Quality control Inspection Report |
| QCLDM |
Quality Cost Logistics Development Management |
| QCP |
Quality Control Procedure |
| QCO |
Quick Change Over |
| QE |
Quality Engineering |
| QFA |
Quality Focus Area |
| QFD |
Quality Function Deployment |
| QIR |
Quality Improvement Request |
| QIR |
Quality Inspection Report |
| QIS |
Quality Information System |
| QLF |
Quality Loss Function |
| QMF |
Query Management Facility |
| QMS |
Quality Management System |
| QNET |
Quality Network |
| QPR |
Quality Problem Report |
| QR&R |
Quarterly Review and Reports |
| QRWB |
Quality and Reliability Work Bench |
| QS |
Quality Standards |
| QS |
Quality Specialist |
| QSC |
Quality System Control |
| QSC |
Quality Services – Corporate |
| QSI |
Quality System International |
| QSO |
Qualified Sales Option |
| QTTD |
Quantity |
| QUIC QUAC |
Quick Response Quality Action Report |
| QWS |
Quote Writer System |
| – |
– |
| Acronyms: R Listing |
– |
| R&D |
Research and Development |
| R&E |
Research and Engineering |
| R&I |
Removal and Install |
| R&R |
Roles and Responsibilities |
| R/A |
Rocker Arm |
| R/F |
Radio Frequency |
| RAAT |
Record Accuracy & Audit Trail |
| RAC |
Road Analysis Control (Software) |
| RACT |
Reasonable Available Control Technology |
| RAD |
Radiator |
| RAD |
Role Activity Diagram |
| RAID |
Risk And Impact Detail |
| RAM |
Random Access Memory |
| RAM |
Real-time Analysis Manager |
| RAM |
Reliability, Availability and Maintainability |
| RAN |
Remote Annunciator |
| RAP |
Round About Plan |
| RAS |
Rectification Approval Sheets |
| RASTAR |
Electronic system used to access engineering prints |
| RBF |
Repair Before Failure |
| RBIPS |
Retirement Benefits and Payment System |
| RBM |
Rolling Business Management |
| RBM |
Rolling Business Model |
| RBOM |
Repair Bill Of Materials |
| RBT |
Rotating Bushing Track |
| RCC |
Rear Cable Control |
| RDBMS |
Relational Data Base Management System |
| RDC |
Regional Distribution Centre (Parts Depot) |
| RDM |
Relay Driver Module |
| REDI |
Research and Engineering Document Inquiry |
| REDG |
Reducing |
| REINF |
Reinforcement |
| REG |
Regulation |
| REG |
Regulator |
| REL |
Release |
| REMAN |
Remanufactured |
| REPL |
Replacement |
| REQD |
Required |
| RES |
Resistor |
| RET |
Retainer |
| REV |
Reverse |
| RF |
Radio Frequency |
| RFE |
Request for Estimate |
| RFI |
Radio Frequency Interference |
| RFI |
Request For Investment |
| RFM |
Rental Fleet Management |
| RFQ |
Request For Quotation |
| RFT |
Request For Tooling |
| RH |
Right Hand |
| RIF |
Recordabel Injury Frequency |
| RIF |
Reduction In Force |
| RINA |
Registro Italiano Navale |
| RIS |
Regional Information Centre |
| RLR |
Roller |
| RMA |
Return Material Authorisation |
| RMDA |
Records Management & Document Access |
| RMA |
Return Material Authorisation |
| RMDS |
Report Management Distribution System |
| RMF |
Resource Management Facility |
| RMN |
Remanufactured Parts Information |
| RMS |
Receivable Management System |
| RMS |
Root Mean Square |
| RN |
Replacement Notice |
| RNB |
Received Not Billed |
| ROA |
Return on Assets |
| ROG |
Reactive Organic Gases |
| ROI |
Return on Investment |
| ROIC |
Return on Invested Capital |
| ROIP |
