Glossary of terms
(Acronyms)
Reference
AAQG
AAR
A2LA
AC
ACARE
ACS
ACSI
AD
ADVENT
AE
ASD - EASE
AEM
AEW
AEW&C
AFRL
AH
AIR
AJT
AM
AMC
AMO
AMRTT
AMS
AMS
A&M
ANSI - RAB
AOG
AP
AP
APAQG
APQP
APS
AQIS
AQL
AQP
ARH
ARP
AR&O
AS
ASA
ASD
ASME
ASNT
ASTM
ASTOVL
ATA
ATP
ATS
AVD
AVT
AWACS
AWS
BCM
Description
Americas Aerospace Quality Group
Air-to-Air Refuelling
American Association for Laboratory Accreditation
Airworthiness Circular
Advisory Council for Aerospace Research in Europe
Accessory Control Specification
American Customer Satisfaction Index
Airworthiness Directive
Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology
Allison Engine Company (now Rolls-Royce Corporation)
Aerospace and Defence Industries in Europe - European Aerospace Supplier Evaluation
Advanced Engineering Memorandum
Airborne Early Warning
Airborne Early Warning & Control
Air Force Research Laboratory (United States of America)
Attack Helicopter
Aerospace Industry Reports (AIR Publications)
Advanced Jet Trainer
Airworthiness Manual
Acceptable Means of Compliance
Approved Maintenance Organisation
Advanced Multi-Role Tanker Transport
Aerospace Material Specifications
American Military Standard
Approve & Maintain
American National Standards Institute - Registrar Accreditation Board
Aircraft On Ground
Accounting Period
Asia Pacific (geographic region)
Asia-Pacific Aerospace Quality Group
Advanced Product Quality Planning
Aftermarket Purchase Services
Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
Acceptable Quality Level
Advanced Quality Planning
Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter
Aerospace Recommended Practices
Aero Repair and Overhaul
Aerospace Standard
Aviation Suppliers Association
Aerospace and Defence Industries of Europe
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society of Non-Destructive Testing
American Society for Testing and Materials
Assisted Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing
Air Transport Association (of America)
Advanced Turbo-Prop
Acceptance (Production) Test Schedule
Application for Variance / Deviation
Augmented Vectored Thrust
Airborne Warning and Control System
American Welding Society
Business Community Management
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Reference
BCP
BCR
BDD
BDLI
BDS
BER
BFCU
BFE
BIE
BIQ
BOF
BOM
BOT
BPM
BPSD
BQS
BR
BS
BSEL
BSI
BSS
CA
CAA
CAAC
CAAS
CAD
CAE
CAEW
CAGE
CAI
CAM
CAP
CAR
CAR
CARAD
CBA
CB
CBT
CCDR
CCF
CCP
CCP
CCR
CCW
CDM
CDR
CFBU
CFC
CFD
CHIP
CHP
CME
Description
Business Continuity Plan / Planning
Build Customer Relationships
Basic Design Document
Bundesverband der Deutschen Luft und Raumfahrt Industrie E.V.
