AIChE

American Institute of Chemical Engineers

ASQ

American Society for Quality

BHAG

Big Hairy Audacious Goal

CCTV

Closed Circuit Television

CD

Compact Disk

CDRW

Compact Disk Re-Writable

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

CEU

Continuing Education Unit

CI

Continuous Improvement

CQI

Continuous Quality Improvement

DOS

Disk Operating System

DVD

Digital Video Disc

ENG

Electronic News Gathering

GPS

Global Positioning System

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

ICU

Intensive Care Unit

KM

Knowledge Management

MBNQA

Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

OED

Oxford English Dictionary

P&L

Profit & Loss

PARC

(Xerox) Palo Alto Research Center

PC

Personal Computer

QFD

Quality Function Deployment

R&D

Research & Development

SHSU

Sam Houston State University

SOP

Standing Operating Procedure

SPP

Strategic Planning Process

SWOT

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats

TED

Technology, Education, Design

TV

Television

USB

Universal Serial Bus