Rate of Injection Parameter |
| ROM |
Read Only Memory |
| ROM |
Rough Order of Magnitude |
| ROP |
Repair Opportunity Planner |
| ROPS |
Roll over Safety Protection Structure |
| ROPS |
Rollover Protection System |
| ROSS |
Retard on State |
| ROSS |
RIC Open Systems Storage |
| ROT |
Rotating, Rotation |
| RPA |
Returned Parts Analysis |
| RPAC |
Rapid Prototyping for Automatic Controls |
| RPC |
Remote Procedure Call |
| RPCV |
Rail Pressure Control Valve (HEUI) |
| RPE |
Repair Process Engineering |
| RPI |
Repair Process Integration |
| RPIR |
Request for Product Improvement Request |
| RPM |
Revolutions Per Minute |
| RPM |
Risk Priority Management |
| RPN |
Risk Priority Number |
| RPPI |
Replacement Parts Protection Instruction |
| RPS |
Rhythm Production Scheduler |
| RPTO |
Rear Power Take Off |
| RR |
Rear |
| RR |
Run Relay |
| RRCN |
Receiving Report Correction Notice |
| RS |
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping |
| RSM |
Regional Sales Manager |
| RSSM |
Request to Scrap Surplus Material |
| RTC |
Real Time Clock |
| RTC |
Regional Translation Centre |
| RTD |
Resistance Temperature Device |
| RTF |
Rich Text Format |
| RTL |
Recommended Tool Program |
| RTR |
Rent-To-Rent |
| RTRF |
Rear Track Roller Frame |
| RTS |
Ready to Ship |
| RTS |
Return to Workshop (Crusader) |
| RTPSE |
Road to Product Support Excellence |
| RTV |
Room Temperature Vulcanizing |
| RTW |
Return to Work |
| RWA |
Reliability Warranty Analysis |
| RWAC |
Raw Water After Cooled |
| – |
– |
| Acronyms: S Listing |
– |
| S |
Short Reach |
| S&L |
Sealed and Lubricated |
| S&OP |
Sales and Operations Planning |
| S&DP |
Systems and Processes Division |
| S&R |
Standards and Regulations |
| S/COS |
Sales/Cost of Sales |
| S/N |
Serial Number |
| S/O |
Side Out – Exhausts |
| S/O |
Shut-Off |
| S/T |
Speed Timing (Sensor) |
| S/S |
Single Strength |
| S/W |
Software |
| SA |
Sound Attenuated |
| SAAR |
Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate |
| SAC |
Side Apron Construction |
| SAC |
Stanadyne Automotive Corp |
| SAD |
Service Application Data |
| SAE |
American Industry Standards |
| SAE |
Society of Automotive Engineers |
| SAF |
Safety |
| SAI |
Strategic Areas of Improvements |
| SAP |
Systems Application Products in Data Processing |
| SAP CRM |
SAP Customer Relationship Management |
| SAP ISA |
SAP Internet Sales Application |
| SAP R3 |
SAP Logistic System |
| SAPI |
SAP Instruction |
| SAS |
Start Aid Switch |
| SAS |
Statistical Analysis System |
| SBMF |
Swept Blade Mixed Flow |
| SBS EIS |
Strategic and Business Services European Information Services |
| SC |
Significant Characteristics |
| SCAC |
Separate Circuit Aftercooler |
| SCAF |
Self Cleaning Air Filter |
| SCAR |
Supplier Corrective Action Request |
| SCF |
Supplier Concession Form |
| SCFS |
Scroll Fuel System |
| SCLIN |
Sub Contractors Line Item Number |
| SCM |
Shin-Caterpillar-Mitsubishi Corporation of Japan |
| SCM |
Status Control Module |
| SCM |
Supply Chain Management |
| SCOF |
Sales Capacity Order Fulfilment |
| SCORE |
Sales Configuration Owner Report System |
| SCP |
Suggested Customer Price |
| SCR |
Scarifier |
| SCR |
Selective Catalyst Reduction |
| SCR |
Silicon Controlled Rectifier |
