Glossary
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EDI Interchange
See EDI.
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EDI Standards
The requirements for the format and composition of EDI transmissions. For U.S. standards, see American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
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EDI Transmission
One or more EDI transactions that are sent to the same location in the same message stream, and are identified by a functional group header and trailer.
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Efficient Consumer Response (ECR)
Replenishment system focused on customer demand and designed to link all parties in the logistics channel to create a massive flow-through distribution network.
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EFT
See Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT).
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EIN
See Exporter Identification Number (EIN).
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Electonic Product Code (EPC or ePC)
Electronically coded 96-bit tag (Global Trade Identification Number - GTIN) intended as an improvement to the UPC bar code system.
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Electronic Commerce (EC)
See E-Commerce.
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Electronic Data Interchange Association (EDIA)
A national nonprofit organization that propagates and controls the use of EDI in a given country and is dedicated to encouraging EDI growth.
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Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
See EDI.
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Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)
The movement of money between bank accounts digitally. Method to pay for goods or services via exchanges of electronic authorisations against bank accounts.
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Electronic Mail (E-Mail)
See E-Mail.
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E-Mail
Electronic mail. A method of sending and receiving messages to/from another email address electronically over a computer network or via digital devices.
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Embargo
A governmental order prohibiting exports or imports, either with specific products or specific countries.
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Emissions
In transportation, emitted gases and pollutants that are of environmental concern. Many emissions are regulated by governments.
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Empirical
Based on observation or experimental data rather than deduction or theory.
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End Item
A product or repair part sold as a completed item. An item included in a customer order or sales forecast.
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End-of-Life Inventory
In stock inventory that will satisfy projected future demand for products that are no longer being produced at a company.
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End User
The final buyer of a product. The person or business that uses the product.
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Engineering Change
See Engineering Change Order (ECO).
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Engineering Change Order (ECO)
An approved, documented, revision to a product or process specification.
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Engineer to Order
A type of manufacturing process in which a product is designed, engineered and finished after an order has been received.
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Enroute
A term used to describe goods in transit or on the way to a destination.
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Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)
The translation of data and other commands from one application format into another such as those used in linking ERP and other enterprise systems together.
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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System
Software systems designed to manage a manufacturing or distribution enterprise. Often broken down into modules for Purchasing, Inventory, Manufacturing, etc.
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