Appendix C
Acronyms and Abbreviations
ACTD
advanced concept technology demonstration
AIA
Airline Industries Association
ASP
application service provider
ATD
advanced technology demonstration
ATP
Advanced Technology Program
BEA
Bureau of Economic Analysis
BMED
Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design
CAGR
compound annual growth rate
CAIV
cost as an independent variable
CNPN
cross-national production network
CQI
continuous quality improvement
CRADA
cooperative research and development agreement
CTMA
Commercial Technologies for Maintenance Activities
DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DASA(R&T)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology
DoD
Department of Defense
DOE
Department of Energy
EMS
electronic manufacturing services
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
EUVL
extreme ultraviolet lithography
FCS
Future Combat Systems
FDI
foreign direct investment
FLAG
Fair Litigation Action Group
GDP
gross domestic product
IAM
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
ILO
International Labor Organization
IMS
Intelligent Manufacturing Systems
IT
information technology
ITP
Industrial Technologies Program
JTRS
Joint Tactical Radio System
MANTECH
Manufacturing Technology
MEMS
microelectromechanical systems
MEP
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
MSA
metropolitan statistical area
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement
NAICS
North American Industry Classification System
NAM
National Association of Manufacturers
NCAT
National Center for Advanced Technologies
NCMS
National Center for Manufacturing Sciences
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NRC
National Research Council
OECD
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
OEM
original equipment manufacturer
OIT
Office of Industrial Technologies
PM
program manager
R&D
research and development
RF-NEMS
radio frequency nanoelectromechanical system
SBIR
Small Business Innovation Research
SME
small or medium-sized enterprise
SMT
surface mount technology
STEP
Standard for The Exchange of Product Model Data