| SCR |
Standard Cost Revision |
| SCTE |
Single Cylinder Test Engine |
| SD |
Sustainable Development |
| SDC |
Software Distribution Centre |
| SDC |
Sound Design Centre |
| SDCR |
Supplier Design Change Request |
| SDD |
Software Design Document |
| SDE |
Supplier Development Engineer |
| SDEC |
Shanghai Diesel Engine Co. |
| SDM |
Solenoid Driver Module |
| SDRLs |
Subcontract Data Requirements List |
| SDS |
Sound Deadened Steel |
| SDS |
Supplier Data Sheet |
| SE |
Self Excited |
| SE |
Starting Engine |
| SEA |
Selective Enforcement Audit |
| SEA |
Statistical Energy Analysis |
| SEAR |
Simultaneous Engineering Amendment Record |
| SEC |
Secondary |
| SEC |
Securities and Exchange Commission |
| SEGM |
Segmented |
| SEGO |
Service Engineering General Office |
| SEMI-F |
Semi-finished |
| SEP |
Sales Effectiveness Process |
| SEP |
Small Engine Product |
| SEP PARTS |
Separate Parts |
| SER |
Special Engineering Request |
| SERR |
Special Engine Rating Request |
| SERV |
Serviced |
| SERV |
Service Fitter |
| Service Magazine |
Provides notification of improvements and changes to parts and products |
| Service Manual |
All literature {minus Parts Manuals} for a machine |
| SF |
Single Flange |
| SFC |
Specific Fuel Consumption |
| SFLG |
Single Flange |
| SFM |
Sales Funnel Management |
| SFMO |
Sales Force Mobile Office |
| SG |
Small Governor |
| SG&A |
Selling General & Administrative |
| SGI |
Spheroidal Graphite Iron |
| SGML |
Standard Generalised Mark-up Language |
| SHM |
Service Hour Meter |
| SHP |
Shipment PINS |
| SI |
Spark Ignited |
| SI |
Special Instructions |
| SIBI |
Calculate Pension Benefits |
| SICC |
Shanxi International Casting Company Ltd |
| SICS |
Sales Information Collector Systems |
| SID |
Service Information Division |
| SID |
Split Injection Device |
| SID |
System Identification |
| SIFT |
Secure Internet File Transfer |
| SIL |
Systems Integration Lab |
| SIMS |
Service Information Management System |
| SINA |
Spark Ignited Naturally Aspirated |
| SIP |
Seat Index Point |
| SIP |
Share/Stock Investment Plan |
| SIP |
Strategic Improvement Process |
| SIP |
Strategic Improvement Project |
| SIP |
Supplier Integration Program |
| SIPOC |
Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Outputs and Customer |
| SIR |
Supplier Inspection Report |
| SIRS |
Service Information Retrieval System |
| SIS |
Service Information System |
| SIS-J |
Japanese version of SIS implemented and owned by SCM |
| SISP |
Strategic Information Systems Planning |
| SIT |
State Income Tax |
| SITA |
Spark Ignited Turbocharged After cooled |
| SK |
Sketch |
| SKVA |
Starting Kilovolt Amps |
| SL |
Service Level |
| SLA |
Service Level Agreement |
| SLC |
Super Line Charged |
| SLHD |
Slotted Head |
| SLID |
Sliding |
| SLIS |
Stock Level Information Sheet |
| SLO |
Service Level Objective |
| SLP |
Shared Leadership Position |
| SM |
Service Machine |
| SM/TEN |
Service Magazine/Truck Engine News |
| SMA |
Special Machine Arrangement |
| SMART |
Specific, Meaningful, Achievable, Realistic, Time bound |
| SMART |
Specific Measurable Action-oriented Realistic and Time-and-resource-constrained |
| SMART |
Supplier Management And Reporting Tool |
| SMC |
