This document defines various acronyms used within the organization, organized by category. Some key acronyms include:
- 3PL - Third Party Logistics, referring to supply chain functions outsourced to third parties.
- ABC - Activity Based Costing, a method for assigning overhead costs to products or services.
- CRM - Customer Relationship Management, relating to managing customer data and relationships.
- ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning, software systems used to manage business processes.
This document defines various acronyms used within the organization, organized by category. Some key acronyms include:
- 3PL - Third Party Logistics, referring to supply chain functions outsourced to third parties.
- ABC - Activity Based Costing, a method for assigning overhead costs to products or services.
- CRM - Customer Relationship Management, relating to managing customer data and relationships.
- ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning, software systems used to manage business processes.
This document defines various acronyms used within the organization, organized by category. Some key acronyms include:
- 3PL - Third Party Logistics, referring to supply chain functions outsourced to third parties.
- ABC - Activity Based Costing, a method for assigning overhead costs to products or services.
- CRM - Customer Relationship Management, relating to managing customer data and relationships.
- ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning, software systems used to manage business processes.
CSV Comma Separated Value Systems 2WM 2 way match Systems 3 PA Third Party Auditors Finance 3P Third Party Supply Chain 3P Cell Third Party Controlling unit, Belapur Supply Chain 3PL 3rd Party Logistics Supply Chain 3PLP 3rd Party Logistics Providers Supply Chain 3WM Three Way Match Systems A&D Acquisitions and Disposal Finance A&P Advertising & Promotions Marketing A/c Account Finance AA Asset Accounting Supply Chain AAM Asset Allocation Model Finance AAS Advance Against Sales Marketing ABAP Advanced Business Application Programme Supply Chain ABC Activity Based Costing Finance ABC Advanced Brand Communication Marketing ABG Advertising Budget Guidelines Marketing ABM Activity Based Management Finance ABP Advance Business Planning Marketing ABQG Advertising Budget and Quality Guidelines Marketing ABS Average Basket Spend Marketing AC Annual Contract Finance AC Accounts Clerk Finance ACCT Action Courage Caring Truth General ACM Assistant Commercial Manager Finance ACP Acess Control Portal Systems ACV All Commodity Value Finance AD Active Detergency QA ADMIN Administration General ADV Advertising Marketing AE Annual Estimate Marketing AFA Assistant Financial Accountant Finance AFR Accident Frequency Rate Safety AFR Accounting Financial Results. Finance AHU Air Handling Unit General AIDA Attention, Interest, Desire, Action Finance AII Advertising Investment Index Marketing AIM Advertising Investment Model Marketing AIO All India officers. General AIP All India Price Finance AM Accounts Manager Finance AMC Annual Maintenance Contract General AMET Africa Middle East and Turkey General AO Alpha Olephin Buying AO Accounts Officer General AOB Any Other Business Supply Chain AOP Annual Operating Plan Finance AOS Alpha Olephin Sulphonate Buying AP Annual Plan Marketing AP Accounts Payable Finance AR Accounts Receivable Supply Chain APE Advanced Promotion Evaluation Marketing APEX Accelerating Procter's EXit Marketing APG Account Planning Group Supply Chain APM Accounting Policy Manual Finance APM Active Portfolio Management Tools Marketing APO Advanced Planner and Optimiser Supply Chain APR Activity Portfolio Review Marketing APR Activity Promotion Reserve Finance APRV Accounts Payable Rate Variance Finance APUV Accounts Payable Usage Variance Finance APV Accounts Payable Voucher Finance AQUA Analysis and Quality Assurance Kit Finance AR Account receivable. Finance AS Accounts Staff General Page 1 Acronym ASAP Annual Strategic Account Plan Marketing ASAP As Soon As Possible Marketing ASM Area Sales manager Marketing ASMDP Area Sales and Marketing Development Plan Marketing ASN Advance Shipping Notice Marketing ATB Attendance Bonus Finance ATL Above the Line Finance ATS Aggregate Transfer Slip Supply Chain AU Accounting Unit Finance AVAM Availability, Visibility, Asortment and Merchandising. Marketing AVP Audio Visual Presentation General AWP Average Weight of Purchase Marketing B&P Business and Processes Supply Chain B.O Business Object program Systems B/S Balance Sheet Finance B1G2HP Buy One, Get 2nd @ Half Price Marketing B2B Business to Business Finance B2C Business to Consumer Finance B2G1F Buy 2 Get 1 Free Marketing BA Brand Activation Marketing BA Branch Accountant Finance BAI Brand Awareness Index Marketing B-APPs Business Applications Service (former SDO) Supply Chain BAS Business auxiliary services Finance BB Brand Building Marketing BBE Best Before Date Supply Chain BBT Business Building Terms Marketing BC Branch Commercial Supply Chain BCA Brand Communication & Activation Marketing BCA Business Cost Analyser Finance BCG Brand Communication for Growth course Marketing BCM Brilliant Consumer Marketing Marketing BCM Branch Commercial Module Finance BD Brand Development Marketing BDI Brand Development Index Finance BEP Break Even Point Finance BEX Business Explorer Supply Chain BF Best Fit Supply Chain BFA Bill Forwarding Advice Finance BFU Budget Follow Up Finance BG Business Group Finance BGA Business Group Accountant Finance BGSP Business Group Strategy Plan Marketing BH Business Head General BHC Brand Health Check Marketing BI Business Intelligence Finance BIM Business Implementation Manager Supply Chain BINT Bank Interest Finance BIW Brand Image Window Marketing BK BrandKey Marketing BKV BrandKey Vision Marketing BKCH Bank Charges Finance BKV Brand Key Vision Marketing BLM Branch Logistics Manager Supply Chain BM Banking Manager Finance BMI Body Mass Index General BMP Brand Marketing Plan