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Please search the abbreviations by using the alphabet links above.
The purpose of this tool is to list and define abbreviations used within the supply chain,
logistics and
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) areas. Please Email any terms that you think are missing or
where the definition is incorrect. All suggestions will be credited.
This work is copyrighted.
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- 3PL
- 3rd
Party Logistics - using someone else's transport and distribution
services (possibly also using 3PW).
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- 3PW
- 3rd Party Warehousing - using someone else's warehouse facilities
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- 4PL
- 4th Party Logistics - a lead party organising other 3PL partners -
also called Lead Logistics Partners (LLP) (4PL is a trademark of
Accenture).
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- 5R
- Redesign, Reduce, Recover, Recycle, Remanufacture - sustainable lean
strategies.
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- 5S
- Stands for the Japanese words for housekeeping, workplace
organization, cleanup, keep cleanliness, and discipline (Seiri, Seiton,
Seisou, Seiketsu, and Shitsuke).
They are simple but effective methods to organize the workplace.
(Thanks to Gregory Peng)
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