Sheet Moulding Compound |
| SMCS |
Service Management Control System |
| SME |
Society of Manufacturing Engineers |
| SME |
Subject Matter Expert |
| SMFS |
Sleeve Metering Fuel System |
| SMH |
Service Meter Hours |
| SMP |
Service Management Professional |
| SMR |
Starter Motor Relay |
| SMS |
System Management Software |
| SMTE |
Supplier Management and Traffic Europe |
| SMU |
Service Meter Units (Miles/Hours) |
| SN |
Serial Number |
| SNA |
System Network Architecture |
| SNRT |
Super Nox Reduction Technology (92% efficiency) |
| SO |
Sales Order |
| SO |
Standing Order |
| SOA |
Strategic Opportunity Assessment |
| SOA |
Sales Order Amendment |
| SOC |
Start of Current |
| SOC |
Suggested Objective Cost |
| SOC |
Strategy, Objectives and Constraints |
| SOC |
Suggested Objective cost |
| SOD |
Sales Order Division |
| SOD |
Segregation Of Duties |
| SODA |
Service Operations Development & Assessment |
| SODB |
Shipping and Order Database |
| SOF |
Soluble Organic Fractions |
| SOFT |
Software Engineer |
| SOHC |
Single Overhead Camshaft |
| SOI |
Sales Order Instruction |
| SOI |
Start of Ignition |
| SOI |
Start of Injection |
| SOL |
Start on line |
| SOL |
Genset Start on Line Date |
| SOLAS |
Safety of Life At Sea |
| SOLSOI |
Start of Injection to Start of Logic |
| SOMA |
Site Operations and Maintenance Advisor |
| SOP |
Standard Operating Procedure |
| SOS |
Schedule Oil Sampling |
| SOS |
Shop Operating System |
| SOS |
Source of Supply |
| SoW |
Statement of Work |
| SP |
Service Pack |
| SPAM |
Sales Project Approval Meeting |
| SPAR |
Special Price Assistance Request |
| SPC |
Service Program Code |
| SPC |
Statistical Process Control |
| SPC |
Strategic Planning Committee |
| SPeC |
Specifications module |
| SPES |
Sales Project Engine Specification |
| SPET |
Sales Project Engine Team |
| SPI |
Serial Peripheral Interface |
| SPI |
Similar Parts Index |
| SPI |
Service & Parts Information |
| SPICE |
Supplier Price Increase Cost Evaluation |
| SPIFF |
Special Pricing Incentive For Fleets |
| SPL |
Special |
| SPL |
Similar Parts List |
| SPM |
Service Program Module |
| SPMS |
Service Problem Management System |
| SPN |
Standard Part Name |
| SPN |
Significant Part Number |
| SPN |
Suspect Parameter Number |
| SPO |
Standard Product Outline |
| SPOC |
Single Point of Contact |
| SPPS |
Set Point Peak Shaving |
| SPQ |
Supplier Production Quality |
| SPQ |
Supply & Production Quality |
| SPR |
Sprocket |
| SPS |
Select Performance Strategy |
| SPT |
Support |
| SQ |
Square |
| SQA |
Supplier Quality Assurance |
| SQCF |
Supply Quality Concern Form |
| SQE |
Supplier Quality Engineer |
| SQI |
Supplier Quality Improvement |
| SQL |
Supplier Quality Liaison |
| SQP |
Solutions Quality Plan |
| SQS |
Supplier Quality Standard |
| SRA |
Stock Record Audit |
| SRAM |
Static Random Access Memory |
| SRC |
Strategic Review Conference |
| SRCR |
Statically Regulated Controlled Rectifier |
| SRCV |
Self Regulated Constant Voltage |
| SRD |
Software Requirement Document |
| SRI |
Stock Record Inventory |
| SRM |
Supplier Relationship Management |
| SRS |
System Requirement Specification |
| SS |
Semi-Standards |
| SSD |
Service Support Department |
| SSG |
Machine Shipments/Sales/Inventory |