Marketing BMR Back Margin of Retailer Marketing BN Big Nose Supply Chain BO Back Order Marketing BO Back Office General BoE Bill of Entry Finance BOGOF Buy 1 Get 1 Free Marketing BOL Bill of Lading Finance BOM Bill of Material / Business Operating Model Supply Chain BOM Bill of Material Supply Chain BP Bills Payable Finance Page 2 Acronym BP Bill Productivity General BPCS Business Process Control System Finance BPO Business Plan Optimisation Marketing BPP Banded Pack Promotion Marketing BPT Brand Planning Toolset Marketing BPV Buying price variance Supply Chain BQT Brand Quarterly Tracker Marketing BRACES Bank Reconciliation And Control Efficiency System. Systems BRS Bank Reconciliation Statement Finance BRW Business Risk Workshop Supply Chain BS Balance Sheet Supply Chain BSR Bonded store Room Supply Chain BSSS Branch Secondary Sales System Supply Chain BTL Below the line Marketing BU Business Unit Marketing BVP Brand Vision Plan Marketing BW Business Warehouse Supply Chain BWL Business Workstream Lead Supply Chain C & FA Clearing and Forwarding Agent Supply Chain C2K Compass 2000 (system) Systems CA Commercial Assistant General CA Commission Agent General CA Chartered Accountant Finance CAGNY Consumer Analyst Group of New York Finance CAGR Compound Annual Growth Rate Marketing CAO Computer Assisted Ordering Marketing CAP Customer Accounting Profitability application (based on OFA) Supply Chain CAPEX Capital Expenditure Finance CAT COM Category Commercial Operations Manager General CB Contract Book Marketing CB Cash Book Finance CB Chief Buyer Supply Chain CBM Customer Business Manager Marketing CBP Collective Business Performance Finance CBT Chart by Type Finance CBT-CRG-CC Account Sub Account Cost Center Finance CC Conversion Cost Supply Chain CC Customer Contribution Marketing CC Corporate Centre Finance CC Cost Centre Finance CC Common Coding / Corporate Centre Supply Chain CCD Customer and Channel Development Finance CCF Cheque Control Form Finance CCFOT Customer Case Fill on Time Supply Chain CCM Communication Channel Manager Marketing CCM Central Cost Module Finance CCO Category Commercial Officer General CCOM Chennai Claims Organisation Manager Finance CCP Communication Channel Planning Marketing CCP Critical Control Point Finance CCSF Customer Claim Summary Form Finance CD Customer Development Supply Chain CD Cross Domain General CD Controllers Department Finance CDDS Controller's Department Documentation System Finance CDI Category Development Index Marketing CDNC Cheques Deposited Not Credited Finance CDP Constrained Demand Plan Supply Chain CE Capital Expenditure Finance CENVAT Central Value Added Tax Finance CEO Corporate Engineering Office, Pune. General CEP Cost Effectiveness Programme Supply Chain CET Cheque Encashment Time Finance CEW Competency Evaluation Workshop General CFA Clearing and Forwarding Agent Supply Chain CFB Corporate Flow Back Finance CFC Corrugated fibre board carton Supply Chain Page 3 Acronym CGS Cash Generating Strategy Marketing CHA Clearing House Agent Supply Chain Chem Chemical General CI Competitor Intelligence Marketing CIB Check In Bank Marketing CIDC Combined Indirect Coverage General CIF Core Interface; Cost,Insurance, Freight Supply Chain CIT Central Implementation Team Supply Chain CIUT Centralized Inter Unit Transfer Finance CL Casual Leave General CLD Carton for Local Deleivery Supply Chain CLS Cream Lotion Shampoo Supply Chain CLT Category Leadership Team Marketing CM Commercial Manager Finance CM Channel Marketing General CMD Customer Management and Delivery / Logistics Supply Chain CMG Customer Marketing Group Marketing CIM Consumer Insight Manager Marketing CIM Computer Interface Machine Systems CMI Consumer & Market Insight Marketing CML Customer Management and Logistics Supply Chain CMM Customer Marketing Manager Marketing CMP Cash Management Products Finance CMRP Centralized Materials Requirement Planning Supply Chain CMS Corporate Management Sevices Finance CMS Cash Management Services Finance CMSR Corporate Management Services & Research Finance CNC Conditional Nil Certificate Supply Chain CO Corporate Office General CO Commercial Officer General COA Chart of Accounts Supply Chain COD Contract Operations Director Supply Chain COGS Cost of Goods Sold Finance COM Company Organised Media Marketing COMS Cost of Materials Sold Finance COMU Cost of Material Used Finance COP Central Order Processing Supply Chain COP Cost of Payment Finance COPS Cost of Production Schedule Finance COPS Common Operating ProcedureS Systems CP Capital Proposal Finance CP Consumer Promotion Marketing CPCP Central Price Change Proposal Finance CPD Culinary Products Division General CPKO Crude Plam Kernal Oil Supply Chain CPM Central Purchase Module Supply Chain CPM Category Performance Measures Marketing CPM Category Project Manager Supply Chain CPM Central Payment Module Finance CPP Consumer Price Promotions Marketing CPS Crude Plam Stearine Supply Chain CR Central Research Finance CR Change Request Supply Chain CRG Cost Reporting Groups Finance CRM Customer Relationship Manager Marketing CRM Consumer & Relationship Marketing Marketing CRM Commercial Review Meeting Finance CRP Continuous Replenishment Marketing CRP Continuous Replenishment Programme Marketing CRS Continuous Replenishment System Marketing CRV Current Replacement Value Finance CRV Cash Receipt Voucher Finance CS Customer Services Supply Chain CS Commercial Staff General CS Customer Services Supply Chain CD Customer Development Supply Chain CO Corporate Office General Page 4 Acronym CSA Customer Service Agency Supply Chain CSCD Category Supply Chain Director Supply Chain CSCM Customer Specific Consumer Marketing Marketing CSD Canteen Stores Department Marketing CSE Customer Service Excellence Supply Chain CSFA Crude Split Fatty Acid Raw Material CSI Category Spend Index Marketing CSLM Customer Service Level Monitoring Supply Chain CSM Category Supply Meeting Supply Chain CSO Customer Service Officer, Depot (Planner) General