IV. List of Abbreviations

by Jonathan Gabbai on July 19, 2010

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