| SSI |
Shipments, Sales & Inventory |
| SSL |
Secure Sockets Layer |
| SSL |
Skid Steer Loader |
| SSMAR |
Stock Status Material Availability Request |
| SSOB |
Single Story Office Block |
| SSOEM |
Self Supporting Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| SSS |
Start -Stop Switch |
| SST |
Stainless Steel |
| ST |
SCAN Tool (Digital Diagnostic Tool) |
| STA |
Series Turbo After cooled |
| STAT |
Stationary |
| STATS |
Prints of line art that are to OMMs and Service Manual Modules |
| Stage 1 |
Off highway emissions legislation |
| Stage 2 |
Off highway emissions legislation |
| Stage 3 |
Off highway emissions legislation |
| Stage 4 |
Off highway emissions legislation |
| STB |
Switch To Battery |
| STD |
Short Term Disability |
| STDB |
Standards Table Database |
| STER |
Steering |
| STERCL |
Steering Clutch |
| STEX |
Small Track Excavators |
| STD |
Standard |
| STD G |
Standard Group |
| STG |
Switch To Ground |
| STIC |
Steering Transmission Integrated Control |
| STIP |
Short Term Incentive Plan |
| STLE |
Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers |
| STMG |
Service Training Meeting Guide |
| STOR |
Store man |
| STOR |
Straight Thread O-Ring |
| STP |
Software Test Plan |
| STR |
Strainer |
| STTT |
Small Track-Type Tractors |
| STW |
Service Technician Workbench |
| SUB |
Subsoiler |
| SUB |
Supplemental Unemployment Benefits |
| SUC |
Suction |
| SUG |
Software Users Guide |
| SUTA |
State Unemployment Tax Act |
| SUP |
Supplementary |
| SUPR |
Suppressor |
| SUSP |
Suspension |
| SVC |
Standard Variable Cost |
| SVR |
Solutions Variant Request |
| SVS |
Single Virtual Storage |
| SW |
Switch |
| SWAC |
Sea Water After cooling |
| SWIP |
Standard Work-In-Process |
| SWL |
Small Wheel Loader |
| SWO |
Special Work Order |
| SWO (IT) |
Special Work Order (IT Software System) |
| SWOSS |
Standard Work Order Segmentation System |
| SWOT |
Strength Weakness Opportunity Threat |
| SYS |
System |
| – |
– |
| Acronyms: T Listing |
– |
| T |
Tooth / Teeth |
| T&D |
Test and Development |
| T&E |
Test and Evaluation |
| T/C |
Turbocharger |
| T/L |
Solutions Order Time-Line |
| T/S |
Trouble Shooting |
| TA |
Temporary Allocation |
| TA |
Temporary Alteration |
| TA |
Turbo Aftercooled |
| TACH |
Tachometer |
| TAM |
Trend Analysis Module |
| TAMS |
Track Adjustment Management System |
| TAN |
Technical Advice Note |
| TAN |
Total Acid Number |
| TAO |
Totally Automated Office |
| TAPS |
TRANS ACTION PRICING SYSTEM |
| TB |
Turnbuckle |
| TBA |
To be Advised |
| TBC |
Thermal Barrier Coating |
| TBD |
To Be Determined |
| TBN |
Total Base Number |
| TBU |
Torque Backup |
| TBU |
Transmission Business Unit |
| TC |
Technical Centre |
| TC |
Technical Communicator |
| TC |
Torque Converter |
| TC |
Top Centre |
| TCAA |
Total Cost Achievement Activity |
| TcEng |
Teamcenter Engineering |
| TcEnt |
Teamcenter Enterprise |
| TCDP |
Technician Career Development Program |
| TCO |
Take Care Of |
| TCO |
Torque Converter Output |
| TCP/IP |
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
| TCS |
Traction Control System |
| TD |
Technical Data |
| TD |
Time Delay |
| TD sheet |
Technical Data Sheet |
| TDC |
Top Dead Centre |
| TDI |
