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ERES E-records and E-signature Oracle
ERP

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is the integrated management of core business processes, often in real-time and mediated by software and technology.

See also: ERP

General
ESF Exponential Smoothing Forecast: In exponential smoothing (as opposed to in moving averages smoothing) older data is given progressively-less relative weight (importance) whereas newer data is given progressively greater weight. Also called averaging, it is employed in making short-term forecasts. Oracle
ESN Electronic Serial Number: The electronic serial numbers are used in devices using code division multiple access (CDMA) technology. A 32-bit ESN has 8 bits representing a manufacturer code, 18 bits for a unique serial number and 6 bits reserved for future applications. The numbers are also used for time attendance and registration tracking. Oracle
ESS Employee Self Service ESS is an web enabled tool used to update their own datas by the employee itself. General
EUMS

European Union Military Staff is the directorate-general of the European Union's (EU) External Action Service (EEAS) that contributes to the EU's Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) by providing strategic advice to the High Representative (HR/VP) and commanding non-combat operations through its Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC) operational headquarters.

See also: EUMS

General
European Aviation Network (EAN)

The European Aviation Network combines high capacity satellite coverage with a complementary 4G LTE ground network to provide high-speed coverage across all 28 European Union states.

See also: EAN

Aviation
Extensible Markup Language (XML)

In computing, Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a markup language that defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable. The W3C's XML 1.0 Specification and several other related specifications—all of them free open standards—define XML

See also: XML

Technology
EXW - ExWorks

This term represents the seller's minimum obligation, since he only has to place the goods at the disposal of the buyer. The buyer must carry out all tasks of export & import clearance. Carriage & insurance is to be arranged by the buyer.

General
FAA Federal Aviation Administration See also: FAA Aviation
FAS - Free Alongside Ship

This term means that the seller delivers when the goods are placed alongside the vessel at the named port of shipment. The seller is required to clear the goods for export. The buyer has to bear all costs & risks of loss or damage to the goods from that moment. This term can be used for ocean transport only.

General
Fault-Tolerant

Is the property that enables a system to continue operating properly in the event of the failure of (or one or more faults within) some of its components. If its operating quality decreases at all, the decrease is proportional to the severity of the failure, as compared to a naively designed system in which even a small failure can cause a total breakdown.

See also: Fault Tolerant

Technology
FCA - Free Carrier

This term means that the seller delivers the goods, cleared for export, to the carrier nominated by the buyer at the named place. Seller pays for carriage to the named place.

General
FCOs Field Change Orders Oracle
FDCP Flight Deck Control Panel Aviation
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government to regulate interstate communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the media, public safety and homeland security, and modernizing itself.

See also: FCC

General
FG Finished Goods Oracle
FlightPath3D

FlightPath3D Moving Map & City Destination Guide. Global Eagle has selected the FlightPath3D Moving Map & City Destination Guide service from Betria Interactive to deliver a next-generation moving map and geotainment service on its wireless in-flight solutions.

See also: FlightPath3D

Global Eagle
FOB

Free On Board is a trade term that indicates whether the seller or the buyer is liable for goods that are damaged or destroyed during shipping. "FOB shipping point" or "FOB origin" means the buyer is at risk once the seller ships the goods. "FOB destination" means the seller retains the risk of loss until the goods reach the buyer.

See also: FOB

General
FOQ

Fixed Order Quantity is the inventory control system, wherein the maximum and minimum inventory levels are fixed and maximum and fixed amount of inventory can be replenished at a time when the inventory level reaches the auto set reorder point or the minimum stock level.

See also: FOQ

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