(Association of German Aviation and Space Equipment Manufacturers)
Balanced Delivery Score
Beyond Economic Repair
Barometric Flow Control Unit
Buyer – Finished Equipment
Business in the Environment
Build In Quality
Bought-Out Finished
Bill of Material
Blade-Off Test
Business Process Model
Boeing Propulsion Systems Division
Balanced Quality Score
Book of Reference
British Standard
Bristol Siddeley Engines Ltd. (now Rolls-Royce)
British Standards Institution
British Standard Specification
Civil Aerospace
Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Civil Aviation Authority of China
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
Computer Aided Design
Computer Aided Engineering
Compact Airborne Early Warning
Commercial and Government Entity (as in CAGE Code)
Contract Assurance Instruction
Computer Aided Manufacture
Component Approval Pack
Canadian Aviation Regulation(s)
Corrective Action Report/Request
Civil Aircraft Research and Technology Demonstration
Cobalt Based Alloy
Certification Body
Computer Based Training
Customer Critical Design Review
Conformance Control Feature
Company Calibration Procedure
Component Care Process
Change Control Review
Component Cost Worksheet
Core Design and Manufacture
Critical Design Review
Customer Facing Business Unit
Chlorofluorocarbon
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Chemicals (Hazard Information & Packaging for Supply) Regulations
Combined Heat & Power
Company Materials Engineering
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(Acronyms)
Reference
CMM
CMRs
CoC
CONQ
COP
CoS
COSHH
COTS
CP
CQAS
CQC
CR
CRB
CRI
CRM
CRM
CSR
CSR
CSR
CSS
CTOL
D&M
DA
DAEM
DANF
DAR
DCM
DCM
DCMA
DCP
DDP
DDQP
DDR
DDRM
DEF CON
DEF SPEC
DEF STAN
DEI
DEM
DFM
DFM&A
DFMEA
DGS
DGS GS
DGS MS
DGS PS
DIS
DKD
DLE
DMAIC
DMSRR
DNS
DOA
Description
Co-ordinate Measuring Machine
Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reproductive Toxics
Certificate of Conformity
Cost of Non-Quality
Commissioned Over-check Policy
Condition of Supply
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
Commercial Off The Shelf
Component Proving
Company Quality Acceptance Standard
Company Quality Control (Procedure) - no longer in use
Change Request
Contract Review Board
Certified Release Inspector
Common Raw Material
Customer Relationship Management
Chemical Safety Report
Corporate Social Responsibility
Critical Supplier Review
Commercial Supply Specification
Conventional Take-Off and Landing
Design and Make
Defence Aerospace
Deviation Advanced Engineering Memorandum
Defence Aerospace New Facility
Definition Alteration Request
Decontamination and Cleaning Methods
Defence Contract Management
Defence Contract Management Agency
Design Change Proposal
Declaration of Design Performance
Design & Development Quality Plan
Deviation Defect Request
Design Definition Review and Audit Meeting
Defence Condition
Defence Specification
Defence Standard
Data Element Identification
Definitive Engineering Model
Design for Manufacture
Design for Manufacture & Assembly
Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Director General Submarines
Director General Submarines: General Specification
Director General Submarines: Material Specification
Director General Submarines: Process Specification
Design Issue Standard
Deutscher Kalibrier Dienst (German Calibration Service)
Dry Low Emission
Design, Measure, Analyse, Improve & Control
Development Material Specification - Rolls-Royce
Document Numbering System
Design Organisation Approval
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(Acronyms)
Reference
DoD
DOP
DPA
DPM
DPU
DQR
DR
DRPC
DRQSC
DRPS
DSIN
DSM
EAQG
EASA
EASE
EBQ
EBW
EC
ECA
ECM
ECPP
ECR
EDI
EDM
EDS
EDS
EDT
EEC
EFE
EFQM
EIS
EIS
ELE
EMAS
EMC
EMD
EMS
EMS
EPI
EPS
ER
ERB
ERM
EROPS
ES
ESAR
ESSD
ET&D
ETOPS
EU
FAA
FADEC
FAI
Description
Department of Defence
Departmental Operating Procedure
Defence Procurement Agency
Direct Part Marking
Defects Per Unit
Designated Quality Representative
Design Review
Design Responsible Party Company
Development Rationalised Quality Standard - Component Specific
Development Rationalised Process Specification
Design Scheme Issue Note
Drafting Standards Manual
European Aerospace Quality Group
European Aviation Safety Agency (formerly JAA)
European Aerospace Supplier Evaluation
Economic Batch Quantity
Electron Beam Welding
European Commission
European Chemical Agency
Engineering Coordination Memorandum
Engineering Critical Parts Plan
Engineering Change Request