CSP Channel Service Provider Supply Chain CSR Corporate Social Responsibility General CSR Customer Service Review Marketing CST Customer Specific Terms Marketing CST Central Sales Tax Finance CST-ADJ Cost Adjustment Systems CSV Comma Separated Values Systems CT Corporate Treasury Finance CTS Claims Tracking System Finance CTTA Calcutta Tea Trading Association General CU Consumer Understanding Marketing CU Consumer Unit Supply Chain CV Cash Vouchers Finance CVA Channel Value Assessment tool Finance CVD Counter Vailing Duty Finance CVFOT Customer Value Fill On Time Supply Chain CVI Consumer Visibility Index Marketing CW Central Wing General CWIP Capital Work in Progress Finance D&E Developing and Emerging Economies Marketing D2D Door to door (mailing) Marketing DA Design Authority Supply Chain DA Dearness Allowance Finance DAP Development Action Plan General DB Deutsche Bank General DBA Database Administrator Supply Chain DC Disbribution Center Supply Chain DC Delivery Challan Supply Chain DU Distribution Unit Supply Chain DCF Discounted Cash Flow Finance DD Demand Draft. Finance DD Doordarshan General DD Direct Dispatch Supply Chain DDC Depot Delivered Cost Supply Chain DDPI Direct Dispatch Pro-forma Invoice Supply Chain DDS Daily Despatch Summary Supply Chain Dept Department General Dets Detergents General DFA Distilled Fatty Acid Raw Material DFM Dream Flower Magic General DFT Dream Flower Talc General DG Diesel Generator General DLE Developing Leadership Engagement General DM Direct Marketing Marketing DMT Deos and Male Toiletories General DM water DeMineralised Water Raw Material DMUU Decision Making Under Uncertainty Marketing DO Delivery Order Supply Chain DO Dispatch Order Supply Chain DOB Distributors' Owned Brands (Private Label) Marketing DOH Days on hand Supply Chain DP Demand Planning Supply Chain DPM Dynamic Performance Management Finance DRIBE Daily Report on Invoicing and Banking Efficiency Systems DRP Distribution Requirements Planning / Disaster Recovery Procedure Supply Chain DSD Direct Store Delivery Marketing DSF Down Stream Factory Supply Chain Page 5 Acronym DSM Display Sales Material Marketing DU Distribution Unit Supply Chain E Forms Electronic Forms Systems E2E End to End process Supply Chain E4all Supply Chain Communication tool for finished product between Unilever & co-packers Supply Chain E4us Supply Chain Communication tool for package material and raw material between suppliers and Unilever Supply Chain EAN European article number Supply Chain EBC Etail Business Centre Marketing EBIT Earnings Before Interest and Tax, equvivalent to Operating Profit Finance EBITDA Earnings Before Interest and Tax, Depreciation, Amortisation Finance ECC Electronic Coupon Clearing Marketing ECO Effective Control Marketing ECP End Consumer Price General ECR Efficient Cutomer Response Marketing ECR Efficient Consumer Response Marketing ED Excise Duty Finance EDI Every Day Information Marketing EDI Electronic Data Inerchange Marketing EDLC Every Day Low Cost Marketing EDLI Employee Direct Linked Insurance General EDLP Every Day Low Pricing Marketing EDP Electronic Data Processing Systems EDW Enterprise Data Warehouse Supply Chain EDGE Every Day Great Execution Supply Chain EFLA Extended four letter acronym Supply Chain EFT Electronic Funds Transfer Finance EI Preview-Benchmark Marketing EI Effectiveness Index Marketing EIT RS&P Europe IT Regional Systems and Processes Supply Chain EJV Electronic Journal Voucher Systems ELP Entry Level Price / Exit Level Price Marketing ELT European leadership Team Supply Chain E-Mail Electronic Mail Systems Engg. Engineering General EO Efficient Order Marketing EO Excise officer. General EOT Efficient Operations Terms Marketing EPABX Electronic Private Automatic Branch eXchange Systems EPD European Price Database Supply Chain EPI Efficient Product Introduction Marketing EPM Enterprise Project Management Systems EPM European Planning Manager Supply Chain EPOS Electronic Point of Sale Marketing EPS Earnings Per Share Finance EPS Employee Pension Scheme General ER Efficient Replenishment Supply Chain ER Employee Relations Department General ERP Enterprise Resource Planning Systems ESA Efficient Store Assortment Marketing ESAP Project name of the HPC SAP implementation Supply Chain ESCO European Supply Chain Organisation Supply Chain ESCSLT European Supply Chain Leader Team Supply Chain ESI Employees State Insurance General ESM Efficient Store Merchandising Marketing ESM European Supply management Supply Chain ETH European Tea Hub Supply Chain ETL Extraction Transfer Load Systems ETP Effluent Treatment Plant General Eureka Sales Informations reporting tool (based on OSA) Supply Chain EurobuyingCreating European contracts by the ESM Supply Chain EV Extra Visibility Marketing EVA Economic Value Added Finance EVE Extra Visibility Established Portfolio Marketing EVN Extra Visibility New Product Marketing EW East Wing General Exco Executive Committee General F&B Foods and Beverages General Page 6 Acronym F Kit Finance Kit system Finance FA Fixed Asset Finance FA Forecast Accuracy Supply Chain FA Financial Accountant. General FA1 Financial Actual Batch Finance FAC First Aid Case Safety FAC Fixed Asset Control Finance FAL Fair And Lovely (Brand) Marketing FAR Fixed Asset Register Finance FAS Fixed Asset System Systems FAS Fixed Asset Schedule Finance FBT Fringe Benefit Tax Finance FCA Factory Cost Analyser Systems FCA Free Carrier Supply Chain FCF Free Cash Flow Finance FCS Field Capability Score Marketing FCST Forecast Supply Chain FD Financial Datum Finance FD Finance Director General FDA Fixed Dearness Allowance Finance FDA Foods and Drugs Act General FDM Field Distribution Module Systems FE Front End Supply Chain FE Factory Engineer General FEMS Foreign Exchange Management System Finance FESC Front End Supply Chain Supply Chain FESP codes Internal ICFE coding structure Supply Chain FFG Fit for Growth Supply Chain FFLA Field Force Learning Academy Marketing FG Finished Goods Supply Chain