Glossary

APICS American Production and Inventory Management Society, now known as the Association for Operations Management.

Benelux Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

BRIC Brazil, Russia, India, and China.

CDMA Code division multiple access (mobile phone technology).

CPIM Certified in Production and Inventory Management (APICS).

CPSD Certified Professional in Supplier Diversity (ISM).

CSCP Certified Supply Chain Professional (APICS).

ERP Enterprise resource planning.

EU European Union.

Eurozone Countries in the EU that have adopted the euro (€) as a common currency.

GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (1949–93).

GPS Global positioning system.

GSM Global System for Mobile Communication (mobile phone standard).

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