Engineering Design Instruction
Electro Discharge Machining
Engineering Design Specification
Electronic Data Systems
Explanation of Drawing Terms
European Economic Community
Environmentally Friendly Engine
European Foundation for Quality Management
Engineering Inspection Specification
Entry Into Service
Extended Lean Enterprise
Eco-management and Audit Scheme
Electro Magnetic Compatibility
Engineering and Manufacturing Development
Engineering Material Specification
Environmental Management System
Europrop International (consortium for the Rolls-Royce TP 400 engine)
Engineering Process Specification
Extended Range
Engineering Review Board
Elastomeric Rubber Materials
Extended Range Operations
Engineering Standards Specification
Engineering Source Approval Required
Electro-static Sensitive Devices
Education Training & Development
Extended Range Twin-Engine Operations
European Union
Federal Aviation Administration
Full Authority Digital Engine Control
First Article Inspection
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(Acronyms)
Reference
FAIR
FAQ
FAR
FCBA
FCPA
FCU
FFR
FIPS
FMEA
FMECA
FMU
FIFO
FJCA
FMMDS
FOC
FOC
FOD
FP
FP
FPA
FPI
FPIA
FPR
FPSOV
FRACAS
FRPS
FTB
FTE
FTP
FWP
GAO
GAPL
GCRS
GCRSA
GDT
GEAE
GEM
GER
GFE
GHG
GP
GPC
GPQSB
GQP
GR
GRIP
GS
GS
GSE
GSP
HA
HAESL
HAS
Description
First Article Inspection Report
Frequently Asked Questions
Federal Aviation/Acquisition Regulation
Future Carrier-Borne Aircraft
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Fuel Control Unit
Fuel Flow Regulator
Federal Information Processing Standards
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Failure Mode and Effects Criticality Analysis
Fuel Metering Unit
First In, First Out
Future Joint Combat Aircraft
Forging Method of Manufacture Data Sheets
Free of Charge
Full Operational Capability
Foreign Object Damage/Debris
Fuel Pump
Feathering Pump
Fixed Process Approval
Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection
Fixed Process Initiation Agreement
Faulty Part Report
Floating Production, Storage and Offloading Vessel
Failure Recording Analysis and Corrective Action System
Flotilla Reactor Plant Support
Flying Test Bed
Flight Test Engine
Flight Test Programme
FAIR Workbook Package
General Accounting Office
General Arrangement Parts List
Global Component Repair Services
Global Component Repair Services - Americas
Ground Development Test
General Electric Aircraft Engines
Global Engineering Method
Global Engineering Reference
Government Funded Equipment
Greenhouse Gas
Group Procedure
Global Procurement Council
Global Process Quality System Board
Group Quality Procedure
Goods Receiving / Received
Goods Receiving Input Process
General Specification
Global Scorecard
Ground Support Equipment
Global Supplier Portal
Horizontal Audit
Hong Kong Aero Engine Services Limited
High Alloy Steel
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(Acronyms)
Reference
HASWA
HB
HP
HPV
HQO / DQAG
HRC
HSE
HS&E
H&S
HUD
HV
I&S
IAE
IAQG
IAQG-OASIS
IATA
IC
ICS
IEM
IFO
IGV
IHPTET
IHRC
ILAC
ILFC
IM
IP
IPC
IPC
IPCS
IPP
IPT
IQN
IRCA
ISD
ISO
ISPM
IST
ITAR
ITFU
ITP
ITT
JAA
JAEC
JANS
JAR
JCA
JDB
JDS
JDT
JEP
JES
JET
Description
Health and Safety at Work Act
Hardness - Brinell
High Pressure
Heavy Pressure Vessel
Higher Quality Officer / Defence Quality Assurance Group
Rockwell C Hardness
Health & Safety Executive
Health, Safety & Environment
Health & Safety
Head-Up Display
Hardness - Vickers
Investments and Services
International Aero Engines
International Aerospace Quality Group
International Aerospace Quality Group – Online Aerospace Supplier Information System
International Air Transport Association
Inspection Certificate
IAE Company Supplier
Interpretive Explanation Material
International Field Office
Inlet Guide Vane
Integrated High Performance Turbine Engine Technology
Inspection History Record Card
International Laboratory Accreditation Co-operation
International Lease Finance Corporation
Installation Memorandum
Intermediate Pressure
Illustrated Parts Catalogue
Inspection Procedure Card
Indirect Purchasing Control Specifications
Improving Process Performance
Integrated Product/Programme Team
Invoice Query Notification
International Register of Certificated Auditors
In Service Date
International Standards Organisation
International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures
Instrumentation Standards and Techniques
International Traffic in Arms Regulations
Intensive Flying Trials Unit
Industria de Turbo Propulsores S.A.
