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ABBREVIATIONS
3PL
ACIS
AEI
APROC
ASYCUDA
BOT
CDC
CFS
Distripark
ECR
ECT
EDB
EDI
ELC
EPZ
ESCAP
FAZ
FTZ
GDP
HIDC
ICD
IT
JDB
JIT
MNCs
NFIA
PSA
QR
R&D
PTP
RMPM
SBFC
SCM
SEZ
SSA
TDB
Third-party logistics
Advanced Cargo Information System
Automatic Equipment Identification
Asia Pacific Regional Operation Centre
Automated System for Customs Data
build-operate-transfer
central distribution centre
container freight station
distribution park
efficient consumer response
Europe Combined Terminal
Economic Development Board (Singapore)
electronic data interchange
European Logistics Centre
export processing zone
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
foreign access zone
free trade zone
gross domestic product
Holland International Distribution Council
inland container depot
information technology
Japan Development Bank
just-In-time
multinational corporations/companies
Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency
Port of Singapore Authority
quick-response
research and development
Port of Tanjung Pelepas
Rotterdam Municipal Port Management
Small Business Finance Corporation (Japan)
supply chain management
special economic zone
Stevedoring Services of America
Trade Development Board (Singapore)
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TEU
tpd
UNCTAD
UN/EDIFACT
UPS
VA
VAL
VMI
WTO
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twenty-foot equivalent unit
tonnes per day
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
United Nations Electronic Data Interchange for Administration,
Commerce and Transport
United Parcel Service
value-added
value-added logistics
vender-managed inventory system
World Trade Organization