FG Family Grocer Marketing FGNC Fine Ground Natural Chalk Buying FI Financial Intercompany Finance FI SAP financial module Supply Chain FIFO First In, First Out Finance FLC Foods Leadership Councils (includes the SVPs) Marketing FLT Food Leadership Team Marketing FM Finance Manager General FM Factory Manager General FMCG Fast Moving Consumer Goods General FMFO First manufactured, First Out Supply Chain FMI Food Marketing Institute Marketing FN Net Funds Debt Finance FOB Freight On Board Finance FOP Frequency of Purchase Marketing Forex Foreign Exchange Finance FOU Frequency of Use Marketing FP Finished Product Supply Chain FPLT Foods Portfolio Leadership Team (includes Regions) Marketing FPS Freight Pay System Systems FQ Financial Acquisitions and Disposals Finance FRC Functional Resource Committee General FRM Fiscal Receipts Module Finance FRMS Free Replacement Market Scheme Marketing FRS Financial Reporting Standard Finance FS Financial Services Supply Chain FS Food Solutions Supply Chain FS Foreign Satellite Systems FSA Factroy Service Agreement Supply Chain FSI Free Standing Insert Marketing FSS Financial Shared Service Supply Chain FSSC Financial Shared Service centre Supply Chain FTC Fit To Compete General FTE Full Time Equivalent Marketing FTE Full Time Entity Supply Chain FTL Full Truck Load Supply Chain FTP File Transfer Protocol Systems Page 7 Acronym GAR Goods Arrival Report Systems GBE Global Behavioural Energies Marketing GBT Global Brand Team Marketing GBV Gross Book Value Finance GCB Global Category Board Marketing GCE Gross Capital Employed Finance GCLT Global Category Leadership Team Marketing GDP Gross Domestic Product Marketing GE Gondola End Marketing GFA Group Financial Accounts Finance GFC Group Financial Consolidation. Finance GI Goods Invoice Supply Chain GIO Global Infrastructure Organisation Finance GIO-ES Gio European Services Supply Chain GIR Goods Inspection Report Supply Chain GIR Goods Inward Register Supply Chain GL General Ledger Finance GLS Go Live Simulation Supply Chain GLTB General Ledger Trial Balance Team Finance GM Gross Margin Finance GM General Merchandise Marketing GM General Manager General GMB Group Media Buying Media Buying GM-CA General Manager - Corporate Accounts Finance GME Global Marketing Executive Marketing GMP Good Manufacturing Practice Supply Chain GOI Government Of India General GP Gross Profit Finance GPLT Global Portfolio Leadership Team Marketing GR Goods Receipt Supply Chain GR Gross Requirements Supply Chain GREAT Reference to Stds.of Leadership General GRIR Goods Receipt and Inspection Report Supply Chain GRN Goods Received Note Supply Chain GRP Gross Rating Point Marketing GRR Goods Received Report Finance GSB Grow Superior Brands General GSC Global Strategic Customers Marketing GSECs Government Securities Finance GSM Global Supply Management Supply Chain GSV Gross Sales Value Finance GSV Gross Standard Volume Supply Chain GT General Trade Marketing GT General Terms Marketing GT Gift Tax Finance GTA Goods Transport Agency Supply Chain GTC Global Technology Centre Marketing GTM Global Tax Management Systems GTO Goods Transport operator Supply Chain GUI Graphical User Interface Finance GVP Global Vice President Marketing H.O Head Office General HACCP Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Point QA HBC Health and Beauty Care Marketing HC Home Care Marketing HDPE High Density Poly Ethylene Raw Material HH House Hold Marketing HHC House Hold Care Marketing HHT Hand Held terminal General HL Higher Level Marketing HLL Hindusthan Lever Limited General HLRC Hindustan Lever Research Centre General HMR Harmonised Monthly Results Systems HMR TG Harmonized Monthly Results Tax Gift Systems HO Head Office General HP High Potential General HPC Home and Personal Care General Page 8 Acronym HPC SSC HPC Shared Service Centre, Bangalore General HPCE Home and Personal Care (Europe) Supply Chain HPCLT Home and Personal Care Leadership Team Marketing HPRs Holding Period Returns Finance HPSV Harmonised Packed stock Valuation. Systems HR Human Resources General HRA House Rent Allowance General HRC Hide Road Complex Warehouse Supply Chain HRD Human Resource Department General HRIS Human Resource Information System Systems HRLT Human Resources Leadership Team General HRM Human Resource Manager. General HRO Human Resource Officer General HRT Human Resource Transformation General BOPP Bi Oxely Poly Propylene Raw Material IA Insight Activator Marketing IAS International Accounting Standards Finance IB Implementation Brief Systems IBP Innovative Business Partnering Finance IBS Institutional Business Sales Marketing IBTS Inter Bank Transactions. Finance IC Instant Coffee General ICB International Category Board Marketing ICD Ice Cream Division General ICD Inter Company Deposits. Finance ICFE Ice Cream and Frozen Foods Europe Supply Chain ICOS Integrated Costing Finance ICP Internal Capital Proposal Finance ICSC Inter Company Supply Contract Supply Chain IDC Indirect Coverage Marketing IDOC Intermediate DOCument Supply Chain IE Image Enhancing Marketing IFRS International Financial Reporting Standards Finance IGC International Golden Circle Marketing I-LOG Self Service Incident logging web application Supply Chain ILSS Indigo lever Shared Services. General ILT Inter Location Transfers Systems IMAPS Information Management and Project Support Marketing IMS Integrated Management system Supply Chain Inc Turnover Incremental Turnover Marketing INTERSPECSpecification system for Materials Supply Chain INTRASTATReport of Goods movements in the EU Supply Chain INVT Investment Finance IOU I Owe You Finance IPA Insight Product Activator Marketing IPEC Information Process and IT Executive Systems IPF Introductory Performance Fund Marketing IPM Innovation Process Management Marketing IPM Innovation Project Management Marketing IR Innovation Rate Marketing IRC Instant Redeemable Coupon Marketing IRR Internal Rate of Return Finance IS Indian Satellite Systems ISC Intercompany Supply Contract