Invitation to Tender
Joint Aviation Authority (now replaced by EASA)
Japanese Aero Engine Corporation
Joint Army-Navy Specification
Joint Aviation Requirements (now replaced by EASA)
Joint Cargo Aircraft
Joint Definition Bulletin
Joint Design Standard
Joint Delivery Team
Joint Engineering Procedure
Joint Engineering Standard
Joint Executive Team
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(Acronyms)
Reference
JSF
JV
JVC
KC
KPI
LAIR
LAS
LBA
LCF
LCH
LCL
LCS
LMP
LOH
LOP
LP
LP
LRI
LRU
LTSA
LUH
MAM
MAR
MCPP
MCR
MCRL
ME
MEMS
ME-P
MFR
MI
MIL STD
MIS
MIS
MISC
MLC
MLP
MLS
MMRCA
MoD
MoD QAR
Mod. Std.
MOE
MoM
MOP
MoU
MPI
MPL
MPS
MPV
MQI
MQIP
MRA
Description
Joint Strike Fighter
Joint Venture
Joint Venture Company
Key characteristic
Key Performance Indicator
Last Article Inspection Report
Low Alloy Steel
Luftfahrt Bundesamt (German Airworthiness Authority)
Large Cargo Freighter
Light Combat Helicopter
Lower Control Limit
Littoral Combat Ship
Life Management Plan
Light Observation Helicopter
Local Operating Procedure
Low Pressure
Logistics Provider
Line Replaceable Item
Line Replaceable Unit
Long Term Service Agreement
Light Utility Helicopter
Manufacturing Alteration Memorandum
Manufacturing Alteration Request
Manufacturing Critical Part Plan
Manufacturing Change Request
Manufacturing Capability Readiness Level
Manufacturing Engineering
Maintenance Error Management System
Manufacturing Engineer - Purchase
A Text Element Indicator (TEI) identifying the design authority for a part / product
Manufacturing Instruction
Military Standard
Management Information System
Material Inspection Specification
Miscellaneous
Manufacturing Laboratories Catalogue
Manufacturing Launch Plan
Materials Laboratory Services
Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence Quality Assurance Representative
Modification Standard
Maintenance Organisation Exposition
Method of Manufacture
Measure of Performance
Memorandum of Understanding
Magnetic Particle Inspection
Master Parts List
Material and Process Specifications
Material Price Variance
Major Quality Investigation
Manufacturing Quality Improvement Programme
Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft
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(Acronyms)
Reference
MRA
MRA
MRB
MRCA
MRI
MRP
MRPC
MRTT
MS
MSA
MSDS
MSPP
MSRR
MT
MT
MTC
MTE
MTI
MTM
MTP
MTU
MVA
NAA
NAAR
NAS
NBA
NBAA
Nadcap
NAB
NAIA
NAS
NASA
NASSIS
NATO
NAVLAP
NC
NCA
NCR
NDE
NDT
NDTS
NEFMO
NETMA
NFH
NGV
NIST
NMS
NPI
NPNP
NRC
NRE
NRV
Description
Material Return Authorisation
Material Review Application
Material Review Board
Multi–Role Combat Aircraft
Material Return Instruction
Material Requirements / Resource Planning
Manufacturing Responsible Party Company
Multi-Role Tanker Transport
Material Specification
Measurement System Analysis
Material Safety Data Sheet
Manufacturing Sensitive Part Plan
Material Specification Rolls-Royce
Manufacturing Technique
Marine Trent
Marine Total Care
Marine Trent Engine (Rolls-Royce)
Manufacturing Technique Instruction (Rolls-Royce)
Material Test Methods (Rolls-Royce Marine - Submarines)
Manufacturing Technical Package
Motoren und Turbinen Union (may be used to refer to Tognum AG)
Market Value Added
National Aviation Authority
National Airworthiness Authority Representative
Nuclear Acceptance Standard
Nickel Based Alloys
