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. 

 
UCC
Uniform Code Council. Also Universal Commercial Code.
 
UCCNet
Consumer products and retail industries data exchange standard
 
UCR
Unique Consignment Reference
 
UCS
Uniform Communications Standard
 
UI
User Interface
 
UI API
User Interface Application Programming Interface
 
UN/SPSC
United Nations Standard Product and Service Code - developed jointly between the UN and Dun & Bradstreet (D&B). Has a five level coding structure (segment, family, class, commodity, business function) for nearly 9000 products.
 
UOI
Unit Of Issue (Thanks to Stephen Butler).
 
UOM
Unit of Measure - in the real world the UOM (each, boxes, pallets) could be different by each department referring to the stock.
 
UPC
Universal Product Codes - numbers used to identify packaged, fixed weight or count items. A generic UPC contains 12 digits in total and are usually found under the bar code of an item. Used by optical scanners at checkout counters to automatically record the brand and its price. U.S. flavour (see EAN).
 
UPN
Universal Product Number
 
USPSC
Universal Standard Product and Services Classification - managed by the Electronic Commerce Code Management Association, ensures that product data is categorized and described uniformly - jointly developed by the UN and Bun & Bradstreet using the UCEC - Universal Content Extended Classification - used in SAP's Open Content Network (OCN).
 
U/W
Unladen Weight