Essential Abbreviations of Garments Technology
Noor Ahmed Raaz
Faculty Member, Dept. of Textile Engineering,
Atish Dipankar University of Science & Technology
Email: raju.uttara105@gmail.com
Introduction:
Various abbreviations, incoterms or acronyms are frequently used in different purposes in day to day life of textile engineers. I have given a list of most essential abbreviations of garments manufacturing technology. I think it will be helpful for students, teachers and especially for job seekers in textile and RMG sector.
Common Abbreviations of Garments Technology
Essential abbreviations of garments technology is listed with chronological english alphabet A-Z.
1. AAQC = American Association of Quality Control
2. AGM = Assistant General Manager
3. AQL = Acceptable Quality Level
4. BE = Bachelor of Engineering
5. BFQ = Better Fisheries Quality
6. BGMEA = Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association
7. BGWUC = Bangladesh Garments Worker Unit Council
8. BKMEA = Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association
9. BL = Bill of Lading
10. BQSP = Bangladesh Quartet Support Programme
11. BTB L/C = Back to Back L/C
12. BTMA = Bangladesh Textile Mills Association
13. BTMC = Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation
14. BWTG = Better Worker in Textile Garments
15. BY = Bas Year
16. C & F = Cost & Freight
17. CAD = Computer Aided Design
18. CAM = Computer Aided Manufacturing
19. CBL = Center Back Line
20. CEO = Chief Executive Officer
21. CFL = Center Front Line
22. CIF = Cost, Insurance and Freight
23. CMO = Cost of Making Order
24. CMT = Cost of Making with Trimming
25. CNF = Clearing & Forwarding
26. CO = Certificate of Origin
27. EPB = Export Promotion Bureau
28. EPI = Ends Per Inch
29. ETP = Effluent Treatment Plan
30. EU = European Union
31. FAS = Free Alongside Ship
32. FOB = Free On Board
33. FY = Financial Year
34. GATT = Generalized Agreement on Tariffs and Taxes
35. GB = Great Britain
36. GDP = Growth Domestic Product
37. GM = General Manager
38. GOB = Government Of Bangladesh
39. GPT = Garments Performance Test
40. GSP = Generalized System of Preferences
41. IFTU = International Federation of Trade Union
42. ILO = International Labor Organization
43. IMF = International Monetary Fund
44. ISO = International Organization for Standardization
45. L = Large (Size)
46. L/C = Letter of Credit
47. LCA = Letter of Credit Authorization
48. LDC = Least Developed Country
49. M = Medium (Size)
50. M and W = Men and Women
51. MFA = Multi Fiber Arrangement
52. MOC = Ministry of Commerce
53. MOT = Ministry of Textile
54. NOC = No Objection Certificate
55. NSA = No Seam Allowance
56. P/C = Polyester + Cotton
57. PCD = Planned Cut Date
58. PM = Production Manager
59. PO = Production Officer
60. PPE = Personal Protective Equipment
61. PPI = Picks Per Inch
62. PSI = Pre-Shipment Inspection
63. PTI = Private Textile Industry
64. PTS = Primary Textile Sector
65. QA = Quality Assurance
66. QC = Quality Control / Controller
67. QI = Quality Inspector
68. QIP = Quality Improvement Plan
69. QMS = Quality Management System
70. RFID = Radio-frequency identification
71. RH = Relative Humidity
72. RMG = Ready Made Garments
73. RPM = Revolution per Minute
74. RSL = Restricted Substances List
75. S = Small (Size)
76. SAM = Standard Allowed Minute
77. SCM = Supply Chain Management
78. SKU = Stock Keeping Unit
79. SMV = Standard Minute Value
80. SOP = Standard Operating Procedure
81. SPC = Statistical Process Control
82. SPI = Stitch Per Inch
83. SPL = Stitch Per length
84. SPM = Stitches Per Minute
85. SPT = Stitch Per Tack
86. SQC = Statistical Quality Control
87. T/C = Tetron + Cotton
88. TU = Trade Union
89. TUF = Technology Upgradation Fund
90. UD = Utilization Declaration
91. UNDP = United Nations Development Programme
92. UNEC = United Nations Economic and Development Commission
93. UNIDO = United Nation International Development Organization
94. UP = Utilization Permission
95. UPC = Universal Product Code
96. VAT = Value Added Tax
97. VMS = Visual Management System
98. W and G = Women and Girl
99. WTO = World Trade Organization
100. XL = Extra Large (Size)
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