3PL | 3rd Party Logics |
ACL | Agent Communication Language |
AI | Artificial Intelligence |
AIMA | Artificial Intelligence: a Modern Approach |
AIP | Advanced Information Processing |
ALife | Artificial Life |
ATC | Advanced Technology Centres |
B2B | Business to Business |
B2C | Business to Consumer |
BDI | Belief Desires and Intention |
BU | Business Unit |
C&C | Command and Control |
CEng | Chartered Engineer |
COTS | Commercial Off the Shelf |
CRM | Customer Relationship Management |
DAI | Distributed Artificial Intelligence |
DPS | Distributed Problem Solving |
EASSS | European Agent Systems Summer School |
EC | European Community |
EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
EngD | Engineering Doctorate |
ERP | Enterprise Resource Planning |
FIPA | Foundation for Intelligent Physical Agents |
FOAS | Future Offensive Air System |
GE | General Electric |
GHost | Generic Host |
GUI | Graphical User Interface |
HMS | Holonic Manufacturing Systems |
HR | Human Resources |
IPR | Intellectual Property |
IPT | Integrated Product Teams |
IT | Information Technology |
JIT | Just in Time |
JSF | Joint Strike Fighter |
JV | Joint Venture |
LMS | Logistics Management System |
MAS | Multi-Agent Systems |
MES | Marconi Electronics Systems |
MOD | Ministry of Defence |
MOEA | Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm |
MRP | Manufacturing Resources and Planning |
NAO | National Audit Office |
NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NCW | Network Centric Warfare |
NEC | Network Enabled Capability |
NN | Neural Network |
NSF | National Science Foundation |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
OEI | Operational Efficiency Improvement |
OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer |
OMCD | Organisational Metrics Concept Demonstrator |
OMG | Object Management Group |
OOP | Object Oriented Programming |
PDA | Personal Data Assistants |
PLACA | Planning Communicating Agents |
R&D | Research & Development |
SCM | Supply Chain Management |
SOF | Self-Organisation Factor |
SOM | Self-Organising Maps |
SOS | Self-Organising Systems |
SoS | Systems of Systems |
TRACER | Tactical Reconnaissance Armoured Combat Equipment Requirement |
UAV | Unmanned Air Vehicle |
UCAV | Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle |
UML | Unified Modelling Language |
V/STOL | Vertical/Short Take Off and Landing |
VC | Venture Capitalist |
WIP | Work in Process |
IV. List of Abbreviations
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