Technical Data Interchange |
| TDM |
Top Down Modelling |
| TDR |
Transient Data Recorder |
| TDS |
Test Data System |
| TDTO |
Transmission/Drive train Oil |
| TE |
Truck Engine News |
| TEAM |
Truck Engine Account Manager |
| TEBM |
Truck Engine Business Manager – Dealer Employee |
| TECH |
Facilities Technician |
| TECH DOC |
Service Manual Modules |
| TED |
Total Estimate Demand |
| TEDM |
Truck Engine District Manager – CAT Emp. |
| TEG |
Technical Engineering Guideline |
| TEHC |
Total Electronic Hystat Control |
| TEM |
Technical Engineering Manager |
| TEMP |
Targeted Engine Marketing Plan |
| TEMP |
Temperature |
| TEN |
Truck Engine News |
| TEN EN |
Truck Engine News Engine News |
| TEOC |
Truck Engine Owner/s Club |
| TEPS |
Truck Eng. Parts & Service or Total Eng. Product Support |
| TERM |
Truck Engine Regional Manager |
| TEST |
Testers |
| TFR |
Transfer |
| TH |
Telehandler. |
| TH |
Telescopic Handler |
| THC |
Total Hydro Carbons |
| THD |
Thread |
| THD |
Total Harmonic Distortion |
| THTC |
Tanaja Hills Training Centre |
| THR |
Thrust |
| TFM |
Track Forest Machines |
| TFF |
Tropical Forest Foundation |
| TI |
Test Instructions |
| TI |
Turbo Intercooled |
| TIB |
Technical Information Bulletin |
| TIC |
Technical Information Centre |
| TIC |
Team Item Catalogue |
| TID |
Technical Information Division |
| TID |
Technical Information Department |
| TIF |
Technical Information File |
| TIFF/G4 |
Tagged Imaged File Format/CCITT Group 4 (a FAX Format) |
| TIGHT |
Tightener |
| TILT |
Tilting |
| TIM |
Technical Instruction Module |
| TIM |
Tool Integration Module |
| TIPPS |
The Integrated Perkins Service System |
| TIPPS-EST |
The Integrated Parts and Service System – Electronic Service Tool |
| TIPSS |
The Integrated Parts and Service System |
| TIR |
Total Indicator Reading or Tech. Information Release |
| TIS |
Traffic Information System |
| TL |
Triple Lift |
| TLA |
Three Letter Acronym |
| TLS |
Torque Level Sensor |
| TM&R |
Total Maintenance and Repair |
| TMI |
Technical Marketing Information |
| TMIS |
Tool Marketing Information System |
| TML |
Trademark Merchandise Licensing |
| TMO |
Turbo Machinery Operations |
| TMR |
Test Material Request |
| TMS |
Talent Management System |
| TMS |
Transmission Multi-Season |
| TMSN |
Transmission |
| TMT |
Translation Memory Tool |
| TN |
Training Needs Analysis |
| TNI |
Trouble Not Identified |
| TOA |
Truck Operations Analysis |
| TOC |
Table of Contents |
| TOM |
Total Opportunity Manager |
| TOPP |
Truck Owners Protection Plan |
| TOPRS |
Terminal Oriented Production Routing System |
| TOPS |
Tip-Over Protective Structure |
| TOR |
Torque |
| TOS |
Technical Objective Sheet |
| TOS |
Transmission Output Speed |
| TOWS |
Tool Order Writing System |
| TP |
Test Procedure (as used by PTECH) |
| TP |
Third Party (consultancy report) |
| TP |
Transfer Price (as used by PSEL) |
| TPA |
Truck Performance Analysis |
| TPC |
Total Plant Cost |
| TPCC |
Total Profit Centre Cost |
| TPD |
Transformation Process Division |
| TPG |
Technical Partsgram |
| TPG |
Tucson Proving Ground |
| TPL |
Temporary Parts List |
| TPM |
Total Productive Maintenance |
| TPMS |
Truck Payload Measurement System |
| TPN |
Temporary Parts Number |