Supply Chain ISD Information Service Department Systems ISO International Standards Organisation Supply Chain ISR In-transit Stock Reports Finance ISS Integrated Support Service (system) Systems IT Income Tax Finance IT Information Technology Systems IT Depn Income Tax Depreciation Finance ITP Information Technology Park Systems ITPL Information Technology Park Limited Systems IUT Inter Unit Transfer Finance IVMI Internal Vendor managed Inventory Supply Chain IVP Marketing IVR Inventory Vauation Report Finance Page 9 Acronym IWC Inflation charge on Working Capital Finance J2BD Jobs-to-Be-Done Marketing JBP Joint Business Planning Marketing JC Journey Cycle Supply Chain JIPM Japanese Institute of Planning Management General JO Job Order Supply Chain JSP Job Skills Profile General JV Journal Voucher Finance RJV Reversal Journal Voucher Finance K Tons Tonnes in '000 General KA Key Accounts Supply Chain KAM Key Account Manager Marketing Key User Person in local business able to support the end user Supply Chain KISS Keep it Simple, Stupid Marketing KOF Key Opinion Former Marketing KPI Key Performance Indicator General KVI Known Value Item Marketing KYC Know your customer General LR Lorry Receipt Supply Chain LA Lauric Acid Raw Material LA Lauryl Alcohol Raw Material LAB Leadership Across Business General LAB Linear Alkylene Benzene Raw Material LABSA Linear Alkylene Benzene Sulphonic Acid Raw Material LBC Leading Brand Communication course Marketing LBS Leading Brand Stewardship course Marketing LC Logistics Conditions Marketing LC Learning Center Supply Chain LC Letter of credit. Finance LCBE Local Chart of Accounts - Belgium Supply Chain LCES Local Chart of Accounts - Spain Supply Chain LCFR Local Chart of Accounts - France Supply Chain LCV Light Commercial Vehicle Supply Chain LDPE Low Density Poly Ethylene Raw Material LDT Leadership Development Tool General LE Latest Estimate Finance LE Learning Expertise General LF Lauric Flakes Raw Material LFL Like For Like Marketing LGC London golden Circle General LGP Leadership Growth Profile General LIBC Leading Integrated Brand Communication course Marketing LIEL Lever India Exports limited General LIM Local Implementation Manager Supply Chain LIT Local Implementation Team Supply Chain LLDPE Linear Low Density Poly Ethylene Raw Material LLPO Light Liquid Paraphin Oil Raw Material LM Line Manager General LMS Learning Management System General LN Lotus Notes Finance LO Logistic Officer General Local PBT Local Profit Before Tax. Finance London PBTLondon Profit before Tax. Finance LP Launch Plan Marketing LPC Lines Per Call Marketing LR Lorry Receipt Supply Chain LS Loading slip Supply Chain LSM Life Style Measure Marketing LSO Local Support Organisation Supply Chain LSO Local Sales Order Supply Chain LSR Limited Scope Review. Finance LSS Local Service Supplier Supply Chain LSS Logistic Secondary Staff General LT Lead Time Marketing LTA Lost Time Accident Safety LTC Lead Technical Contact Marketing LTL Less than full truck load Supply Chain Page 10 Acronym LTS Long Term Settlement General LTS Lux Toilet Soap (Brand) Marketing LUP Low Unit Pack Supply Chain LVS Local Validation Test Supply Chain LWC Line Wise Costing Finance M & A Merger and Acquisition Finance M@U Marketing@Unilever.com Marketing MAC Marketing Activity Cost Marketing MAD Manufacturing Supply Chain MAF Manual Amendment Form General MC Management Committee General MCO Measurable Communication Objective Marketing MDB Master Data Base Marketing MDC Market Development Cost Marketing MDF Market Development Fund Marketing MDM Master Data Management General ME Marketing Excellence Marketing MF Mutual Funds Finance MF Marketing Foundation Marketing MFC Mumbai Forex Centre General MFI Mutual Fund Investment system Finance MFR Management and Financials Reconciliation. Finance MGM Material Group Managers Supply Chain MGT Minimum Guaranteed Tonnage Supply Chain MHE Machine Handling equipment General MIL Minimum Investment Level Marketing MIM Mountain implementation Manager Supply Chain MI-RMG Master Information - Regional Management Group Supply Chain MIS Management Information System General MIS Material Issue Slip Supply Chain ML Main Lines Supply Chain MLR Multiple Linear Regression Supply Chain MM Marketing Mix Marketing MM Materials Management Supply Chain MM Manufacturing Manager General MMG Marketing Mix Guidelines Marketing MMM Marketing Mix Model Marketing MMO Measurable Marketing Objective Marketing MO Marketing Operations Marketing MOC Monthly Operating Cycle General Mod Note Modification Note General MoS Margin of Safety Finance MPW Mass Personal Wash Marketing MRC Marketing Resource Committee Marketing MRDR Master Reference Data Repository General MRP Materials Requirements Planning Supply Chain MRP Maximum Retail Price General MS Market Share General MS Mind Share Fulcrum (3P) Media Buying MSO Marketing and Sales Organisation Marketing MSO/U Marketing Sales Organisation / Unit Supply Chain MSU Marketing Science Unit Marketing MT Modern Trade Marketing MT Metric Tonne General MTBF Mean Time Between Failure Supply Chain MTC Medical Treatment Case Safety MTM Mark to Market Marketing MTP Mid-Term Planning Supply Chain MVC Most Valuable Consumer Marketing MWAC Moving Weighted Average Cost Finance MWB Must Win Battles Marketing NA Not Applicable General NACS New asset Commissioning/capitalization statement Finance NBV Net Book Value Finance NCBP National Category Building Plan Marketing NCC Nil Claim Certificate General NCSC National Centre for Sales Commercial General Page 11 Acronym NDC National Distribution Center Supply Chain NFD National Financial Director Supply Chain NFM National Finance Manager Finance NGA National Grocers Association Marketing NIV Net Invoice Value Supply Chain NLD National Logistics Director Supply Chain NLF Net Liquid Funds. Finance NM Non Moving stock Supply Chain NMB Nil Mineral Bar General NMC National Management committee. General Nominal NPS Total NPS (System Sales) Marketing NPAT