Glossary
P & D
P Yacht
Pleasure Yacht.
P&I
Protecting & Indemnity Club. Theoretically an organization settled by a group of Owners to insure, among other, liabilities not covered by the Hull and Machinery insurances. (Insiurance Clubs)
P&TP
Pushing and Towing Purposes.
P&I
Club Protection and Indemnity Club
P.L. 664
Mandates that 50 percent of government impelled cargoes be carried under U.S. flag. Known as the 50/50 shipping law.
P/T
Pusher/Tag.
P/TS
Passenger/Training ship.
P/V
Pressure Vacuum (Valve)
P/VF
Passenger/Vehicles Ferry.
P2P
PA
Port Aft
Package to Order
Packaging
Packing
Packing and Marking
Packing List
Pad Wrap
PAJ
Petroleum Association of Japan
PAK
Pakistan (Flag)
Pallet
Pallet Ticket
Pallet Wrapping Machine
PANAMAX
A tanker of the maximum size capable of transit of the Panama Canal (approx. 50,000-80,000 DWT) (breadth normally the limiting factor)
Parcel Shipment
Pareto
PARS
Project Analysis and Reporting System.
Part Period Balancing
Part Standardization
Particular Average:
PARTIN
EDIFACT Party information message
Partlow Chart
Partnership
Partnerships and Alliances
PASREQ
PASRSP
PASS
Passenger
Passenger-Mile
Password
Pat/WB
Patrol/Work Boat.
Patent
Path to Profitability
Path to Profitability (P2P)
PAXLST
EDIFACT Passenger list message
Pay on Use
Pay-on-Use
PAYDUC
EDIFACT Payroll deductions advice message
PAYEXT
EDIFACT Extended payment order message
Payment
Payment Collection
PAYMUL
EDIFACT Multiple payment order message
PAYORD
EDIFACT Payment order message
Payroll
PB
Pilot Boat.
PBIT
PBOS
Planning Board for Ocean Shipping.
PBR
Port Billing Rate.
PC
Period of Charter
PC
personal computer
PCC
Pure Car Carrier
PCD
Pacific Coast District
PCGO
Part Cargo
PCGO
Part Cargo
PCR
Payroll Change Report.
PCS
Port Congestion Surcharge
PCT
Percent
PCT
Percent
PCTC
Pure Car Truck Carrier
PDA
PDCA
PDDS
Personnel Data Decision System.
PDPR
Per Day Pro-rated
PDPR
Per Day Pro-Rated
PE
Peru (Flag)
Peak Demand
Peer to Peer
Peer to Peer (P2P)
Pegged Requirement
Pegging
Penalty
Per Diem
Percent of Fill
Perfect Order
Performance and Event Management Systems
Performance Bond
Performance Measurement Program
Performance Measures
Performance Record
Performance Specifications
Period Order Quantity
Periodic Review System
Perishable Commodities
Permit
Perpetual Inventory
Personal Computer (PC)
Personal Digital Assistant
Personal Discrimination
PET
Portable Electronic Thermometer
PF
Port Forward.
PFD
Personal Flotation Device
PFDMA
PFD Manufacturers Association
PFT
Per Freight Ton
PG
Persian Gulf (See AG)
PGE
Permanent Group of Experts (in agreement on subsidies and countervailing measures).
Phantom Bill of Material
PHL
Philippines (Flag)
PHPD
Per Hatch Per Day
Physical Distribution
Physical Distribution:
Physical Inventory
Physical Supply
Pick Line
Pick List
Pick on Receipt
Pick to Light
Pick-and-Drop
Pick-by-Light
Pick-to-carton
Pick-to-clear
Pick-to-light
Pick-to-trailer
Pick-Up Order
Pick/Pack
Picking
Picking by Aisle
Picking by Source
Pier
Piggyback
Pilferage
Pin lock
Place Utility
Plaintext
Plan Deliver
Plan Make
Plan Source
Plan Stability
Plan-Do-Check-Action
Plan-Do-Check-Action (PDCA)
Planned Date
Planned Order
Planned Receipt
Planning Bill
Planning Bill of Material
Planning Calendar
Planning Fence
Planning Horizon
Planning Time Fence
Planogram
Planography
Plant Finished Goods
Plimsoll Mark
PM
PO
POD
POD
Port of Discharge
Point Of Sale
Point of Sale Information
Point of Sale Information (POS)
Point of Use Delivery
Point-of-Purchase
Point-of-use inventory
Poka Yoke (mistake proof)
Poka Yoke (mistake-proof)
POL
Port of Loading
Police Powers
Political Subdivision
Pooling
POP
Point of Presence
POP
Port
Port & Terminal Service Charge
Port Authority
Port of Discharge
Port of Entry
Port of Loading
Portal
POS
Positioning
Possession Utility
Post-Consumer Materials
Post-Deduct Inventory Transaction Processing
POSTNET
Postponement
PPB
PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
PRATIQUE
License or permission to use a port
PRD
Pearl River Deta
Pre-Bid Conference
Pre-Deduct Inventory Transaction Processing
Pre-Expediting
Pre-Solicitation Conference
Predictive maintenance
Prepaid
Prepaid Freight
Present Value
Preventative Maintenance
PRICAT
EDIFACT Price/sales catalogue message
Price Agreement
Price Competition
Price Erosion
Price Fixing
Price Maintenance
Price Protection
Price Schedule
PRIHIS
EDIFACT Pricing history message
Primage
Primary highways
Primary Manufacturing Strategy
Primary-Business Test
PRIME QR
Principal
Private Carrier
Private Label
Private Trucking Fleets
Private Warehouse
Private Warehousing
Privatization
Pro Forma Invoice
Pro Number
Pro-forma
Proactive
Process
Process Benchmarking
Process capability
Process Improvement
Process Manufacturing
Process technology
Process Yield
PROCST
EDIFACT Project cost reporting message
Procurement
Procurement Cycle
Procurement Officer
Procurement Services Provider
PRODAT
EDIFACT Product data message
PRODEX
EDIFACT Product exchange reconciliation message
Product
Product Characteristics
Product Configurator
Product Description
Product Family
Product ID
Product line segmentation
Product modularity
Product serviceability
Product technology
Production Calendar
Production Capacity
Production Forecast
Production Line
Production Planning and Scheduling
Production-Related Material
Productivity
Profit
Profit Before Interest and Tax
Profit Before Interest and Tax (PBIT)
Profit Ratio
Profitability Analysis
Profitable to Promise
Prohibited Items
PROINQ
EDIFACT Product inquiry message
Project
Project Management
Promotion
Proof of Delivery
Proof of Delivery (POD)
Proportional Rate
Proposal Evaluating Criteria
Proprietary Commodity
PROSRV
EDIFACT Product service message
PROTAP
EDIFACT Project tasks planning message
Protest
Protocol
PRPAID
EDIFACT Insurance premium payment message
Pseudo Bill of Materials
PSP
PSS
Peak Season Surcharge
PTI
PTSC
Public Warehouse
Public Warehouse receipt
Public Warehousing
Publication Commodity
Pull or Pull-Through Distribution
Pull Ordering System
Pull Signal
Punitive Action
Purchase Order
Purchase Order (PO)
Purchase Price Discount
Purchasing
Pure Raw Material
Push back rack
Push Distribution
Push Ordering System
Push Technology
Put Away
Put-to-light
PWWD
Per Weather Working day
PWWD
Per Weather Working Day
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