| TPS |
Throttle Position Sensor |
| TPU |
Tentative Production Usage |
| TQ |
Total Quality |
| TQEMC |
Total Quality Environment Management Committee |
| TQM |
Total Quality Management |
| TQP |
Total Quality Project |
| TR |
Technical Report |
| TR |
Test Requests |
| TR |
Transient Response |
| TRAPS |
Track Shoe Production Scheduling |
| TRD |
Technical Resources Department |
| TRF |
Track Roller Frame |
| TRG |
Time Requirement Guide |
| TRIMS |
Tool Room Information Management System |
| TRPC |
Transaction Remote Procedure Call |
| TRUN |
Trunnion |
| T&SD |
Technology & Solutions Division |
| TS&D |
Technical Services & Development |
| TSC |
Technical Support Centre |
| TSD |
Technical Services Division |
| TSD |
Technology & Solutions Division |
| TSG |
Technical Support Group |
| TSK |
Track Skidder |
| TSMP |
Targeted Segment Marketing Planning |
| TSO |
Test Strategy Options |
| TSO |
Test Strategy Options. |
| TSO |
Time Sharing Options |
| TSODB |
Temporary Shipping And Orders Database |
| TSUP |
Technical Support (Project Office) |
| TTD |
Total Temporary Disability |
| TTL |
Tight Top Land (Piston) |
| TTL |
Track-type Loader |
| TTRT |
Top of Top Right Travel |
| TTT |
Track Type Tractor |
| TTTD |
Track Type Tractors Division |
| TUF |
The Universal Frameworks |
| TUV |
German Homologation Regulatory group. |
| TVA |
Torsional Vibration Analysis |
| TVF |
Tooling Validation Form |
| TWI |
The Welding Institute |
| TWOV |
Transit Without Visa |
| – |
– |
| Acronyms: U Listing |
– |
| U |
Upper |
| U/B |
Unit of Base |
| U/C |
Undercarriage |
| U/CTR |
Undercarriage Test Rig |
| U-JOINT |
Universal Joint |
| UCC |
Uniform Commercial Code |
| UG |
Universal Governor |
| UGC |
Uniform Group Classification |
| UMIST |
University of Machester Institute of Science and Technolog |
| UNF |
Unified Fine Thread |
| UNIV |
Universal |
| UI |
Unemployment Tax |
| UID |
Unity Identifiers |
| UKAS |
United Kingdom Accreditation Service |
| UOM |
Unit of Measure |
| UP |
Upper |
| UPS |
Uninterrupted Power Source |
| URL |
Uniform Resource Locator |
| URL |
Universal Resource Locator |
| US |
Undersize |
| USB |
Universal Serial Bus |
| USDN |
U.S. Dealer Net |
| USEPA |
United States Environmental Protective Agency |
| USS |
United States Standard |
| UTEPP |
Used Truck Engine Protection Plan |
| UTP |
Unshielded Twisted Pair |
| – |
– |
| Acronyms: V Listing |
– |
| V |
Valve |
| V |
Volt |
| V/O |
Ventricle Out – Exhausts |
| V/H |
Volts per Hertz |
| VA |
Vatican City State |
| VA |
Veterans Administration |
| VA |
Virgina |
| VA |
Virtual Address |
| VAC |
Volts Alternating Current |
| VAR |
Volt Ampere Reactive |
| VAT |
Value Added Tax |
| VCM |
Versatile Control Module |
| VCTC |
Variable Clutch torque Converter |
| VEHR |
Very Early Hour Reliability |
| VBAT |
Machine Battery Voltage |
| VFD |
Vacuum Fluorescent Display |
| VFM |
Virtual File Management (the implementation of JT format, lightweight 3D models, into Teamcentre) |
| VFR |
Vicarage Farm Road |
| VFS |
Variable Flotation System |
| VGT |
Variable geometry turbo |
| VI |
Viscosity Index |
| VICCCI |
Vision Intuition Courage Commitment and Continuous Improvement |
| VIDS |
Vital Information Display System |