Net Profit After Tax Finance NPD New Product Development Marketing NPI Non Production Items Supply Chain NPPD New Product Packaging Development Marketing NPS Net Proceeds of Sales Finance NPSR National Packed Stock Reconciliation. General NPV Net Present Value Finance NRGP Non Returnable Gate Pass Finance NRV Net Realisable Value Finance NSA Night Shift Allowance Finance NSD Non Soapy Detergents General NSV Net Sales Value Finance NV New Variant Marketing O/B Own Brand Marketing O/L Own Label Marketing OA Office Assistant General OCF Operating Cash Flow Finance OCF Yield OCF / GCE Finance OCR Optical Character Recognition Supply Chain OD Organisation design Supply Chain ODBC Open Database Connectivity Finance ODF Oil and Dairy Foods General ODR Online Deal Register Supply Chain OEE Overall Equipment Efficiency Supply Chain OFA Oracle Financial Analyser Systems OH OverHeads Finance OI Off-Invoice Marketing OJP Open Job Posting General OLAP Online Analytical Processing Systems OLH Online Help Supply Chain OM Operations Manager General OMC Buying ONE MSO Project to have one MSO per country Supply Chain OOH Out Of Home Marketing OOS Out Of Stock Marketing OP Operating Plan Marketing OPA Overall Productivity Allowance Finance OPS Operational Promotion Scheme Marketing OPS Order Processing System Systems OpCo Operating Company Marketing OPL One Point Lesson Supply Chain OPM Other Peoples Money Marketing Ops. Operations General OPSO Optimising Promotional Sell Out Marketing ORM Operations Review Meeting General OSA Oracle Sales Analyser Systems OT Other Terms Marketing OT Original Tea Marketing OTI Other Trading Items Finance OTIF On Time In Full Supply Chain OTR Original Tea Receipt Supply Chain P&L Profit and Loss Finance POR Purchase Order receipt Finance PA Process Associate General PA (IP) Process Associate (Invoice Processing) General PA (V) Process Associate (Verification) General Page 12 Acronym PA (V1) Process Associate (Verification), other than PA & PA (V1) General PA (VC) Process Associate (Vendor Creation) General PACE Performance Assessment Capability Enhancement Systems PADOCC Ponds All Day Oil Control Cream (Brand) Marketing PAL Pallet (Sap Unit of Measure) Supply Chain PAN Permanent Account Number General PAT Profit After Tax Finance PBI Profit Before Indirects Finance PBIT Profit Before Interest and Tax Finance PBO Profit Before Overheads Finance PBT Profit Before Tax Finance PBT Partially Blended Tea Marketing PC Price Circular General PC Profit Centre General PC Payment Conditions Marketing PC Payroll Co-ordinator Finance PCA Profit Contribution Analysis Supply Chain PCAT Product Category Finance PCC Ponds Cold Cream (Brand) Marketing PCFC Packing Credit In Foreign Currency. Finance PCP Price Change Proposal General PCRO Packaging Control Regulation Ordinance General PCRM Profit Centre Review Meeting Finance PD Product Development Marketing PD Primary Dealer Supply Chain PD Popular Detergents Marketing PDA Provision For Doubtful Advances Finance PDC Primary Distribution Center Supply Chain PDC Pre Dispatch Clearance Supply Chain PDD Provision for Doubtful Debts Finance PDP Performance Development Plan General PDP Permanent Dispatch Plan Supply Chain PDQ Pretty Damn Quick Marketing PE Promotion Evaluation Marketing PE Promotion Expenditure Marketing PE COM Promotional Expense : Company Organised Media Marketing PED Price Equalisation Discount Finance PEG Poly Ethylene Glycol Raw Material PEGS Pleasure, Excitement, Goodness, Standout Marketing PEI Promotion Efficiency Index Marketing PEMS Promotional Expense Monitoring System Systems PEMS Payment Efficiency Monitoring System Systems PFW Premium Fabric Wash Marketing Pep Pepsodent (Brand) Marketing Pep RFF Pepsodent Regular Family Flavour (Brand Variant) Marketing Pep WFF Pepsodent White Family Flavour (Brand Variant) Marketing PET Poly Ethylene Terephthalet Raw Material PF Provident Fund Finance PFA Palm Fatty Acid Raw Material PFAD Palm Fatty Acid Distillate Raw Material PFM Primary Freight Management Supply Chain PI Productive Item Supply Chain PI Production/ Packing Incentive Finance PI Proforma Invoice Finance PIP Proforma Invoice package Systems PIS Pay in Slip Finance PJP Permanent Journey Plan Marketing PKD PacKeD General PKM PacKed Month General PL Private Label Marketing PL Pay leave General PLA Personal Ledger Account Finance PLC Program Logic Control General PM Packaging Materials Supply Chain PM Payment Method Marketing PM Purchase Manager General PMC Process Management Center Supply Chain Page 13 Acronym PMC CBC Process Management Center - Customer, Brand, Consumer Supply Chain PMC IM Process Management Center - Information Management Supply Chain PMC SC Process Management Center - Supply Chain Supply Chain PMP Permanent Merchandising Plan Marketing PMS Payroll Management System Systems PNB Punjab National Bank General PNC Pure Nil Claim Supply Chain PO Purchase Order Supply Chain PO Process Owner Systems POD Proof of Delivery Supply Chain POP Point of Purchase Marketing POR Purchase Order Receipt Finance POS Point Of Sales Marketing PP Poly Propelene Raw Material PP Personal Products General PP Prompt Payment Finance PP Promotional Productivity Marketing PP Private Producers Supply Chain PPB Plan Process Board Supply Chain PPD Perfume Post Dosing Supply Chain PPDS Production Planning & Detailed Supply Chain PPE Personal Protective Equipment Safety PPM Pre-Production Meeting (advertising) Marketing PPM Primary Packing material. Supply Chain PPR Permanent Price Reductions Finance PPW Premium Personal Wash Marketing PR Public Relations Marketing PR Purchase Requisition Finance PS Production Schedule Finance PSCFC Post Shipment Credit In Foreign Currency. Finance PSM Plough Share Mixer General PSP Personal Skills Profile General PSR Packed Stock Reconciliation General PST Ponds Sandal Talc (Brand) Marketing PSV Packed Stock Valuation Finance PT Process Trainee General PTG Product Technology Group Supply Chain PUP Periodic Unit Price Supply Chain PV