With 40% new content, Edition 4 of the Glossary of Supply Chain Terminology includes new work in every section. The Business, Computer, Manufacturing, Transportation, Warehousing, Purchasing, and Standards sections have greatly increased in size; standard country codes are provided, and bar codes with actual examples have been added. New sections added in Edition 3 included RFID, EDIFACT, and Incoterms.
For use in university classes and by executives, integrators, consultants, and experienced professionals in the supply chain field, this glossary covers 15 areas involving the supply chain professional. Each has its own glossary, and the main glossary includes all terminology. The supply chain areas are:
- Bar codes with Examples
- Business Acronyms & Keywords
- Computer Chat Acronyms
- Computer Terminology
- Conveyor Terminology
- EDI Transactions
- EDIFACT Transactions
- Government Terminology
- Incoterms
- Manufacturing Terminology
- Material Safety Data Sheets & HazMat
- Organizations
- Pallet Terminology
- Purchasing Acronyms & Keywords
- RFID
- Standards
- Transportation Terminology
- U.S. State & Canada Province Codes
- Warehousing Terminology
"Most glossaries are intended for a single industry, but a supply chain expert must have robust knowledge in multiple industries," says Philip Obal, president of Industrial Data & Information. "This glossary is a multi-industry glossary and helps the system integrators, IT staff, consultants, executives, new users, and expert users."
Reviews of the glossary, table of contents, book cover image, and author's picture & biography are available on IDII's website.
