Short Terms For Interview In Apparel Industry

ORGANIZATION

BGMEA= Bangladesh Garments Manufacturing and Exporters Association.
BTMC= Bangladesh Textile Mill Corporation
BKMEA =Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association,

BGWUC= Bangladesh Garments Worker Unit Council
WTO= World Trade Organization

MOT= Ministry of Textile
MOC= Ministry of Commerce
EU= European Union

UNIDO= United Nation International Development Organization

UNEC= United Nation Economic and Development Commission
TU= Trade Union
UNDP= United Nations Development Program
ILO= International Labor Organization

ISO= International Standard Organization. 
IFTU= International Federation of Trade Union
IMF= International Monetary Fund

BTMA= Bangladesh Textile Mills Association

LDC= Least Developed Country

EPB= Exporter Promotion Bureau

ICC =International Chamber of Commerce

BCI=Bangladesh Commerce & Investment

BEPZA= Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority

Inco Terms

EXW – Ex-Works (2000 and 2010)

FCA - Free Carrier (2000 and 2010)

FAS - Free Alongside Ship (2000 and 2010)

FOB - Free On Board (2000 and 2010)

CFR - Cost and Freight (2000 and 2010)

CIF - Cost, Insurance, Freight (2000 and 2010)

CIP- Carriage and Insurance Paid (2000 and 2010)

CPT - Carriage Paid To (2000 and 2010)

DAF - Delivered At Frontier (2000)

DES - Delivered Ex Ship (2000)

DEQ - Delivered Ex Quay (2000)

DDU - Delivered Duty Unpaid (2000)

DDP - Delivered Duty Paid (2000 and 2010)

DAT – Delivered at Terminal (2010)

DAP - Delivered At Place (2010)

TRADE AGREEMENT / CO RELATED

CO= Certificate of Origin

GSP = Generalized System of Preferences

NAFTA = the North American free trade agreement

SAFTA = the South Asian Free Trade Area

AFTA =the ASEAN Free Trade Area

APTA=Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement

GATT= Generalized Agreement on Tariffs and Taxes
MFA= Multi Fiber Arrangement

HTS =Harmonized Tariff Schedule

HS= Harmonized System

VAT= Value added Tax

MERCHANDISING

UOM = Unit of Measure

WIP = Work in Process

MRP =Material Requirements Planning

PLM = Product Lifecycle Management

T & A Plan = Time & Action plan

BOM= Bill of material.

SAP= Systems Applications and Products.

ERP =Enterprise Resource Planning.

SC = sales contract

PO= Purchase Order.

TO= Transfer Order.

SKU=Stock Keeping Unit

UPC = Universal Product Code

PP Sample = Pre- Production Sample.

SMS= Salesmen Sample

R&D= Research and Development

PI= Pro-Forma Invoice'

GPT = Garment Package Test

FPT =Fabric Package Test

GCR = Garments Check Report

C and F= Cost and Freight
PSI= Pre-Shipment Inspection
M and W= Men and Women
W and C= Women and Girls
XL= Extra Large (size)
L= Large(size)
M= Medium(size)
S= Small(size)

CAD= Computer Aided Design
CAM= Computer Aided Manufacturing

CAB = Computer Aided Business
CMT=Cut, Make & Trimming.
CBL= Center Back Line
CFL= Center Front Line
NSA= No Seam Allowance
HPL=High Point Shoulder
P/C= Polyester + Cotton
T/C= Tetron + Cotton
GDP= Gross Domestic Product

SPI = Stitch Per Inch

SL =Stitch length,

NPI= Needle per Inch (Needle Gauge)
CMT= Cost of Making with Trimming
CMO= Cost of Making Order
ETP= Effluent Treatment Plant

EPI/Warp/Length = Ends Per Inch
PPI/Weft/Width=Picks Per Inch

WPI= Wales per inch

CPI=Course per Inch

GSM= Grams per Square Meter

AQL=Acceptable Quality Level

PPE= Personal Productive Equipment

UD= Utilization Declaration

SMM= Spun Thickness

DMM= Dyed Thickness

DTM =Dyed to Match

EDI=Electronic Data Interchange

GOH=Garments on Hanger

IC=Inspection certificate

PSI=Pre Shipment Inspection

RPM=Rotation per mint

GG= Grate Gross (12Dzn x 12).

FDA= The Food and Drug Administration

PE =Polyethylene

PP =Polypropylene

LDPE = Low Density Polyethylene: 

LLDPE = Linear Low Density Polyethylene: 

HDPE = High Density Polyethylene:

RPM =Revolution per Minute

PAYMENT

D/P -- Documents against Payment

D/A – Documents against Acceptance

OA = Open Account

DD or SD = Demand draft or Sight Draft

FDD= Foreign Demand Draft

AP = Account Payable

AR = Account Receivable

CA= Cash in advance

CD= Cash on delivery 

TT = Telegraphic Transfer or Telex Transfer, Wire Transfer

LCA= Letter of Credit Authorization

SC= Sales Contract

IMPORT & EXPORT

SI= Shipment Instruction

GW= Gross Weight

NW= Net Weight

CBM = Cubic Meter

CBF= Cubic Feet.

BL= Bill of Lading

Bill of Entry

FCR = Forwarder Cargo Receive

CRR= Cargo Receive Report.

LCL= Loose Container Loading

FCL= Full Container Loading

AW = Air Way Bill

HBL = House Bill of loading

MBL= Master Bill of Loading 

EP= Export Permission.

IP= Import Permission.

ETD = Estimated Time to Delivery

ETA= Estimated Time to Arrival

HQ container = High Cube container

GP Container = General Purpose container

C&F= Cost & Freight/ Clearing and Forwarding

CFS CUTOFF=Container freight station Cutoff

CY CUTOFF= Container Yard Cutoff

LDP = Landed – Duty- Paid

FPC=Flat Packing Container

M.V=Mother Vessel.

F.V=Feeder Vessel.

FEU=Forty feet equivalent.

TEU=Twenty feet equivalent

MCC= Multi Country Consolidation 

IDCs= international distribution Centers

IE

IE: Industrial Engineer

CM= Cut and Make

SAM=Standard Allocated Minute

SMV=Standard Minute Value

OB=Operation bulletin

JIT=Just In Time

FW=Father of work study (Frederic Winslow)

GSD=General Sewing Data

PTS=predetermined time standard

TMU=Time measuring unit

SPD=Sewing Performance Data table