Top Pharma Supply Chain Short Forms Every Professional Should Know

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General Supply Chain & Logistics:

  • SCM – Supply Chain Management
  • S&OP – Sales and Operations Planning
  • TMS – Transportation Management System
  • WMS – Warehouse Management System
  • 3PL – Third-Party Logistics
  • 4PL – Fourth-Party Logistics
  • CPT – Carriage Paid To
  • CIF – Cost, Insurance, and Freight
  • FOB – Free On Board
  • LTL – Less Than Truckload
  • FTL – Full Truckload
  • DHL – Delivery at Home Logistics
  • RTV – Return to Vendor
  • EOL – End of Life (referring to products nearing expiration)
  • MOQ – Minimum Order Quantity
  • ATP – Available to Promise
  • CTO – Configure to Order
  • MTO – Make to Order
  • MTS – Make to Stock
  • BOM – Bill of Materials
  • EDI – Electronic Data Interchange

Pharmaceutical Specific:

  • GxP – Good x Practice (e.g., Good Manufacturing Practice, Good Distribution Practice)
  • GDP – Good Distribution Practice
  • GMP – Good Manufacturing Practice
  • API – Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient
  • FDF – Finished Dosage Form
  • CTD – Common Technical Document
  • SOP – Standard Operating Procedure
  • HCP – Healthcare Professionals
  • Rx – Prescription
  • OTC – Over-the-Counter
  • DMF – Drug Master File
  • FDA – Food and Drug Administration
  • EMA – European Medicines Agency
  • MHRA – Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
  • IND – Investigational New Drug
  • NDA – New Drug Application
  • ANDA – Abbreviated New Drug Application
  • SDS – Safety Data Sheet
  • PCA – Patient Care Associate
  • PI – Package Insert
  • PHI – Protected Health Information

Regulatory and Compliance:

  • QMS – Quality Management System
  • ICH – International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals
  • FDA – Food and Drug Administration
  • PIC/S – Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme
  • TPP – Target Product Profile
  • CMC – Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls
  • LIMS – Laboratory Information Management System

Inventory & Tracking:

  • SKU – Stock Keeping Unit
  • FIFO – First In, First Out
  • LIFO – Last In, First Out
  • ABC – Activity-Based Costing (method for inventory classification)
  • RFID – Radio Frequency Identification
  • TAT – Turnaround Time
  • KPI – Key Performance Indicator
  • B2B – Business to Business
  • B2C – Business to Consumer

Quality Control & Assurance:

  • QA – Quality Assurance
  • QC – Quality Control
  • CAPA – Corrective and Preventive Actions
  • OOS – Out of Specification
  • SIP – Sterilization In Place
  • AQL – Acceptable Quality Level
  • MRB – Material Review Board

Transportation & Shipping:

  • IMDG – International Maritime Dangerous Goods
  • IATA – International Air Transport Association
  • LCL – Less than Container Load
  • UN – United Nations (for hazardous materials)
  • ADR – Accord Européen relatif au Transport International des Marchandises Dangereuses par Route
  • MSDS – Material Safety Data Sheet

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