Credits: Polubothu Ganesh, Procurement; Reliance
These were some of the first things that boggled my mind once I got into the job, I mugged them up from company manuals, internet or from random files at work.
P.S: To all the seniors, please do not use abbreviations in front of kids.
SAP: System Application and Products in Data Processing.
GEL: Global Execution Leader.
DTA: Domestic Tariff Area.
ISO: International Organization for Standardization.
ANSI: American National Standards Institute.
ASQC: American Society for Quality Control.
Incoterms: International Commercial Terms.
GAP: Global Asset Protection Services.
NFPA: National Fire Protection Association.
ISPM: International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures Publication.
IPPC: International Plant Protection Convention.
Q&CR: Quality and Certification Requirement.
SQS: Supplier Quality Surveillance.
ESQS: Evaluation of Supplier Quality System.
SQAM: Supplier Quality Alignment Meeting.
NDE: Non Destructive Examination.
ITP: Inspection and Test Plan.
TPI: Third Party Inspection Agency.
IFR: Issued for Review.
P-Card: Corporate Purchasing Card.
NTE: Not To Exceed.
A/P: Account Payable.
DDU: Delivered Duty Unpaid.
TLCO: Total Lifetime Cost Of Ownership.
CST: Central Sales Tax.
VAT: Value Added Tax.
FOC: Free of Cost.
DDP: Delivery Duty Paid Basis.
EPCG: Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme.
ECA: Export Credit Agencies.
LD: Liquidated Damages.
OS&D: Overage, Shortage and Damage.
AP: Activity Plan.
PEP: Project Execution Plan.
FEED: Front End Engineering Design.
DEP: Design Engineering Practices.
DTR: Document Tracking Report.
MRR: Material Receiving Report.
ERR: Electronic Retention Record.
SOR: Supplier Observation Report
NCR: Non Conformance Report.
NCRR: Non Conformance Release Report.
MSR: Material Status Report.
QNAID: Quantity Not Available In Documents.
SRSC: Seller representative Services Contract.
ASL: Approved Supplier List.
ESL: Evaluated Supplier List.
PBL: Project Bidder List.
SRA: Supplier Relationship Agreement.
SPM: Supplier Performance Measurement.
VIM: Vendor Invoice Management.
PSC: Project Surveillance Coordinator.
PSM: Project Surveillance Manager.
PPM: Project Purchasing Manager.
PPM: Project Purchasing Manager.
MCPM: Material Control and Planning Manager.
FMM: Field Material Manager.
MPM: Material Planning Manager.
PMM: Project Material Manager.
PSQS: Project Supplier Quality Supervisor.
QSR: Quality Surveillance Representative.
PMT: Project Management Team.
TBE: Technical Bid Evaluation.
PPM: Project Procedures Manual.
PDDM: Project Document and Data Management.
PFI&RS: Project File Index & Retention Schedule.
PFD: Process Flow diagram.
MatMan: Material Manager.
RWork: Material Management Software.
PMI: Positive Material Identification.
MRM: Material Responsibility Matrix.
BOM: Bill Of Material.
TOM: Transfer of Material.
MTO: Material Take Off.
OSR: Operating System Requirement.
ERM: Enterprise Resource Management.
RELIEF: Reliance Integrated EPC Framework.
MMCS: Material Management Control System.
UMDMS; User Master Data Management System.
REIMS: Reliance Enterprise Information Management System.
EDMS: Electronic Data Management System.
ECM: Enterprise Content Management.
BPM: Business Process Management.
WBS: Work Breakdown Structure.
RWP: Reference Work Practice.
CICE: Construction Industry Cost Effectiveness.
CM2E: Construction Material Management Engineering.
CII: Construction Industry Institute.
CWP: Construction Work Packages.
IFC: Issued For Construction.
OSBL: Offsite Battery Limits
O&M: Operation and Maintenance.
FOB: Feed On Board.
SCP: Shipment Current Promise.
RAS: Required At Site.
FIT: Fabrication In Transit.
GR: Good Receipt.
SCP: Shipment Current Promise.
OS&D: Overages, Shortages and Damages.
ITP: Inspection and Test Plan.
ETA: Estimated Time Arrival.
CDD: Contractually Agreed Delivery Date.
LR: Lorry Receipt.
IATA: International Air Transport Authority.
ICAO: International Cargo Airline Organization.
HTSUS; Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
KRAs: Key Result Areas.
PR: Purchase Requisition.
ARO: After Receipt of Order.
ARAD: After Receipt of Approved Drawings.
CO: Change Order.
CDR: Commitment Deviation Request.
RFQ: Request For Quotation.
POL: Purchase Online.
MRQ: Material Requisition for Quotation.
ITB: Instruction to Bidders.
MRP: Material Requisition for Purchase.
LOA: Letter of Award.
DOR: Division of Responsibility.
SPIR: Spares Interchangeability and Record