| VIMS |
Vital Information Management System |
| VISTA |
View to the future |
| VIPER |
Virtual Integration of People Equipment and Resources |
| VM |
Volatile Memory |
| VM |
Virtual Manufacturing |
| VMIS |
Vehicle Monitoring Information System |
| VoB |
Voice of the Business |
| VoC |
Voice of the Customer |
| VOM |
Volt-Ohm-Meter |
| VOP |
Valve Opening Pressure |
| VOR |
Vehicle Off Road |
| VP |
Virtual Prototyping |
| VP |
Volvo Penta |
| VPAT |
Variable Pitch Power Angle and Tilt |
| VPD |
Virtual Product Development |
| VPG |
Virtual Proving Ground |
| VPL |
Virtual Prototyping Lab |
| VPL |
Visual Prototype Lab |
| VPP |
Virtual Process Plannning (a process of shop planning using Team Center Manufacturing) |
| VR |
Virtual Reality |
| VR |
Voltage Regulator |
| VSA |
Variability Simulation Analysis. |
| VSL |
Vehicle Speed Limit |
| VSM |
Value Stream Map |
| VSS |
Vehicle Speed Sensor |
| VST |
Value Stream Transformations |
| VT |
Voltage Transformer |
| VTAM |
Virtual Telecommunications Access Method |
| VZ |
Vision Zero (safety initiative) |
| – |
– |
| Acronyms: W X Y Z Listing |
– |
| W |
– |
| W |
Watt |
| W |
With |
| W/O |
Without |
| W/P |
Water Pump |
| WAE |
Wagner Asia Equipment |
| WAN |
Wide Area Network |
| WAR |
Weekly Activity Report |
| WATK |
Weibull Analysis Toolkit |
| WAVS |
Work Area Vision System (basically a rear view camera for machines) |
| WBL |
Work Based Learning |
| WBT |
Web Based Training |
| WC |
Water Cooled |
| WCC |
West Coast Cab |
| WCM |
Web Content Management |
| WCIC |
World-wide Centralized Inventory Control |
| WDWRD |
Woodward Governor |
| WECAP |
WEB Enabled Cataloguing And Procurement |
| WELD |
Welder |
| WEX |
Wheeled Excavator |
| WFS |
Wire Feed Speed |
| WHA |
Waste Handling Arrangement |
| WHAM |
Wiebul Hazard Analysis Method |
| WHL |
Wheeled Loader |
| WHP |
Wheel HP |
| WI |
Welding Instruction |
| WI |
Work Instruction |
| WIIS |
Warehouse Inventory/Information System |
| WIP |
Work In Progress |
| WL |
Wheel Loader |
| WLED |
Wheel Loader and Excavators Division |
| WMF |
Windows Meta File |
| WMS |
Warehouse Management System |
| WO |
Works Order |
| WOD |
Works Order Discrepancy |
| WoE |
West of England |
| WOI |
Works Order Instruction |
| WOIS |
Work Order Issue System |
| WSA |
World Sales Analysis |
| WSK |
Wheel Skidder |
| WSU |
World Source and User |
| WT |
Water Temperature |
| WT |
Wedge Types |
| WT |
Whole Tree |
| WT |
Work Tool |
| WTL |
Wheel Tractor Loader |
| WTO |
World Trade Organisation |
| WTS |
Wheel Tractor Scraper |
| WTS |
Windows Terminal Server |
| WWW |
World Wide Web |
| WYSIWYG |
What you See Is What You Get |
| – |
– |
| X |
– |
| XL |
Extended (Long) Undercarriage |
| XML |
Extensible Markup Language |
| XMSN |
Transmission |
| XPS |
X-Ray induced Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| XQ |
Extra Quiet |
| XR |
Extended Undercarriage |
| XW |
Extra Wide |
| – |
– |
| Y |
– |
| Y2K |
Year 2000 |
| – |
– |
| Z |
– |
| Z |
Zenith |
| Z |
Zero |
| ZC |
Formely China Classification Society (CCS) |
| ZOMR |
Order Management Report (General orders reporting tool) |
| ZSTOCK |
Stock Order Transactions (Stock Ordering Tool) |
| ZWIP |
Zero Warehouse Inventory Program |