| AB | Assortment Against Blanket |
| AC | AOG (Aircraft on Ground) Critical |
| AO | AOG (Aircraft on Ground) Service |
| BD | Bidding |
| BE | Blanket Order/Estimated Quantities (Not firm Commitment) |
| BK | Blanket Order (Quantity Firm) |
| BL | Bailment |
| BQ | Budgetary Quote |
| BY | Buying |
| CA | Contract Award Notification |
| CC | Change to Contract |
| CF | Confirmation |
| CN | Consigned Order |
| CP | Change to Purchase Order |
| CR | Change to Release |
| DR | Direct Ship Vendor ships directly to customer |
| DS | Dropship |
| EO | Emergency Order Acquires what is needed no matter what the cost; different from a rush order in that rush utilizes the normal channels as quickly as possible |
| FH | Fabricate and Hold |
| IN | Information Copy |
| JL | Job Lot |
| KO | Close Out |
| LB | Lease (Blanket Agreement) |
| LS | Lease |
| NE | New Order |
| NP | New Product Introduction |
| NS | New Store Opening |
| OS | Special Order |
| PR | Promotion |
| RA | Release Against Assortment |
| RE | Reorder |
| RL | Release or Delivery Order An order for goods and services placed against a pre-existing contract or blanket order |
| RN | Renewal Order |
| RO | Rush Order |
| RR | Repair and Return |
| RT | Rental |
| RU | Record Update Service Service orders for customer-requested changes to the service provider's records that do not require installation or movement of equipment |
| SA | Stand-alone Order |
| SO | Shipped Order |
| SP | Sample |
| SS | Supply or Service Order |
| ST | Standing Order |
| SW | Stop Work |
| TC | Toll Conversion Order |
| TM | Time & Materials |
| TR | Termination |
| UD | Unit Down Critical unit is down. This is the highest priority |
| UE | Unit Exchange |
| US | Urgent Service Request |
| WO | Warranty Order |
| ZZ | Mutually Defined |