Physical Verification General PV Product Variant Supply Chain PV Payment Voucher Finance PW Personal Wash Marketing PY Prior Year Marketing Q&A Questions and Answers Supply Chain Q2F Q2 Forecast (done end Q2) Marketing QA Quality Assurance Marketing QC Quality Control Marketing QDI Quality Demerit Index Supply Chain QFD Quality Functional Deployment Marketing QGM Quarterly Growth Meeting General QOC Quality Of Contribution Marketing QOP Quarterly Operating Plan General QOR Quality Of Results Marketing QPS Quantity Purchase Scheme Marketing Qty Quantity General R&D Research & Development Marketing R/3 SAP, the system (R stands for Real time) Supply Chain RACI Responsible / Accountable / Consulted / Informed Supply Chain RAMs Roles, Accountabilities & Measures Marketing RAP Rin Advanced Powder (Brand) Marketing RAS Retail Audit System Marketing RBD Regional Brand Director Marketing RCD Regional Category Director Marketing RBI Reserve Bank of India General RCCP Rough Cut Capacity Planning Supply Chain RCLT Regional Category Leadership Team Marketing RCM Regional Consolidation Manager Finance Page 14 Acronym RCM Regional Commercial Manager General RCVP Regional Category Vice President Marketing RD Rural Distributor Marketing RDC Regional Distribution Centre Category RDRP Re-Distribution Requirement Plan General RF Recordable Fatality Safety RF Radio Frequency Supply Chain RGP Returnable Gate Pass Finance RIC Regional Innovation Centre Marketing RICE Reports Interface Conversion and Enhancements Supply Chain RIO Regional Information Office Supply Chain RJV Reversible Journal Voucher Finance RLRV Remainder Life Replacement Value Finance RLT Repetitive Labour Transaction Systems RLT Regional Lead Team Marketing RM Relationship Marketing Marketing RM Raw Material Supply Chain RM Regional Manager General RMS Relative Marketing Share Marketing RMS Revised Media Schedule General RNPS Our share of Nominal NPS Marketing RO Reverse Osmosis General ROA Return On Assets Finance ROCE Return On Capital Employed Finance ROE Return on Equity General ROG Receipt Of Goods Finance ROI Return On Investment Finance ROLT Regional Operations Leadership Team Marketing ROS Rate of Sale Marketing ROT Result Oriented Terms Marketing RP Requirements Planning Supply Chain RP Resource Planning General RPI Retail Price Index Category RPM Resale Price Maintenance Marketing RR Routine Repair Finance RRP Recommended Retail Price Marketing RRP Retail Ready Packaging Supply Chain RRS Retailer Relationship Strategy Category RS Redistribution Stockist Supply Chain RSI Retailer Share Index Category RSL Retail Service Level Category RSM Regional Sales Manager Marketing RSP Retail Selling Price Marketing RTC Regional Technology Centre Marketing RTD Ready To Dispense Marketing RTDD Ready To Display and Dispense Marketing RTGS Real Time Gross Settlement General RTM Route To Market Marketing RTV Return to Vendor Supply Chain RV Receipt Voucher Finance RwC Reconnect with Consumers Marketing RWC Restricted Work Case Safety S&BI Strategy & Business Intelligence Marketing S&CD Sales and Customer Development Marketing S&OP Sales & Operations Plan Supply Chain SA Sales Accountant General SAI Stock Availability Index Supply Chain SAP Systems, Applications and Products Supply Chain SAP CO SAP Controlling Module Supply Chain Sarbox Sarbanes Oxley Supply Chain SAV On-shelf Availability & Visibility Marketing SAVE On-shelf Availability & Visibility Established Portfolio Marketing SAVN On-shelf Availability & Visibility New Product Marketing SB Senior Buyer General SBI State Bank of India General SBO Sales Based Ordering Marketing SBU Strategic Business Units Marketing Page 15 Acronym SC Supply Chain Supply Chain SCADA Supervising Control and Data Acquisition, systems for workshop monitoring devices Supply Chain SCAW Skills and Competency Assessment Workshop Marketing SCB Standard Chartered Bank General SCC Supply Chain Cost Finance SCE Supply Chain Execution Supply Chain SCI Supply Chain Improvements Marketing SCIS Supply Chain Information System Supply Chain SCLG Sales and Customer Leadership Group Marketing SCN Show Cause Notice General SCOA Standard Chart Of Accounts Finance SCP Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain SCS Stores Credit Slip General SD Supplementary Details Finance SDO Service Delivery Organisation replaced by B-Apps Supply Chain SEGA Segmental Accounting Finance SF Shop Floor General SF Sales Forecasting Supply Chain SFA Sales Force Automation Supply Chain SFP Semi Finished Product Supply Chain SGL Subsidiary General Ledger Finance SHE Safety, Health and Environment Safety SHP Sustained High Performance General SIA Strategy Into Action General SIMPLE Software for Integrated Monitoring of Project Level Expenses General SIP State Invoice Price General Sirius IT enabled programme to deliver One Unilever in Europe Supply Chain SIS Supplier Information System Category SIT Stock In Transit Supply Chain SKU Stock Keeping Unit Supply Chain SL Sick leave General SLA Service Level Agreement Supply Chain SLCM Stock Life Cycle Manager Supply Chain SLES Sodium Laurel Ethyl Sulphate Raw Material SLOB Slow moving and obsolete General SLT Sales Leadership Team Marketing SM Slow Moving General SM Satellite Market Marketing SMD Super Mother Depot Supply Chain SMIB Sirius Mountain Implementation Board Supply Chain SMLT Supply Management Leadership Team Supply Chain SMMT Small and Medium Modern Trade Marketing SMOS SCOA Mandated Overheads Allocation System General SNP Supply Network Planning Supply Chain SO Schedule Order General SO Sales Officer Marketing SO Systems Officer Systems SoA Schedule of Authority General SOL Support Online General SOL Standards Of Leadership General SOM Share Of Market Marketing SOP Standard Operating Procedures General SOR Share Of Requirement Category SOSR Summary Of Sales and Return Report General SOT Share Of Trade Marketing SOV Share of Voice Marketing SP Supply Planning Supply Chain SP Service provider General SPD Sub Process