National Business Aviation Association
National Aerospace and Defence Contractors Accreditation Programme
National Accreditation Body
National Aerospace Industry Association
National Aerospace Standard
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
North American Standards & Specification Information Space
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program
Numerical Control
Non-conformance Authority
Non-conformance Report
Non-destructive Examination/Evaluation
Non-destructive Testing
Non-destructive Testing Specification
NATO Eurofighter Management Organisation
NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency
NATO Frigate Helicopter
Nozzle Guide Vane
National Institute Standards and Technology
Nuclear Manufacturing Services
New Product Introduction
No Purchase Order, No Payment
Non-recurring Costs
Non-recurring Engineering
Non-return Valve
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Reference
NSN
NTS
NTSB
NQAR
O/D
O/H
OASIS
OBU
ODS
OEE
OEM
OH
OHSAS
OII
OM
OMAT
OTS
P&W
PA
PAI
PBT
PCA
PCBs
PCB
PCD
PCIT
PCU
PDM
PDS
PDSA
PE
PFMEA
PIB
PIC
PIM
PIMGR
PIP
PIR
PLM
PLMBP
PLMOP
PMA
PMP
PMR
PO
POA
POAH
PPDP
PPM
PPP
PQDR
PRG
PRI
Description
NATO Stock Number
Notice to Suppliers
National Transportation Safety Board
National Quality Assurance Representative
Outside Diameter
Overhaul
Online Aerospace Supplier Information System (IAQG)
Operational Business Unit
Ozone Depleting Substances
Overall Equipment Effectiveness
Original Equipment Manufacturer
Occupational Health
Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series
Other Installation Item
Overhaul Manual
Overhaul Materials Manual
Off The Shelf
Pratt and Whitney
Product/Process Audit
Piaggio Aero Industries
Persistent, bio-accumulative and toxic
Product/Project Change Authority
Polychlorinated Biphenyls
Product Change Board
Process/Product Control Document
Product Conformance Improvement Team
Propeller Control Unit
Product Data Management
Process Data Sheet
Plan, Do, Study, Act (may also be stated as PDCA – Plan, Do, Check, Act)
Process Excellence
Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Procurement Information Booklet
Product Integrity Committee
Product Introduction Management
Product Introduction Management Gateway Review
Product Introduction Process
Problem Improvement Request
Product Lifecycle Management
Product Lifecycle Management Best Practice
Product Lifecycle Management Operating Procedure
Parts Manufacturer Approval
Preventative Maintenance Plan
Preliminary Material Review
Purchase Order
Production Organisation Approval
Production Organisation Approval Holder
Performance and Personal Development Plan
Parts Per Million
Purchasing Policy & Practice
Product Quality Deficiency Report
Production Readiness Guidelines
Performance Review Institute
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Reference
PS
PSC
PSQE
PSV
PTS
PWER
QAP
QAR
QAS
QASNDT
QASVA
QCD
QCDR
QCTP
QE
QIR
QMS
QN
QOP
QP
QS
R/H
R/J
RATO
RB
RB-M
RCM
REACH
RELT
RESA
RFA
RFI
RFP
RFQ
RFT
RFV
RHFCU
RII
RIP
RJ
R&D
R&O
RN
ROM
ROS
RPN
RPS
RQS
RQSC
RQSG
RQSP
RQST
RRA
Description
Process Specification
Parts Service Centre
Plant Supplier Quality Engineer
Platform Supply Vessel
Product Test Specification
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations
Quality Assurance Plan
Quality Assurance Representative
