I had an epiphany the other day. It hit me like a ton of bricks….we sure do use a LOT of acronyms at Presco. And the three letter acronym (TLA) is especially prevalent and sneaks into my vocabulary even when I am at home conversing with my family. Even the product we manufacture is a TLA, PVC! I’m starting to be concerned that my youngest child’s first words are going to be an acronym – OMG!
But it is the technical jargon that has gotten out of hand. You come into contact with enough TLA’s when manufacturing, but manufacturing a polymer brings it to a whole new level.
This was the list our team created without really thinking too hard:
DOE – Design of Experiment
DOA – Di-Octyl Adipate
RGA – Returned Goods Authorization
MRR – Material Return Request
POS – Point of Sale
PVC – Polyvinyl Chloride
EPA – Environmental Protection Agency
PET – Polyethylene Terephthalate
TPU – Thermoplastic Polyurethane
LTL – Less than Truck Load
RFQ – Request for Quote
RFI – Request for Information
TDS – Technical Data Sheet
BPA – Bisphenol A
COA – Certificate of Analysis
COC – Certificate of Compliance
CPE – Chlorinated Polyethylene
NDA – Non Disclosure Agreement
PHR – Parts per Hundred Resin
CTQ – Critical to Quality
SOP – Standard Operating Procedure
HMW – High Molecular Weight
ESO – Epoxidized Soybean Oil
VOC – Volatile Organic Compound
PSI – Pounds per Square Inch
ETA – Estimated Time of Arrival
DOP – Di-Octyl Phthalate
LOI – Limited Oxygen Index
UOM – Unit of Measure
ISO – International Organization for Standardization
MRB – Material Review Board
RFP – Request for Proposal
FOB – Free on Board
COB – Close of Business
B2B – Business to Business
POI – Point of Interest
MOQ – Minimum Order Quantity
ROP – Re-Order Point
ROQ – Re-Order Quantity
SDS – Safety Data Sheet
SpG – Specific Gravity
LMW – Low Molecular Weight
COD – Cash on Delivery
Stay tuned for our list of the even more popular FLA’s…..Four Letter Acronyms.