| 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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