Quality Acceptance Standard
Quality Acceptance Standard, Non-destructive Testing
Quality Acceptance Standard (Rolls-Royce Deutschland)
Quality, Cost, Delivery
Quality, Cost, Delivery, Responsiveness
Quality Control Test Procedure
Quality Escape
Quality Information Record
Quality Management System
Quality Notification
Quality Operating Procedure
Quality Plan
Quality Standard
Reheat
Ramjet
Rocket Assisted Take-Off
Rolls By-Pass (gas turbine engine prefix designation e.g., RB211)
Response Boat - Medium
Reactor Core Materials
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation (and Restriction) of Chemicals
Rolls E.L. Turbofans Ltd
Request for Engineering Source Approval
Request for Alteration
Request for Information
Request for Proposal
Request for Quotation
Right First Time
Request for Variation
Re-heat Fuel Control Unit
Required Inspection Item
Reach Implementation Project
Regional Jet
Research & Development
Repair & Overhaul
Release Note
Rough Order of Magnitude
Repair of Spares
Risk Priority Number
Rationalised Process Specification
Rationalised Quality Standards
Rationalised Quality Standard - Component Specific
Rationalised Quality Standard - Generic
Rationalised Quality Standard - Process
Rationalised Quality Standard - Component Type
Regional Regulatory Authority
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Reference
RRA
RRC
RRC (R&O)
RRCEB
RRB
RRD
RRECSB
RREGT
RREP&PS
RRES
RRES
RRESO
RRMP
RRMPOL
RRMS
RRMS
RRMSP
RRMES
RRPE
RRPE-CR
RRPS
RRPS
RRSP
RRTM
RRUK
RSD
RTCU
RTM
RTP
RTPE
SAB
SAE
SAESL
SB
SBAC
SBP
SCAC
SCC
SCD
SCMP
SCPC
SCRIA
SCS
SCU
SDL
SDLF
SDRO
SDS
SDS
SDP
SDURD
SD&Q
SFDM
Description
Rolls-Royce and Associates (former name for Rolls-Royce’s Submarines business)
Rolls-Royce Corporation
Rolls-Royce Canada Repair & Overhaul
Rolls-Royce Corporation Energy Business
Rolls-Royce Brazil
Rolls-Royce Deutschland
Rolls-Royce Energy Customer Service Business
Rolls-Royce Energy Gas Turbines Canada
Rolls-Royce Energy Package & Power Systems
Rolls-Royce Energy Systems
Rolls-Royce Engineering Specification
Rolls-Royce Engine Services Oakland
Rolls-Royce Marine Power
Rolls-Royce Marine Power Operations Ltd
Rolls-Royce Marine Systems
Rolls-Royce Management System (formerly the RRQMS)
Rolls-Royce Managed Service Provider
Rolls-Royce Marine Electrical Systems
Rolls-Royce Power Engineering Ltd
Rolls-Royce Power Engineering – Component Repair
Rolls-Royce Production System
Rolls-Royce Power Systems (also referred to as MTU or Tognum AG)
Risk and Revenue Sharing Partner/Partnership
Rolls-Royce Turbomeca
Rolls-Royce (UK Aerospace)
Reliability and Safety Documentation
Range Temperature Control Unit
Rolls-Turbomeca
Reduce To Produce
Route to Process Excellence
Safety Assurance Board
Society of Automotive Engineers - SAE International
Singapore Aero Engine Services Limited
Service Bulletin
Society of British Aerospace Companies
Supplier Briefing Pack
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Corporation
Supply Chain Capability
Source Control Drawing/Definition
System Configuration Management Plan
Supply Chain Planning Capability
Supply Chain Relationships in Aerospace (SBAC)
Supply Chain Strategy
Supply Chain Unit
Supplier Development Leader
Shaft Driven Lift Fan
Standard Data Records Office
Safety Data Sheet
Supplier Delivery Specification (Rolls-Royce)