Description Supply Chain SPM Senior Purchase Manager General SQUIP Supplier Quality Upgradation and Integration Plan Buying SRP Suggested Retail Price Marketing SRS Stores Requisition Slip General SRS System Requirement Specification Systems SS Star Seller Marketing SSC Shared Services Centre General SSCA Shared Services Centre Approver General Page 16 Acronym SSD Shared Services Desk General SSD Supplier Service Desk General SSL Short Shelf Life Supply Chain SSR Single Stream Reporting General SSR Stock Status Report General SSR Stock, Sales and Receipt General SSSC Shared Services - Sales Commercial General SST Self Service Trade Marketing ST Service Tax General ST Sales Tax General STEP Short Term Exposure Program General STICH Stimulating Trials In Chik Households Marketing STM Simulated Test Market Marketing STMS Sales Tax Management System General STN Stock Transfer Note General STPP Sodium Tri Poly Phosphate Raw Material STPP Small Town Promotion Package Marketing STPR Secondary Trade PRomotion Marketing STR Stock Turnaround Ratio Marketing STRGL Short Term Recognition of Gain and Losses Finance STS Short Term Scheduling Supply Chain SU Sourcing Unit Supply Chain SUC Sourcing Unit Company Supply Chain SUF Sources and Uses of Funds. Finance SVP Senior Vice President Marketing SVP Super Value Program Marketing SVPF Senior Vice President Finance Finance SVPMO Senior Vice President Marketing Operations Marketing SVS Super Value Store Marketing SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats Supply Chain T NumbersAbbreviations of EAN Supply Chain TB Trial Balance Finance TBD To Be Done General T1 Term 1 Scope Period Marketing T2 Term 2 Plan Period Marketing T3 Term 3 Contract Period Marketing Tbills Treasury Bills Finance TBR Total Business Return Finance TBS Total Buying Spend Finance TBU Tea Buying Unit Supply Chain TC Transporter Challan General TC Trading Contribution Finance TCC Trade Communication to Consumer Marketing TCE Total Capital Employed Finance TDO Temporary Discount Offtake Marketing TDP Ten Day Period General TDR Trade Rate Marketing TDS Tax Deducted at Source Finance TEC Tea Excellence Centre General Tech Eff Technical Efficiency General TEMS Travel Expense Management System General TFM Total Fatty Matter General TG Tax Gifts Finance TL Team Leader General TLA Three letter acronym Marketing TLSD Total Lines Sold per Day Marketing TM Trading Margin Finance TMC Total Material Cost Finance TMI Trade Marketing Investment Marketing TMM Trade Marketing Manager Marketing TNA Training Needs Analysis Supply Chain TNS Tailor Nelson Sofres (in home panel data) Marketing TO Transport Officer General TOPS Trademarks Operations and Professional Services Marketing TOT Terms of Trade Marketing TP Tooth Paste General TP Transfer Price Supply Chain Page 17 Acronym TPCF Trade Promotion Control Form Marketing TPM Total Productivity Management General TPR Temporary Price Reductions Finance TPR Test Problem Report / Temporary Price Reduction Supply Chain TPS Transfer Price System Supply Chain TQM Total Quality Management Marketing TR Trading Results Finance TRF Transfer General TRFR Total Recordables Frequency Rate Safety TRRR Transfer Receipt Reconciliation Report General TS Toilet Soaps General TSI Territory Sales In charge General TSR Total Shareholder Return Finance TT Trading Tax Finance TT Telegraphic Transfer Marketing TTS Trade Terms Structure Marketing TU Trade Unit Supply Chain TUR Town Unit Rate Marketing TVC Television Commercial Marketing TVR Television Rating Marketing TWC Trading Working capital Finance TWSD Task work Step Defnition Supply Chain TXT Text General U1 Urban Mass Sales System Marketing U2 Urban Topend System Marketing U&A Usage & Attitude Research Category UAPM Unilever Accounting Policy Manual General UBF Unilever Bestfooods Supply Chain UBFE Unilever Bestfooods Europe Supply Chain UCR Unilever Closing Rate Finance UDP Un-constrained Demand Plan Supply Chain UEF Unilever Europe Foods Supply Chain Uex Unilever Executive Marketing UFAC Unilever Financial Accounts Consolidation General UHI Unilever Health Institute Marketing ULSCOA Unilever Standard Chart of Accounts General UMA Unilever Marketing Academy Marketing UoM Units of Measure Supply Chain UPAR Unit Positive Assurance Report General URB Unfunded Retirement Benefits General URM Unilever Raw Material Supply Chain URS User Requirement Specification Systems USCC Unilever Supply Chain Company (project = Mountain) Supply Chain USG Underlying Sales Growth Finance USP Unique Selling Point Marketing UVG Underlying Volume Growth Finance VAT Value Added Tax Supply Chain VB Visual Basic Systems VC Value Creation Marketing VDA Variable Dearness Allowance General VICS Voluntary Inter-Industry Communication Standard Marketing VMI Vendor Managed Inventory Supply Chain VPF Voluntary Provident Fund General VPJ Vaseline Petroleum Jelly (Brand) Marketing VRS Voluntary Retirement scheme. General VSAT Very Small Aperture Terminal Systems W/D Withdrawn Supply Chain WACC Weighted Average Cost of Capital Finance WC Working Capital Finance WDMS Workflow document management system General WDV Written Down Value Finance WF Work Flow Supply Chain WIG Widely Important Goal General WIP Work In Progress Finance WIP-FA Work-In-Progress Fixed Assets Finance WKM Win Key Markets General WMS Warehouse Management Sytem Supply Chain Page 18 Acronym WO Work Order General WOP Write Off Proposal General WOW Ways Of Working General WP Wrapper Price General WPB Waste Paper Bin Marketing WTD Weighted Category WTS Warehouse Transfer Slip General WW West Wing General WWC Win with Customers General XML Extensible Markup Language Supply Chain XQ Execution Quotient General YAG Year Ago General YOY Year on Year General YTD Year To Date General ZLK Litre Kilos (Sap Unit of Measure) Supply Chain ZUN Unit (Sap Unit of Measure) Supply Chain IT Information Technology Systems .CSV Comma Seperated File Systems PAR Positive Assurence Result Finance IP Internet Protocol Systems Page 19