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Attachment 2: List of Abbreviations
Abbreviations used in the Study are listed below.
ABS: Australian Bureau of Statistics
PDA: Personal digital assistant
PLMS: Product lifecycle management systems
CAD/CAM: Computer assisted design and manufacture
CEO: Chief executive officer
CNC: Computer numerical control
CRC: Cooperative research centre
CRM: Customer relationship management
CSIRO: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
ERP: Enterprise resource planning
GDP: Gross domestic product
ICT: Information and communication technology
IP: Internet Protocol
IS: Information services
IT: Information technology
LAN: Local area networks
MES: Manufacturing execution systems
MIS: Management information systems
MIT: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MMUs: Mobile manufacturing units
MNCs: Multi-national companies
NOIE: National Office for the Information Economy
OECD: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
PLC: Programmable logic controllers
POS: Point of sale
R&D: Research and development
RFID: Radio frequency identification device
SCADA: Supervisory control and data acquisition
SCM: Supply chain management
SKU: Stock keeping unit
SMEs: Small to medium enterprises
TAFE: Technical and Further Education
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