System Design Process
System Design and Unit Requirement Definition
Supplier Development & Quality
Shop Floor Data Management
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Reference
SG
SIA
SIS
SJAC
SLA
SLC
SMC
SMP
SMT
S/N
SOC
SORB
SOW
SP
SPC
SPFDB
SPG
SPIS
STP
SPTE
SQE
SQEP
SQT
SRB
SRM
SRS
SSA
SSBN
SSC
SSCP
SSN
SSP
SSSS
ST
STEP
STOBAR
STOL
STOVL
S&OP
SVHC
SWOT
SWPM
TA
TAESL
TBO
TC
TCCA
TEI
TFP
TGL
TI
TM
TOA
Description
Specific Gravity
Supplier Initial Assessment
Supplier Information System
Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies
Service Level Agreement
Shelf Life Code
Source and Method Control
Service Management Plan
Supplier Management Team
Serial Number
Shut-Off Cock
Sales and Operations Review Board
Statement of Work
Service Provider
Statistical Process Control
Super-plastically Formed Diffusion Bonded
Special Process Group
Services Packaging Instruction Sheet
Special to Product Tooling
Special to Product Test Equipment
Supplier Quality Engineer
Suitably Qualified and Experienced Personnel
Supplier Quality Team
Sourcing Review Board
Scheme Review/Release Meeting
Submarine Rescue System
Sub-System Accountability
Ship Submersible (Ballistic Missile) Nuclear
Shared Service Centre (Rolls-Royce)
Sea Systems Controllerate Publication
Ship Submersible Nuclear
System Security Policy
Strategic Sourcing Supplier Selection
Specific Tool
Supplier Total Evaluation Process
Short Take-Off but Arrested Recovery
Short Take-Off and Landing
Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing
Sales & Operations Planning
Substances of Very High Concern
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
Solid Wood Packing Material
Triggered Assessment
Texas Aero Engine Services Limited
Time Between Overhaul
Total Care
Transport Canada Civil Aviation
Text Element Identifier
Turbo Fuel Pump
Temporary Guidance Leaflet
Technical Instruction
Turbomeca
Technical Oversight Assessment
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Reference
TOAQ
TOAPC
TOB
TODD
TOQ
TP
TPE
TPM
TPT
T/R
TRCU
TRL
TRT
TS
TS
TSD
TS&D
TSM
TUAV
TV
TWP
UAV
UCAV
UCL
UKAS
USG
U/S
UTC
UTS
VA
VPVB
VSM
VSTOL
VTOL
WB
WIP
WLC
WMCU
WPO
WPS
XWB
YTD
Description
Technical Oversight Assessment - Quality
Technical Oversight Assessment - Planning & Control
Terms of Business
Technical Oversight Assessment - Design & Development
Technical Oversight Quality
Turbo-Prop
Turbo-Prop Engine
Total Preventative Maintenance
Torque Pressure Transmitter
Thrust Reverser
Thrust Reverser Control Unit
Technology Readiness Level
Turn Round Time
Technical Specification
Technical Surveillance
Technical Service Directory
Transmissions, Systems & Drives
Technical Surveillance Metallurgist
Tactical Unmanned Air Vehicle
Technical Variance
Turbo Water Pump
Unmanned Air Vehicle
Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle
Upper Control Limit
United Kingdom Accreditation Service
United States Government
Unserviceable
University Technology Centre
Ultimate Tensile Strength
Vertical Audit
Very persistent and very bio-accumulative
Value Stream Mapping
Vertical / Short Take-Off and Landing
Vertical Take-Off and Landing
Wide Body
Work in Progress
Whole Life Cost
Water Methanol Control Unit
Work Package Owner
Works Process Specifications (Rolls-Royce)
Extra Wide Body
Year to Date
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