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