| EBN | Electronic Buyers News |
| ed. | editor |
| EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
| EMEA | Europe, Middle East and Africa |
| ERP | Enterprise Resource Planning |
| e.g. | exempli gratia (for example) |
| et al. | et alii (and others) |
| etc. | et cetera |
| EUR | Euro |
| f | degree of freedom |
| FG | Finished goods |
| Fig. | Figure |
| fir | Forschungsinstitut fuer Rationalisierung (Research Institute for Rationalization) |
| FTE | Full-Time-Equivalent |
| FTF | Face-to-face |
| G2B | Government-to-Business |
| G2C | Government-to-Consumer |
| G2G | Government-to-Government |
| GFI | Goodness-of-fit-Index |
| GmbH | Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (Limited Liability Company) |
| GPF | Geographic Product Flow |
| HGB | Handelsgesetzbuch (German Commercial Code) |
| HP | Hewlett-Packard |
| HRM | Human Resources Management |
| HW | Hardware |
| HWB | Handwörterbuch der Betriebswirtschaft (Dictionary of Business Studies) |
| i.e. | id est (that is) |
| ibid. | ibidem (at the same place) |
| ICT | Information and Communication Technology |
| I-C | Intra-Competency |
| I-CP | Inter-Competency/Performance Attribute |
| I-P | Intra-Performance Attribute |
| Inc. | Incorporated |
| ISCM | Integrated Supply Chain Management Program |
| iSNG | Intel Supply Network Group |